£5,200
Small and slender 18ct gold and silver cased lever watch in the manner of Breguet. The silvered engine turned dial with offset chapter ring, Roman numerals, regulator vector and vacant signature cartouche, the back and sides decorated with engine turning, 45mm diameter
Provenance - The Francis Payne Collection of Pocket Watches
Francis Payne was a successful consulting and mining engineer working out of London offices in the early years of the last Century. His collection was formed mainly between 1910 – 1930, the result of what he considered to be his ‘Favourite Recreation, He developed contacts with various leading retailers and Auction Houses at the time. Several pieces offered here retain original invoices from Louis Desoutter, who also carried out some repairs. There are also interesting original invoices and letters from Breguet and others.
The collection has remained in the Payne family ever since and none of these watches will have been seen on the open market in recent times
Outer case generally good with slight wear and scratches and small vacant pin hole to the perimeter, dial with some slight marks particularly to the chapter ring between nine and twelve o'clock, regulator vector hand lacking, balance swinging but sticky
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24% inc VAT*
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27.6% inc VAT*
