"The traveller regrets taking so much money with him. He looks at his Breguet watch — perhaps it’s for the last time. He would have been happier if it were hanging safely from his mantelpiece in Paris."
Prosper Mérimée
Lettres d'Espagne, 1830-1833
普罗斯佩•梅里美(Prosper Mérimée)(1803-1870),法兰西学院成员,其父雷欧诺•梅里美(1757-1836)是著名画家和化学家,也是阿伯拉罕-路易•宝玑的客户和朋友。继其父之后,普罗斯佩•梅里美也成为宝玑的客户。
除了在第三封《西班牙的信》(Letter from Spain)(1830年)中讲述了游客在安达鲁西亚(Andalusia)遭遇强盗土匪故事时提及了宝玑表外,普罗斯佩•梅里美还多次在其信函以及短篇小说故事《卡门》(Carmen)(于 1845年出版)中以表(强盗们最喜欢的猎物)为题。在《卡门》中,作者的三问表先是被抢走,结果几天后又幸运地找回。