{"id":1052,"date":"2012-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/breguet-has-acquired-two-historical-watches-for-its-museums-n1212\/"},"modified":"2012-05-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T22:00:00","slug":"breguet-has-acquired-two-historical-watches-for-its-museums-n1212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/breguet-has-acquired-two-historical-watches-for-its-museums-n1212\/","title":{"rendered":"Breguet has acquired two historical watches for its museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Bought at a Christie\u2019s auction in Geneva on Monday, May 14th, these masterpieces are the most expensive ever purchased in Breguet\u2019s history, and the costliest Breguet antique watches ever sold at auction<\/strong><strong> to date.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The first watch, no. 2667 dating from 1814, went for the unequalled price of over 4 million Swiss francs. This thin pocket watch with two movements is based on the chronometer principle (resonance). It is an extremely rare piece made in 18-carat yellow gold, of unsurpassed delicacy and elegance. A.-L. Breguet designed it to confirm his theory that two oscillating bodies in close proximity will influence each other. This objet d\u2019art has two separate dials, the first numbered with Arabic numerals, the second with Roman numerals. It is an extraordinary timepiece that reflects both Breguet\u2019s refined aesthetic sense and his innovative inventive genius.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The second antique piece, no. 4111, is a thin flat equation-of-time and repeater watch, built on the chronometer principle. It repeats hours, half-hours, quarter-hours, and half-quarters. This \u201cGrande Complication\u201d watch dates from 1827 and was purchased for more than 2.5 million Swiss francs. It has an annual calendar as well as a manual perpetual calendar, and also displays mean and apparent solar time. In pursuit of aesthetic and functional perfection, the balance wheel was especially worked so that the watch would be extremely thin, fascinating technical feats in a \u201cGrande Complication\u201d watch.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div> Montres Breguet is proud to announce the arrival of these treasures for its museums. This unique event confirms Breguet President and CEO Marc A. Hayek\u2019s commitment to preserving the Manufacture\u2019s historic and cultural legacy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/324_799.jpg\" alt=\"The Breguet n\u00b04111 : a 'Grande Complication' watch from 1827 (equation-of-time, repeater watch, annual calendar and manuel perpetual calendar).\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/324_800.jpg\" alt=\"The Breguet n\u00b02667 : a thin pocket watch from 1814 with two movements.\" \/><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/324_801.jpg\" alt=\"Focus on the Breguet n\u00b04111 : a 'Grande Complication' watch from 1827 (equation-of-time, repeater watch, annual calendar and manuel perpetual calendar).\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bought at a Christie\u2019s auction in Geneva on Monday, May 14th, these masterpieces are the most expensive ever purchased in Breguet\u2019s history, and the costliest Breguet antique watches ever sold at auction to date. 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