Augustin Merceron

· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant)

Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a circle; guilloché (engine-turned) case-band.

Silver guilloché (engine-turned) dial, with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.

Movement, 21’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, blued steel index-regulator with temperature compensating bimetallic curb and pare-chute; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.
Grade: A: Good
Case: 3-8-12: Good. Slightly scratched. Worn
Movement: 3*: Good. Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-8-01: Good. Slightly oxidized. Slightly scratched. HANDS Original
Brand Augustin Merceron, Angoulême (France)

Model “Elève de Breguet”

Year circa 1820-1830

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 37 762 (by “F H M”, probably Besançon)

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 52.6 mm.

Caliber 21’’’, cylinder escapement

Weight 78.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature cuvette (dome)