106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 437
C. L. Baumgärtel
A remarkable, very fine Leipzig quarter repeating pocket watch in the style of Abraham-Louis Breguet
Sold
estimated
3.500—4.500 €
Price realized
3.500 €
specific features
Case
18 K pink gold, case maker's punch mark "HF", pull-and-turn pusher for the repeater in the pendant.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Bridge movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, three-arm steel balance, blued balance spring with bimetallic temperature compensation curb on the index, shock protection-"parachute", cylinder escapement.
Case no.545
Diam.54 mm
Circa1840
Ctry.Germany
Wt.98 g
At first glance, this pocket watch seems to have been created by Abraham-Louis Breguet: the shape of the case with the engine-turned case band, the dome with the French inscription, the unusual pull-and-turn pusher for the repeater in the pendant, the clear dial with the Breguet numerals and hands, and the movement construction with the temperature compensation and the "Parachute" shock protection - without a doubt an excellent imitation of Breguet's pocket watches.
According to the records of Brian Loomes' "Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World" and Jürgen Abeler's "Meister der Uhrmacherkunst" C. L. Baumgärtel was active in Leipzig, Germany, during the mid 19th century.