Some things....

Apr 30, 2014,15:26 PM
 

There's the overall "look" of the movement, it just looks wrong, but that's kinda hard to explain, so here are some specific details:

1. the screws, the heads are all approximately the same diameter.  On A.L. Breguet and shortly post watches, the screw heads for the large bridges are rather large and the size varies for the rest
2.  the inner-cover (cuvette).  That exact same style: base metal with the engraved hands, the winding-direction arrow and all the text, appears all over the mid-19th century, on watches of all sorts of brands and "brands".  Breguet would NEVER put a base-metal cover inside a gold case.
3.  the click and spring.  For thinness, Breguet seems to have preferred one to the side of the plate, rather then one on-top.  (not by any means a "fact", but just an observation)

Here's a Post-A.L. Breguet (Breguet et Fils, ~1835) piece (not mine).  The plate layout is less interesting then his pieces, but look at some of the details


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Dad gave me this Breguet

 
 By: streak : April 30th, 2014-05:45
Hello! I'm new here. My father gave me a Breguet pocket watch last night. It was my great grandfather's on my father's side of the family. It was reportedly given to my great grandfather by Kaiser Wilhelm I in appreciation upon his retirement. I need to g...  

does it work?? [nt]

 
 By: Arie - Mr Orange : April 30th, 2014-06:49

it does a little

 
 By: streak : April 30th, 2014-14:38
A very little. If I push the crown down it moves an arm and some of the smaller gears start to spin but it only lasts a few seconds.

What you have here....

 
 By: timekeeper703 : April 30th, 2014-07:29
Hi, Is called a "breguet style pocketwatch". A term we use in the auction world. Breguet, as now, was very famous and his style was very unique that people could identify his pieces from a distance. Also like today, others would try to copy this style. Th... 

what should I be looking for?

 
 By: streak : April 30th, 2014-14:37
I must be having trouble with the format here :) How do you know it's not real? What should I be looking for?

Some things....

 
 By: aaronm : April 30th, 2014-15:26
There's the overall "look" of the movement, it just looks wrong, but that's kinda hard to explain, so here are some specific details: 1. the screws, the heads are all approximately the same diameter. On A.L. Breguet and shortly post watches, the screw hea...  

Ahh

 
 By: streak : April 30th, 2014-16:48
I see. Interesting insides either way.

Correct...

 
 By: timekeeper703 : May 1st, 2014-10:52
Hi, Sorry for the late response.... aaronm is right on all aspects.....the finishing and I will add: the balance wheel, which is the real givewaway here. As you stated, its very interesting on the inside and still a repeater nevertheless. These early Breg...