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Lot no. 235
BRÉGUET Ref. 8918 No. 702 BK Dit « Reine de Naples » Montre bracelet de dame en or jaune 18k (750) et diamants. Boîtier ovale, fond transparent avec fermeture à vis, couronne et lunette sertie de brillants. Cadran nacre et argenté guilloché au centre, chiffres et aiguilles Bréguet, minuterie avec un diamant. Mouvement automatique, 26 rubis. Calibre 537/3. Fermoir déployant en or jaune 18 k (750) signé avec serti de brillants. Dim. 29 x 36,5 mm Poids brut. 74,3 g Le modèle dit « Reine de Naples » fait écho à la fameuse montre bracelet délivrée en 1812 par Abraham-Louis Breguet à Caroline Murat. Parmi les admiratrices de Breguet à l’époque figure la Princesse Caroline Murat, devenue Reine de Naples sous l’Empire, il y a plus de deux cents ans, elle se fera livrée une pièce inédite, reconnue comme la première montre bracelet de l’histoire. A l’époque, la Maison Breguet demande 5000 Francs pour la réalisation du garde-temps. Dans les archives elle est décrite sous le nom « répétition de forme oblongue pour bracelet ». Il faudra alors plus de deux ans pour achever ce chef d’œuvre d’horlogerie qui reste comme une œuvre avant-garde. Elle est achevée le 21 décembre 1812. Au travers de la version contemporaine que l’on présente, la maison Breguet rend un vibrant hommage à ce moment historique dans l’histoire de l’horlogerie. BRÉGUET Ref. 8918 No. 702 BK "Reine de Naples" Ladies' wristwarch in 18k (750) yellow gold and diamonds. Oval case, transparent screw-back case, crwn and beze set with brilliants. Nacre and silver guilloché dial, Bréguet numerals and hands, muntes with diamond. Automatic movement, 26 rubies. 537/3 caliber. Signed folding clasp in 18k (750) yellow gold, set with brilliants. Dim. 29 x 36,5 mm Gross weight. 74,3 g The "Reine de Naples" model (Queen of Naples) echoes the famous wristwatch gifted to Caroline Murat by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1812. Princess Caroline Murat, who became Queen of Naples during the Napoleonic empire, was an admirer of Breguet. She commissioned the first wristwatch in history. Back then, the watchmaker requested 5.000 francs for the timekeeper. In the archives, it appears as an 'oblong repetition for a bracelet'. Over two years were required to finish this avant-gardist masterpiece. It was completed on dec. 21, 1812. Through the contemporary version we are presenting, Breguet honors this landmark of watchmaking history. BRÉGUET Ref. 8918 No. 702 BK "Reine de Naples" Ladies' wristwarch in 18k (750) yellow gold and diamonds. Oval case, transparent screw-back case, crwn and beze set with brilliants. Nacre and silver guilloché dial, Bréguet numerals and hands, muntes with diamond. Automatic movement, 26 rubies. 537/3 caliber. Signed folding clasp in 18k (750) yellow gold, set with brilliants. Dim. 29 x 36,5 mm Gross weight. 74,3 g The "Reine de Naples" model (Queen of Naples) echoes the famous wristwatch gifted to Caroline Murat by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1812. Princess Caroline Murat, who became Queen of Naples during the Napoleonic empire, was an admirer of Breguet. She commissioned the first wristwatch in history. Back then, the watchmaker requested 5.000 francs for the timekeeper. In the archives, it appears as an 'oblong repetition for a bracelet'. Over two years were required to finish this avant-gardist masterpiece. It was completed on dec. 21, 1812. Through the contemporary version we are presenting, Breguet honors this landmark of watchmaking history.
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Haute Joaillerie
75008 Paris - France
12/06/2023
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