Old clocks and watches & their makers, being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of ten thousand makers (1904)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 380
and is furnished with acalendar and a thermometer. It isnumbered 1806, and was sold toPrince Murat in 1S07 for 4,000francs. In Fig. 481 is represented a silverwatch having a chronometer escape-ment mounted in atourbillon carriage.It is signed Breguet et fils, and numbered 2520. Its original costwas… … Fig. 4S3. 366 Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers. pendant, has a lever escapement, and is numbered 5102. It carriesan especially interesting association, for it was sold to QueenVictoria on July 17th, 1838. The price was 4,250 francs. A clock by Breguet, held aloft by a kneeling figure of…
Clocks and watches · Clock and watch makers
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