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Garde temps, rèpètition de première Classe sur les princes des chronomètre” sold to Count Mercy d’Argenteau on 28 January 1824 for 3,400 FF. Repetition of hours, quarters and half quarters, monthly calendar. Jumping hour.
Watch presented by Napoleon Bonaparte to Jean Joseph Gauthier on 21 Floréal Year VII (May 10, 1799), verge escapement
“Rèpètition de Première Classe” con scappamento a cilindro in rubino, e jumping hour venduto a monsieur Ternaux (Étienne Nicolas Louis Ternaux ) , il 2 Brumaio anno 13 (24 ottobre 1804) per 1.800 FF.
Montre simple a deux aguilles a secondes sien 140 boite en or n.2429 envoyé a Melin de Londres en cadeau pour le prix de 1030 FF le 11 mai 1821. (la n.140 Montre simple à secondes, boîte d’or Vendue le 9 frimaire an 5 (29 novembre 1796) à Monsieur Lavillete 576 FF.)
Straight lever escapement (attributable to Marguerite Dupont who was a watchmaker in Alençon in 1795)
Seven-day power reserve, cylinder escapement.
Hour and quarter touch repeater with Debaufre escapement modified by Pierre Le Roy, enamelled case.
“In homage to A.L. Breguet”, chronometer with thermometer, weekly calendar and power reserve.
“Subscription" watch, Cassa di Joly no. 1769, sold to Prince Kurakin on August 9, 1811, for 1,080 FF, returned in 1812 and resold to the Princes of Valencay on May 8, 1812, for 980 FF.”
Decimal watch with double time indication on a 24-hour basis, verge escapement.
First generation French lever escapement movement
Cylinder escapement watch formerly belonging to Louis Bonaparte (1778–1846), brother of Napoleon, King of Holland, and passed down within the Imperial dynasty.
Quarter hour repeater movement with duplex escapement.
Hour and quarter repeater, verge escapement, enamelled case.
Escapement by Paul Garnier
