156 lots

LOT 1

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 124942, case No. 235139, circa 1905. Very fine and large 18K gold keyless minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chrono-graph.

C. Four-body, "pomme et filet", polished, with engraved ini-tials on the back, gold hinged cuvette, chronograph safety bolt on the band at 11 o?clock adjacent to the split seconds button. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph track with five minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), nickel, 35 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, chronograph mechanism on the back plate, split seconds mechanism under the dial, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

EUR 30,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 46,000

LOT 2

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 124521, case No. 232524, made for Spaul-ding & Co, Paris, circa 1903. Very fine 18K gold keyless minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph and 30-mi-nute register.

C. Four-body, "bassine", triple-hinged, polished gold cuvette, chronograph blocking bolt at 11 o?clock. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph track with five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, sunk minute register at 12 o?clock, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 38 mm. (17???) nickel, 39 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, chronograph and split seconds mechanisms on the back plate, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on the movement and case, dial and cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 15,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

LOT 3

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 190 977, case No. 410868, sold to Henry Graves on November 11, 1925. Exceptionally fine and rare 18K gold keyless "Extra" adjusted pocket chronometer awarded Second Prize at the Geneva Observatory Timing Contest 1924-1925. Accom-panied by Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette with inscription describing the Contest. D. Off-white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 42 mm. (18???), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, pillar plate under the dial finished with "oeil de perdrix", 20 jewels, 8 adjustments, very high quality straight line calibrated equidistant lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with poising wings on the balance arm and gold temperature and mean screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring with inner and outer terminal curves, punched twice with Seal of Geneva Quality hallmarks, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, special mainspring ratchet wheel click preventing overwinding and Maltese Cross stop work. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 15,000 - 18,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 36,800

LOT 4

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 198048, case No. 290540, made for Henry Graves Jr. in 1927. Exceptional, one of only two known, astronomical double barrel, eight day going large silver desk clock with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and eight day power reserve indicator, accompanied by two original silver/gold/steel keys and matching calendar adjustment pin.

C. Rectangular, slanted like a desk top, hinged, when opened revealing a compartment for keys and small personal items, the corners decorated with four gold rosettes, Graves? coat-of-arms (an eagle surmounting a crown) at the bottom, top with applied stylized foliate decoration, two applied ribbons below 5 and 7 o?clock, laurel-leaf decorated bezel, side panels with applied silver and gold foliate decorations, the back panel en suite with additional laurel-leaf wreath, thin wooden base. The movement housed in a three-piece hinged-back case with winding and setting apertures. D. Silver, whitened and matted, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary date below 12 o?clock, center with two apertures for the days of the week and months, phases of the moon aperture above 6 o?clock concentric with leap year cycle indications and subsidiary seconds, up & down sector concentric with hands arbor. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 53 mm. (23 1/2???), rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, two barrels wound simultaneously, differential up & down mechanism. Signed on dial, case and movement, cuvette engraved "Made for Henry Graves Jr., New York". Dim. Depth 11.5 cm., width 8 cm., height 2 - 5.5 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 1,103,500

LOT 5

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 161220, case No. 280134, made for The Sweeney Jewelry Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1912. Very fine 18K gold keyless pocket chrono-meter with 36-hour power reserve indi-cator, awarded the third prize at the Geneva Astronomical Observatory timing contest 1912-1913.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished with concealed hinges, gold hinged cuvette engraved with the prize awarded. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds, sector for up-and-down indicator below 12 o’clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 40.5 mm. (18’’’), "Extra" quality, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance, eight adjustments by C. Batifolier, Breguet balance spring with "swan-neck" micrometric index. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 27,600

LOT 6

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, "Mon-tre de Torpilleur" No. 193445, case No. 625963, Ref. 738, made in 1931, sold on April 18,1942. Exceptionally fine and rare silver, key-less, "Extra" adjusted pocket chronometer, awarded Second Prize at the 1931 Geneva Observatory Timing Contest. Accompanied by Extract from the Archives, Observatory of Geneva certificate and copies of the Bulletin de Marche.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, silver hinged cuvette. D. Silver, matted and whitened, champlevé radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 42 mm. (18???), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, pillar plate under the dial with "oeil de perdrix" finishing, 23 jewels, 8 adjustments, very high quality straight line calibrated equidistant lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with poising wings on the balance arm and gold temperature and mean screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring with inner and outer terminal curves, ruby banking pins in shape of small plates inserted into the bridge, punched twice with Seal of Geneva Quality marks, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, special mainspring ratchet wheel click preventing overwinding and Maltese Cross stop work. Signed on dial, case and movement, case punched with Swiss and German silver marks, indicating that the watch was exported to Germany. Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 7

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 15172, circa 1895. Very fine and rare 18K gold hunting-cased keyless minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph and 60-minute register.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, gold hinged cuvette with engine-turned edge. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost red seconds track, five-minute/seconds Arabic mar-kers. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), nickel, 38 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator with Jürgensen?s patented scale, chronograph set on the back plate, Jürgensen?s bow setting, split seconds mechanism under the dial, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 24,000 - 28,000

EUR 16,000 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 25,300

LOT 8

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Eduard JeanRichard, Le Locle, made for Paul Ditisheim, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 3395/9231/11948, circa 1910, with British import marks for 1911-12. Very fine and very rare 18K gold hunting-cased keyless minute-repeating carillon watch with Westminster chimes.

