Breguet. A magnificent gilt bronze 8-day going table clock with equation of time, annual calendar, moon phases, power reserve indication, thermometer, spring detent chronometer escapement with five-second constant force remontoire, matching numbered 18K gold tourbillon wristwatch with regulator style dial and power reserve indication, original certificates, original morocco fitted box, containing a magnifying glass, screwdriver and key
Breguet. A magnificent gilt bronze 8-day going table clock with equation of time, annual calendar, moon phases, power reserve indication, thermometer, spring detent chronometer escapement with five-second constant force remontoire, matching numbered 18K gold tourbillon wristwatch with regulator style dial and power reserve indication, original certificates, original morocco fitted box, containing a magnifying glass, screwdriver and key
Breguet. A magnificent gilt bronze 8-day going table clock with equation of time, annual calendar, moon phases, power reserve indication, thermometer, spring detent chronometer escapement with five-second constant force remontoire, matching numbered 18K gold tourbillon wristwatch with regulator style dial and power reserve indication, original certificates, original morocco fitted box, containing a magnifying glass, screwdriver and key
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BREGUET. A MAGNIFICENT GILT BRONZE 8-DAY GOING TABLE CLOCK WITH EQUATION OF TIME, ANNUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, POWER RESERVE INDICATION, THERMOMETER, SPRING DETENT CHRONOMETER ESCAPEMENT WITH FIVE-SECOND CONSTANT FORCE REMONTOIRE, MATCHING NUMBERED 18K GOLD TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH REGULATOR STYLE DIAL AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES, ORIGINAL MOROCCO FITTED BOX, CONTAINING A MAGNIFYING GLASS, SCREWDRIVER AND KEY

Signed Breguet, 1994, 2ème Tourbillon Squelette Sympathique, No. 15, circa 1994

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BREGUET. A MAGNIFICENT GILT BRONZE 8-DAY GOING TABLE CLOCK WITH EQUATION OF TIME, ANNUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES, POWER RESERVE INDICATION, THERMOMETER, SPRING DETENT CHRONOMETER ESCAPEMENT WITH FIVE-SECOND CONSTANT FORCE REMONTOIRE, MATCHING NUMBERED 18K GOLD TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH REGULATOR STYLE DIAL AND POWER RESERVE INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES, ORIGINAL MOROCCO FITTED BOX, CONTAINING A MAGNIFYING GLASS, SCREWDRIVER AND KEY
Signed Breguet, 1994, 2ème Tourbillon Squelette Sympathique, No. 15, circa 1994
The Clock
Movement: Manual, frosted and gilt brass, two barrels mounted in the base and wound by a retractable lever below the base plate, remontoire train and the escapement mounted on a horizontal triangular platform rewinding at intervals of 5 seconds, spring detsent escapement with gold escape wheel, Guillaume balance in brass and invar, with gold and platinum adjusting screws, twin helical gold balance springs working in opposition mounted above and below the balance, engraved silvered sector for power reserve on the movement top plate, signed
Dial: Silver, engine-turned dial plate, with sector-shaped apertures for month and date to the left, days of the week to the right, sectors above for equation of time to the left and bimetallic thermometer to the right, moon phases visible at the back of the wristwatch compartment, with blue enamel and gold disk, the moon’s age engraved on the border, signed
Case: Empire style, glazed on four sides and hermetically sealed, applied hand-chased mounts on all sides, inset against a matte ground, substantial folding handle chased with flowers and lotus leaves and supported by lion heads, hinged and rising bezel for insertion of the watch with either a gold or leather bracelet still partially attached, 300 mm. high, 175 mm. wide, 125 mm. deep, signed

The Wristwatch
Movement: 13’’’, manual, 23 jewels, one minute tourbillon with equidistant three-arm polished steel carriage, mechanism for the instantaneous re-setting of the minute hand to exact time every two hours mounted under the dial, and correcting the watch for a difference of up to plus-or-minus five minutes, controlled through the winding crown by the clock, along with the automatic rewinding, whenever the watch is replaced in the clock, signed
Dial: Skeletonized, regulator-type, silvered and engine-turned, subsidiary seconds on the edge of the tourbillon aperture, power reserve sector calibrated for 36 hours, moon phases, signed
Case: Wristwatch; polished with reeded band, quick-release system for removing and re-mounting the bracelets, 36 mm. diam., signed

With: Original Certificates 15A & 15B dated 20 December 1994 in green leather folder, green Morocco and gilt brass presentation box containing a magnifying glass, a screwdriver and a key to operate all functiions of the clock
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拍品专文

This extraordinarily beautiful and highly complex wonder of engineering is part of a recent generation of Breguet’s legendary ‘Sympathique’ clocks with ingenious inbuilt system to wind a watch. The ‘Sympathique’ clock was built on the principles developed by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1793. Its patented mechanism allowed a pocket watch to be automatically set and wound when placed into the recess at the top of the table clock. 150 years later, the House of Breguet revived this remarkable creation with a third generation of the 'Sympathique'. Around 15 of these magnificent pieces were produced, with the clock’s principal innovation now being the ability to wind and reset a wristwatch for which a power reserve of 24 hours is assured from a rewinding period of 8 hours. An additional pocket watch case is provided so that the wristwatch can be used as a pocket watch if the owner so desires.

Rarely available for sale on the open market, this sumptuous Breguet ‘Sympathique’, number 15 of the series, is both a functional and fascinating work of art for the home as well as providing a highly sophisticated wearable timepiece for the wrist or pocket. After many years in one of the world’s great collections, today’s collectors are now afforded the opportunity to obtain one of these splendid creations from the House of Breguet.


The History of the Sympathique
It was during Abraham-Louis Breguet’s exile in Switzerland during the French revolution that he developed the ingenious idea of the ‘Sympathique’. The clocks were a way for Breguet to demonstrate his exception skill as a watchmaker and to thus enhance his already undisputed reputation as the foremost horologist of his time. In a letter to his son dated June 26th, 1795 he wrote:

"I have great pleasure my friend, in telling you that I have made a very important invention, but about which you must be very discreet, even about the idea. I have invented a means of setting a watch to time, and regulating it, without anyone having to do it...Then every night on going to bed, you can put the watch into the clock. It is not even necessary to open the watch. I expect from this, the greatest promotion of our fame and fortune."

In fact, three main types of Sympathiques were made comprising a special mechanism which both re-winds and sets its accompanying watch. The original Sympathiques were sold to the great figures of the day including Royalty. Today Sympathique clocks are to be found in the British Royal Collection, The British Museum and the Spanish Royal Palace in Madrid.

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