Our speciality : The mechanisms of time
The Chayette & Cheval auction house is an expert and pioneer in the sale of art objects related to the Mechanisms of Time. The first sale in this field was organized in 1980 by Master Hervé Chayette.
This specialty includes classic horology, art objects related to related sciences (marine, gnomonics, astrology, magic, etc.), as well as horology books or tools.
Anthony Turner, CNES expert, notably supports the firm in this specialty. Winner of the 2021 Gaïa Prize awarded by the International Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds, he has been the historical partner of Chayette & Cheval since the early days of Master Hervé Chayette alongside Jean-Claude Sabrier.
The firm organizes between 2 and 4 dedicated auction sales per year. All specialty sales benefit from international visibility, thanks to the online publication of catalogs on targeted websites and through regularly updated and enriched client lists.
The auction house has published various works in this specialty, which you can discover below.
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This work celebrates 40 years of auction sales dedicated to Horology and its Related Sciences, otherwise known as "Mechanisms of Time," since the first sale in this specialty conducted at Drouot by Master Hervé CHAYETTE in 1980.
It was created in collaboration with Anthony TURNER, expert.
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etude@chayettecheval.com
Published in 2010 and the result of collaboration between Hervé Chayette, auctioneer, collector, and horology enthusiast; Jean-Claude Sabrier (deceased in 2015), antique dealer and horology expert, consultant for various houses and archives including the Swatch/Breguet group; and Anthony Turner, researcher and expert in Horology and Related Sciences.
It celebrates 30 years of auction sales by the Chayette & Cheval firm in this specialty.
This bilingual (French-English) work presents all the documentation and exceptional watches related to Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747–1823) entrusted to the Chayette & Cheval auction house between 1980 and 2010.
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- By phone:
01 47 70 56 26 - By email:
etude@chayettecheval.com
18th – 20th Centuries
This work offers documented research on the manufacturers of scientific instruments from the 18th to the 20th century.
As a partner in its publication, Chayette & Cheval contributes to the history of Sciences from a material perspective.
Ed. by A. Turner, J. Nye, and J. Betts (2021)
This work, written in English and edited by our expert Anthony Turner, describes the history of instruments used to measure time from Antiquity to the 20th century.
It adopts an original approach that considers the historical and sociological contexts of the production of these instruments, as well as recent studies and research conducted in these fields.