485 lots

LOT 481

Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc... Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, for Eberhard Milan " Savonnette", No.817537, case No. 612167, made in 1927, sold on May 18, 1936 to Eberhard Milan. Extremely fine and rare, rectangular, 18ct gold, gentleman's wristwatch, with sliding outer case. With certificate.

C. massive, polished, waterproof, lapidated bezel and lugs, bottom winder. D. two-tone silver, with painted Roman numerals and indexes, "Feuilles" blued steel hands. M. 9 rhodiumed, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 22x35 mm.

CHF 120,000 - 160,000

LOT 482

Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc... Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

Patel( Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 862278, case No. 621870, Ref. 1436, circa 1941, for Cartier Paris, No. 5877. Extremely fine and rare, 18ct gold, gentleman's wristwatch, with square button split-second chronograph, register and tachometer, with fitted box and certificate.

C.massive, polished. D. mat silver, with applied gold Breguet numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille", gold hands. M. 13-, Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodiumed, " fausses-cotes" decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, Cartier number on the lugs. In mint condition. Diam. 33 mm.

CHF 350,000 - 450,000

LOT 483

Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc... Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve; No. 1904007, Ref. 3979, present serie presented expressely for the 150th Anniversary of Patek Philippe in April 1989. Very fine and rare, minute repeater, self-winding, 18ct gold, gentleman's wristwatch, with fitted box and certificate.

C. massive, polished, sapphire glass back, diamond cut bezel, sapphire crystal. D. white enamel, with Roman numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille", blued steel hands. M. 13 Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodiumed, " fausses-cotes" decoration, 39 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22ct gold planetary rotor, repeater on gongs, by slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. In mint condition. Diam. 33 mm.

LOT 484

Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc... Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, N°861367, case N° 310932, completed in July 1965. Highly important 18K gold, keyless "grande complication", minute repeating, "grande and petite sonnerie" striking on three gongs, moon phase astronomical clock watch, with perpetual calendar, split second chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute recorder. In original fit-ted case with a specially printed instruction book.

Three piece massive "variee carrure plate" satine case. Gold mat silvered dial with applied gold indexes, outer Arabic minute and chronograph rings, subsidiary minute register with inner moon phase aperture, subsidiary seconds with outer calendar ring, apertures for the months and the days of the week. Gold "dauphines" hands. Very fine nickel 17" movement, 45 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic ba-lance, three heat and cold isochronism and five position adjustments. Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index. Striking and repeating on three gongs, the slide and the bolts on the band for "silent/strike" and "grande/petite" sonnerie selection. The split second chronograph with a visible work, push pieces on the winding crown and on each side of the pendant. Signed on the dial, the case and the movement. In mint condition. Diam. 56 mm.

CHF 600,000 - 700,000

LOT 485

Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc... Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990

Dent, 33 Cockspur Street, London, N° 32573, commissioned in Switzerland to Capt & C°, from Solliat, made by Leon Aubert in 1904. Extremely important 18k gold double face highly complicated keyless astronomical minute repeating, "grande and petite sonnerie" clock watch with perpetual calendar, equation of time, signs of the zodiac, sunrise and sunset, morning star and evening star, moonrise and moonset, phases and age of the moon with apparition of the Great Bear at the black moon, every second re-volution only.

Three body massive "pomme et filets" polished case, glazed on both sides. White enamel dial, signed Willis, on the front face, with Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months for the four years of the leap year cycle, the dates and the seconds. Silver engine turned dial on the rear face, with outer gold zodiac ring, inner semi-circular equation of time sector, subsidiary small dials for hours and minutes of the sun-rise, the sunset; the moonrise, and the moonset, apertures for the morning star and the evening star indications and for the gold enamelled moon phase volvelle al-so bearing the Great Bear, which appears every second revolution only, the age of the moon engraved on the edge. Blued steel " pear" hands on the front face, gold hands on the reverse with a sun tip for the equation and a sphere for the signs of the zodiac. Gilt brass 27"' three quarter plate movement, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel balance spring with a Phillips terminal curve. The movement is built on four different levels with on one side the perpetual calendar motion work set on a skeletonized plate allowing to see part of the striking train and the minute repeating work; the astronomical indication works and the equation of time kidney cam are set on the reverse of the going train level. Striking and repeating on gongs with "grande/petite sonnerie" and strike/silent selection slides on the band. Push pieces and bolts for the perpetual calendar and the astronomical indication adjustments are set on the band as well.Signed "Dent" on the dial. In very good condition. Diam. 80 mm.

CHF 400,000 - 500,000