Antiquorum’s Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, 15th October 2006 Auction Totaled 14,794,864

The top lots for the auction are as follows:

LOT 34

"Au Prince Serge Galitzine" The Only Known Surviving Silver Breguet Carriage Clock Breguet, No. 3358, sold to Prince Serge Galitzine on March 31, 1826, for 3,600 Francs. Extremely fine and highly important, probably unique, small, silver, eight-day "Pendule a Almanach" carriage clock built on the principles of the "Garde Temps", with jeweled lever escapement, half-quarter repeating, alarm and day and date calendar. Accompanied by the very fine, original gold tooled red morocco leather fitted box, later silver mechanical key and a Breguet certificate.

Sold for 1,353,000.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 700,000 - 900,000  
EUR 450,000 - 570,000
USD 570,000 - 730,000

LOT 35

'Perpétuelle à Répétition, Echappement Libre' Breguet, No. 15, sold circa 1793. Extremely fine and very important, 18K gold 'perpétuelle' self-winding garde-temps pocket watch with double barrels, lever escapement, quarter repeating à toc and 60-hour power reserve indication.

Sold for 501,800.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 300,000 - 350,000  
EUR 190,000 - 220,000
USD 245,000 - 285,000

LOT 431

Patek Philippe
Ref. Ref. 2499

Sold for 434,600.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 400,000 - 500,000  
EUR 255,000 - 320,000
USD 325,000 - 400,000

LOT 17

'A Monsieur de St. Cricq' Breguet, No. 11, begun in the late 1780s and completed circa 1805, sold to Monsieur de St. Cricq on October 5, 1807. Extremely fine, highly important and early, 18K gold 'montre garde-temps' pocket chronometer with Arnold type detent chronometer escapement and power reserve indication. Probably the earliest of Breguet's watches to be fitted with a detent chronometer escapement.

Sold for 423,400.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 180,000 - 230,000  
EUR 115,000 - 145,000
USD 145,000 - 185,000

LOT 430

Patek Philippe
Ref. Ref. 3979

Sold for 345,000.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 320,000 - 360,000  
EUR 200,000 - 230,000
USD 260,000 - 300,000

LOT 434

"Minute-Repeating, Split Seconds, Perpetual Celendar ' For Burt H. Whiteley" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 111927, case No. 227752. Made in 1900 and sold on November 14, 1906. Extremely fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, astronomic, 18K pink gold keyless pocket watch with split seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and lunar calendar. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Sold for 345,000.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 240,000 - 300,000  
EUR 150,000 - 190,000
USD 195,000 - 245,000

LOT 432

Patek Philippe
Ref. Ref. 1518

Sold for 311,400.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 250,000 - 300,000  
EUR 160,000 - 190,000
USD 200,000 - 245,000

LOT 56

Yellow Gold 'Ref. 4261, Very Flat' Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 501906, case No. 328061, Ref. 4261. Made in 1954. Extremely rare, fine and elegant, large, flat, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

Sold for 244,200.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 200,000 - 250,000  
EUR 130,000 - 160,000
USD 160,000 - 200,000

LOT 423

Stainless Steel Ref. 6234 'Brown Color-Change Dial' Rolex, 'Oyster Chronograph, Anti-magnetic', case No 688586, Ref. 6234. Made in 1961, sold in 1962. Very fine and extremely rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter, with a stainless steel Rolex riveted bracelet. Accompanied by the original certificate (now void) and original user's manual and an original fitted box.

Sold for 233,000.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 200,000 - 250,000  
EUR 130,000 - 160,000
USD 160,000 - 200,000

LOT 433

Patek Philippe
Ref. Ref. 1415

Sold for 221,500.00 CHF

Estimate CHF 160,000 - 200,000  
EUR 100,000 - 130,000
USD 130,000 - 160,000