C. Four-body, "bassine" polished, concealed hinges, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), gilt brass, 32 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring repeating on four gongs with four hammers through activating slide in the band. Signed on the dial, the case punched with Ditisheim?s trade mark. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 36,800

LOT 9

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Harbor Scene Louis-Elysée Piguet, No. 5310 2877 47766, enamel attributed to P.-Amédée Champod, made for the Chinese market, circa 1890. 18K rose gold and enamel double-train, grande sonnerie clock watch with minute-repeating mechanism and center seconds.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back cover painted on enamel with gold paillons, depicting boats against a sunset in a harbor and a lighthouse, band with red translucent and opalescent enamel over flinqué, bezels set with half pearls. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, gold "trèfle" hands set with ruby paste. M. 45 mm. (20???), gilt brass, 29 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the pillar plate under the dial "L. Eée Piguet". Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 69,000

LOT 10

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

James C(asar) Pellaton, Dr. H.C., Le Locle, No. 1944, made specially for Georges Perrenoud in 1941. Very fine and very rare 18K gold, keyless one-minute tourbillon regulator in mahogany gimbaled box.

C. Three-body, "bassine et filets", glazed back, polished, set in two-body mahogany box with brass handles, brass enforced corners, lock in front, brass gimbaled ring with locking slot. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds, snap-on fit. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 44.8 mm, rhodium-plated, Technicum locle caliber with curved center bridge, "fausses-côtes" decoration with narrow straps, three-arm Pellaton carriage with lateral calibrated lever escapement, cut anibal-steel Guillaume bimetallic compensation balance with special steel alloy balance spring with Phillips outer terminal curve, index regulator with gold scale plate, the pins with micrometric screw adjustment, jeweled to the center, entire escapement with endstones. Signed on dial, movement: "Fabriqué spécialement pour Georges Perrenoud. James C. Pellaton, Dr. H.C., Le Locle, 1941."

Grading System: AAA

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 80,500

LOT 11

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

West Meets East Unsigned, Neuchâtel, Swiss, made on special order, circa 1870. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel diamond-set, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", both covers elaborately set with diamonds; the front with a diamond-set American eagle among diamond-set stars, holding lighning bolts in its claws, with a red white and blue striped cartouche on its breast, diamond-set edge forming a scrolling pattern, the back centered with a diamond-set star and crescent surrounded with garlands of diamonds, diamond-set crown, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), nickel, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Punched with Neuchatel gold mark and casemakers mark "JAD". Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 60,000 - 70,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 69,000

LOT 12

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 46931. Pro-duced in 1943. Extremely fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with olive-shaped button chronograph, register, tachometer, triple date and moon phases. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, dedicated back, rounded bezel, teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary sunk dials for the 30-minute register and the months on the 3, for the seconds and the days of the week on the 9, for the days of the month on the 12, sector for the lunar calendar and aperture for the moon phases on the 6, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. 13 1/2''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 55,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 102,500

LOT 13

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 13530, retailed by Gübelin, Lucerne (Switzerland), circa 1950. Extremely fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 120,000 - 150,000

EUR 80,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 135,500

Sold: CHF 63,250

Sold: CHF 20,700

LOT 16

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Sold: CHF 43,700

Sold: CHF 41,400

LOT 18

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Louis Cottier, Genève, No. 6, case No. 211933. Sold on December 12, 1932. Extremely rare and very fine 18K gold, key-less World Time dress watch with original in-voice and original photo.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Matte, silvered, outer Arabic revolving chapter ring for 24 hours, World Time chapter ring bearing the name of 32 major cities around the world according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Steel "Dauphine" hands. M. 36 mm. (17 1/2???), rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, punched with Seal of Geneva quality hallmarks. Signed on the movement. Diam. 44 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 19

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex, Genève, "World Time", No. 3917, case No. 579555, Ref. 4262 (Heures Universelles), made in 1947. Very fine and extremely rare 18K pink gold key-less dress watch.

C. Three-piece, massive, "variée", polished with matte back. D. Matte silvered with applied gold Roman numerals and indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter ring, bearing the name of 31 cities, regions and countries around the world according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Gold hands. M. 36 mm. (16???), rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 57,500

LOT 20

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Agassiz, Swiss, "World Time", No. 4554021, circa 1945. Very fine and rare 14K gold keyless dress watch.

