A unique Breguet quarter repeater pocket watch. Duplex movement. Marked with number 1795 and 4384. Case number 2958.

First sold by Breguet to Russia in 1810; bought back by Breguet in 1822 and resold to “Monsieur Villaret de Joyeuse” in 1825.
1830 sold to a Mr. Wenham.
In London 1879, the watch was sold by the heirs of Mr. George A. Hearn (A famous watch collector) to the director of AGA in Moscow Mr. Gunnar Jacobsson (1882 -1967), who brought it with him to Russia.
It was then sold to Mr. Bo Lindh on March 1st 1954.

From the Bo and Margaretha Lindh collection, Stockholm.

Translation from the Swedish watch and optics magazine. Number 6- 1963.

"A Breguet-pocket watch in Stockholm.

Collectors of old and precious works of art – works in silver and gold and things a like – may at times be copied. In the art of watchmaking this is extremely rare.
That is why it is very exciting when a rare Breguet pocket watch emerges and gives one a possibility to examine it.
A particularly beautiful example from this master craftsman, that our magazine has had the pleasure to examine and admire, is a watch marked with the number 4384 and is owned by Engineer Bo Lindh, Stockholm.

The pocket watch is enclosed in a loose outer case in gold with an exquisite enamel work in red, blue and white and it weighs 55 grams.
The watch itself, also in gold, weighs 115 grams.
Along with the watch there is a clock key (in gold) with a re barrier (key wind?).
The pocket watch is kept in a box of Russian make, which is apparent due to its Russian text in gold, and a handwritten old paper that comes with it, which contains information regarding the pocket watch and its history.
The text says:
Pocket watch from Breguet No 4384.
Pocket watch in gold (18K) with enamel in a case, also made in gold and enamel, made in 1795 by Louis Abraham Breguet under number 4384 (proof of authenticity provided by the chief of the Louvre museum).
On the dial under the number XII you find a watermark with number.
Out of these watches, Breguet have made 4 during his lifetime, one which is represented at the Louvre museum, the second in the Eremitage in S:t Petersburg, the third is at the Metropolitan museum in New York (Collection of watches, Metropolitan Museum of Art). In the catalogue from the last museum, the watch above is mentioned on page 18 under the number 4384.
The watch in possession of the Metropolitan museum is mentioned on page 19 in the same catalogue under number 4386.
The watch is working properly with a repeater and with a sun calendar engraved on the back case. This watch was purchased in London in 1879 at the shop owned by the heirs to the famous watch collector Mr. George A Hearn
(After this, the text continues in different handwriting.)
and was after that brought back to Russia, where it was sold during the 1920’s to Mr. Gunnar Jacobssen.
Gjestvangs purchased the watch from J. on the 1/3 1954.
The current owner is related to Gjestvangs.
In the quoted text above, the year it was actually made is a bit uncertain.
The masters name is, by the way, in the wrong order. His name is Abraham Louis Breguet, not the other way around.
According to notes, the Breguet watch no 4375 was made in 1829, which makes us assume that this watch was made the same year, or more likely in 1830. One must assume that the numbers are in correct order.
Since Breguet died in 1924, this watch is assumed to have left his workshop after his passing. Which of course does not make it any less valuable.
Apparently no 4384, is part of a small series, which probably was a part of a special order. This increases the value further on this exquisite precious watch, which now is in possession of its owner in Stockholm."