BREGUET
Sold on May 15, 1826 to Mr. P Condurat (given to Mr. G Perregaux)
No. 4435
Simple gold and silver watch with gold chain and key, case and certificate from the house of Breguet
Hinged case, gold bowl signed "Breguet No. 4435 Horloger de la Marine Royale", silver caseband, fully guilloched back, warranty and master marks inside, opening for key winding and advance setting. 4435 Horloger de la marine royale", silver caseband, the back entirely guilloched, guarantee and master marks inside, opening for key winding and advance and delay adjustment.
Silvered and guilloched dial with gold hands, Roman numerals, "Breguet" signature in a frame, railway minute track.
Mechanical movement with key winding, cylinder escapement, balance spring with "pare-chute" system.
Diameter 37.5 mm
Gross weight. 42.1 gr (watch)
Gross weight. 11.3 g (chain and watch key)
Our thanks to Emmanuel Breguet, Breguet SA, the archives mention a "small simple flat watch 15 lines, gold box and Tavernier dial".
Red morocco case numbered on the outside, signed and numbered on the inside "Breguet No. 4435".
The Breguet certificate dated 29 September 1964 confirms the date of the sale and price: "15 May 1826, for the price of 1200 Frs" and the provenance, "sold to Mr P. Condurat (given to Mr G. Perregaux)" and also provides a precise description: "No. 4435 - small simple watch without repeater, gold case in the form of four baguettes and barley grain guilloche, silver case body, gold hands, eccentric silver dial, gold bowl, ruby cylinder escapement and ruby holes, all contained in a red morocco case"
