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Your watch is Swiss, early 19th century, and not of Breguets manufacture. Names of prominent makers were often used on watches that were not their products in order to make them more desirable (think ...
I am a conservator / restorer of antique and vintage watches, and have had many marked Agassiz watches on the bench with this unique plate shape. Many of these watches which were made under contract f...

Your pocket watch movement was manufactured by Swiss maker Agassiz. The company was well known for quality timepieces sold under their own name, and also for movements made under contract for jewelers.