Breguet: A gold ruby cylinder watch with secret signature

Breguet: A gold ruby cylinder watch with secret signature, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Breguet beneath 6 o'clock, the secret signature signed Breguet no.314 below 12 o'clock, gold moon hand (tip to minute hand lacking) the gilt bar movement mounted eccentrically within the case, blued steel 3 armed balance with parachute suspension, regulation within the case band, in a guilloche case, the inside back with sinks and stamped 314B and 881S, casemakers mark LS within a lozenge; with short chain and key: male for winding and female for hand set, both through the back, 33mm diam.

This is No 314 of Breguet's 4th series.

Breguet's records show that this 'nouveau calibre' was sold to J. Bates on 23rd November 1843 for 1,000 francs.