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With Paul Buhré St. Petersburg and Moscow original fitted presentation box, the cover embossed with the Imperial double-headed eagle.
According to the engraved inscription to the inside back cover of the present watch it was given by Tsar Alexander III to singer Konstantin Terentyevich Serebryakov (1852-1919), basso profundo at the Imperial Opera.
Its rarity is furthermore enhanced by its very good overall condition, the presence of the original presentation box and the 18K gold case, a rather unusual feature as the majority of Buhré's presentation watches for the Imperial Court were made in 14K gold.
Paul-Léopold Buhré, a Swiss watchmaker from Le Locle who had emigrated to Russia, opened in 1815 a small workshop in St. Petersburg. The business was later taken over by his son Paul or Pavel.
Thanks to Buhré's good relations with various Russian ministries and especially the Imperial Court, he obtained the title of "Official Supplier to His Majesty". As a result he founded his own watch factory in Le Locle in 1874, producing expensive watches very popular amongst Russian nobles and officers, sold through his shops in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The Russian Government bought Buhré timepieces as rewards for officers, soldiers and employees of the public services.
Watches embellished with the Russian Imperial eagle, such as the present watch, were exclusively made by the order of the Czarist Court. These watches were never available to the general public and were not featured in the firm's price lists of the period.
According to the engraved inscription to the inside back cover of the present watch it was given by Tsar Alexander III to singer Konstantin Terentyevich Serebryakov (1852-1919), basso profundo at the Imperial Opera.
Its rarity is furthermore enhanced by its very good overall condition, the presence of the original presentation box and the 18K gold case, a rather unusual feature as the majority of Buhré's presentation watches for the Imperial Court were made in 14K gold.
Paul-Léopold Buhré, a Swiss watchmaker from Le Locle who had emigrated to Russia, opened in 1815 a small workshop in St. Petersburg. The business was later taken over by his son Paul or Pavel.
Thanks to Buhré's good relations with various Russian ministries and especially the Imperial Court, he obtained the title of "Official Supplier to His Majesty". As a result he founded his own watch factory in Le Locle in 1874, producing expensive watches very popular amongst Russian nobles and officers, sold through his shops in St. Petersburg and Moscow. The Russian Government bought Buhré timepieces as rewards for officers, soldiers and employees of the public services.
Watches embellished with the Russian Imperial eagle, such as the present watch, were exclusively made by the order of the Czarist Court. These watches were never available to the general public and were not featured in the firm's price lists of the period.