Lot 328

Breguet

An interesting collection of 4 verge pocket watches
An ornamental quarter repeating verge pocket watch

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Forgeries of Abraham-Louis Breguet watches
Breguet was the best and the most renowned watchmaker of his time. He was also a most sought-after victim of counterfeiting, which made him create a secret signature to distinguish his authentic works from the forgeries. A large number of counterfeit watches with Breguet's forged signature were produced during his life time and even after his death. Most of these watches were of poor quality or not even of a type ever produced by Breguet. Fakes often appear to be of genuine Breguet origin; but to the eyes of a connoisseur, the quality and technical details make the forgery glaringly obvious. However, this is a watch of very high quality even if it was not made by Breguet.