Breguet. A fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface quarter repeating lever watch with keyless winding and hand setting

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 569, SOLD TO THE COUNT OF CAMPO ALEGRE ON 2 OCTOBER 1847 FOR THE SUM OF 3,500 FRANCS

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Breguet. A fine and rare 18K gold and enamel openface quarter repeating lever watch with keyless winding and hand setting
Signed Breguet, No. 569, sold to the Count of Campo Alegre on 2 October 1847 for the sum of 3,500 Francs
Cal. 17 1/2''' early gilded brass bridge calibre lever movement, 21 jewels, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with platinum poising screws, quarter repeating on two hammers onto a gong, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, gold Breguet hands, circular case, ribbed bezel and rim, snap on back centred by the applied gold coat-of-arms of the Condes de Campo Alegre on translucent Royal blue enamel over engine-turned background, repeating and advance/retard slides in the laurel wreath decorated band, movement wound and time set through the crown in the pendant, case numbered 569 B and 75 P, dial signed
45 mm. diam.

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Pedro José Joaquín de Cardenas Velez de Guevara and Chacon, 1st Count of Campo Alegre, Gentilhomme of the Chamber of Isabel II, Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III, born in Havana, Cuba, on 11 May 1786, died in Paris on 29 March 1846, presumably a doctor and physician who had emigrated to France.

The 19th century Spanish Empire saw much of its power weakened by its rival countries, notably Great Britain and France. It also saw many of its colonies in America being influenced by the republican ideologies of the recently independent United States. In an effort to strengthen its holdings, the Spanish Crown decided to grant titles of nobility to much of the colonial aristocracy. This bestowing of royal grace made the recipients loyal to the Crown, and more assimilated to the Iberian titled nobility. No other Spanish colony received as many grants of noble titles as Cuba, jewel of the Spanish Empire.

The Cuban aristocracy had always attempted to create a second Paris or Madrid in its main cities of Havana, Matanzas and Santiago de Cuba. Elegant, rich decorated manors, governmental buildings, opera houses, play houses, and palaces covered the streets of the capital. The Spanish Crown was not the only entity to award titles of nobility, the Catholic Church made use of its authority to also award titles in the island. Families, through marriage and inheritance, also bore European titles, such as those from France, Italy (including the former Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies) as well as Germany. The non-Royal titles issued in Cuba follow the Spanish designation and resembled those of continental Europe: Duke (Duque), Marquis (Marqués), Count (Conde), Viscount (Vizconde), Baron (Barón), Lord (Señor) - in that line of importance and social standing. Titles bestowed often had the name of a place in Cuba, such as the Conde de Campo Alegre.

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According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present watch was sold to the Count of Campo Alegre on 2 October 1847 for the sum of 3,500 Francs.

It is one of Breguet's early timepieces fitted with the keyless stem winding and hour setting system marketed by Abraham Louis's son Antoine-Louis already in 1830. His invention, the ancestor of all modern winding mechanisms, consisted of a knurled winding button to be turned from left to right until a stop was reached. The first watch incorporating this revolutionary system was sold on 30 December 1830 to Comte Charles de l'Espine.

Combining technical prowess, elegant design and fascinating provenance, the present watch is a fine trophy for the connoisseur of horological masterpieces from the celebrated house of Breguet.

SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 569, SOLD TO THE COUNT OF CAMPO ALEGRE ON 2 OCTOBER 1847 FOR THE SUM OF 3,500 FRANCS

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