Glossary · Case & Dial
Breguet hands
Slender hands with a pierced eccentric circle near the tip.
Explanation
Breguet hands are the slender 'pomme' hands with an open circle near the tip, associated with Abraham-Louis Breguet's watches from the 1780s onward. Blued steel Breguet hands remain a hallmark of classical watch design. Because they are widely copied and frequently replaced, hands alone never authenticate a watch.
In the object catalogue
Catalogued objects whose own source record mentions “Breguet hands”. The quoted line shows where; it is the seller’s or museum’s wording, not independent verification.
Pocket watch
Louis-Frédéric Perrelet Presentation Pocket Watch with Enamel Portrait of Jérôme Bonaparte
“Source reports this 18K yellow gold and enamel open-face presentation pocket watch by Perrelet, Paris dates to December 1852. Measuring 44.6 mm in diameter, the engraved case ba…”
Pocket watch
Paul Ditisheim Astronomical Precision Pocket Watch No. 13784
“Blued steel Breguet hands paired with a slender gold sun-tipped equation hand pointing near 12 o'clock”
Marine chronometer
Victor Kullberg Spring Detent Deck Chronometer
“This manual-wind deck chronometer by Victor Kullberg features a split-seconds chronograph and an up-and-down 30-hour power reserve indication. Housed in a gilded brass case with…”
Pocket watch
Lepaute et Fils à Paris 18K gold pocket watch with stop feature, No. 3433 + 36
“This circa 1830 French pocket watch by Lepaute et Fils à Paris features a 52 mm four-body 18K gold case in 'bassine et filets' form, decorated with engine turning along the back…”
Wristwatch
Philippe Dufour Simplicity Platinum Wristwatch
“Hands: Blue Breguet hands”
Pocket watch
Borel & Courvoisier 18K Yellow Gold Hunting-Case Pocket Watch
“According to the auction catalog, this 18K yellow gold hunting-case pocket watch was manufactured circa 1880–1890 by Borel & Courvoisier, Neuchâtel. Measuring 53 mm in diameter …”