Second hand regulator signed Bruet in Saint-Denis. Late 19th century. In a mahogany veneered case with beveled glass, a clockmaker's workshop regulator, with seconds. Large Ellicott-type temperature-compensated balance. Graham-type anchor escapement. Driving force by weights and counterweights placed out of the way of the balance wheel. Ring enamel dial, blued steel hands. Height : 127cm : 127cm , Width : 32 cm, Depth : 10 cm Condition report: mechanism untransformed, minor missing mahogany veneer, case missing, usual maintenance and repairs, mechanically complete, mechanism maintenance and repairs: to be cleaned as it has been in the family for over 60 years. Provenance: in the family of watchmaker Alexandre Bruet since its initial commissioning. Note: the Bruet family were top-quality watchmakers and inventors, practicing the profession from around 1840 to 1900. Over three generations, they were graduate engineers from the Ecole Centrale de Paris. Among other things, they invented the Taximètre, a device designed to measure the distance covered by horse-drawn carriages, which was presented to Napoleon III for approval. They worked at 7 Rue Le Peletier in Paris, then at the "Aux accords" store, successors to the former Maison Constant, 95 Rue De Paris in Saint-Denis. They registered numerous patents, which can be consulted at INPI. The Paul Dupuy Museum in Toulouse conserves a watch with a pivoted detent escapement given to Bruet Alexandre by his father, and a jumping-hour watch made by Louis Bruet, a pupil of Delmas, in 1842. His son Alexandre, an engineer from the Ecole Centrale, took over the business, followed by Alexandre 2, who succeeded his father. It was Alexandre 2 Bruet, born October 18, 1859, Centrale engineer, class of 1881, gold medal winner at the 1884-1895 Paris industrial exhibition, watchmaker in Saint-Denis, who had this regulator in his workshop. His father gave him the escapement watch with pivoted trigger housed in the Paul-Dupuy museum, in recognition of his admission to Centrale. His son was also a Centrale graduate and director of the Saint-Denis gasworks. Expert : Marc VOISOT - 06 27 54 51 38 - [email protected]