C. Three-piece, "variée", polished with matte back. D. Matte silvered with applied gold Roman numerals and indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the World Time chapter ring, bearing the name of 31 cities, regions and countries around the world according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Gold hands. M. 36 mm (16???), rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 10,350

LOT 21

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, " World Time " , No. 921709, case No. 632 663, Ref. 1415 HU. Made in 1942, sold on September 1945. Production of this reference started in 1939. Exceptionally fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the "Extrait des Registres".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hand engraved, revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 32 places in the world, teardrop lugs. D. pink silver, with applied pink gold Roman numerals and painted indexes, surrounded by a revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Pink gold fancy hands. M. 12'''-120, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 168,500

LOT 22

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "World Time", No. 823542, case No. 618277, Ref. 542. Made in 1938, sold on November 25, 1938. Only two examples of this reference were made in 1937. Extremely rare and very fine early 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, the smallest Patek Philippe World Time wristwatch in the world.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, engraved revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 31 towns in the world, extended lapidated straight lugs. D. matte silver with painted Roman numerals and indexes, surrounded by a revolving 24-hour dial for nocturnal and diurnal hours. Yellow gold "fancy" hands. M. 10''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever esca-pement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, flat balance-spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 27 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 124,500

LOT 23

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The First World Time Wristwatch with Two Crowns Louis Cottier, Carouge, patent No. 270085. Dated 1950. Very fine and unique, 24-hour "World Time", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with two crowns, Louis Cottier?s personal watch.

C. three-body, polished, flat bezel with black enameled 360 degree markers, overhanging pyramidal fluted lugs. D. matte silver outer revolving ring dial bearing the indications of 24 cities around the world, concentric, the 24-hour revolving ring dial in alternating silver and black with painted Arabic numerals for diurnal and nocturnal hours, concentric matte silver ring dial with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and indexes, at the center, a marine map. Yellow gold "Louis Cottier" hands. M. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Signed and numbered on the movement, numbered on the case. Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 24

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No 720304, case No 306201, Ref. 2523 HU (Heures Universelles). Production of this reference started in 1953. Extremely fine and rare, 18K yellow gold, "World Time" gentleman?s wristwatch with two crowns and poly-chrome cloisonné enamel dial representing the map of Europe and Asia and with 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, lapidated curved lugs. D. matte silver revolving ring dial bearing the names of 41 places in the world, at the center, a polychrome cloisonné enamel medallion representing the map of Europe and Asia with applied yellow gold indexes and Roman numerals, concentric, revolving 24-hour dial for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. The winding-crown on the 3 adjusts the hours and the 24-hour ring; the winding-crown on the 9 turns the ring with the city names. Yellow gold "fancy" hands. M. Cal. 12???-400 HU, Geneva quality hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 1,763,500

LOT 25

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 727 309, case No. 309776, Ref. 2597 HS (Heures Sautantes). Production of this reference started in 1958. Extremely fine and very rare, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with three hands. The prototype of this reference was made by Louis Cottier in 1957.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, band bearing two buttons moving the hour hand independently forward and backwards, by steps of one hour at a time. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold and painted indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. Two "Dauphine" yellow gold hands for the hours and minutes, and one blued steel "Dauphine" hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 12-400 HS, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hall-mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 124,500

LOT 26

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 711875, case No. 320081, Ref. 570, circa 1965. Very fine and rare, large, center-seconds, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. sand-finished silver with applied white gold bâton indexes. White gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 27

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 709888., case No. 312119, Ref. 570, circa 1963. Very fine, large, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. beige with applied yellow gold bâton indexes. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 13,000 - 15,000

EUR 9,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 14,950

LOT 28

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 924397, case No. 633216, Ref. 1491. Made in 1943, sold on February 5, 1944. Production of this reference started in 1940. Fine 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, scroll lugs, lapidated bezel. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120, stamped with Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "faus-ses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bime-tallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 29

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1111364, case No. 2614492, Ref. 3428. Production of this reference started in 1960. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back, rounded bezel. D. white enamel with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "'fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochro-nism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 23,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 30

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761518, case No. 687558, Ref. 2526. Production of this reference started in 1953. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, self-winding, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back. D. silvered, round and baguette-cut diamond indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, shock-absorber, micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 108,000

LOT 31

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Non-Magnetic Watch Co, Geneva, movement by the Association Ouvrière, probably made for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, bought by Dobson & Son, 200 Piccadilly, London, W. Extremely rare, very fine 18K gold hunting cased keyless one minute tourbillon regulator with chronometer escapement.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Off-white by Willis, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), nickel, Technicum, locle caliber, one-minute equidistant carriage with Grether III cage, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, gold escape wheel, cut bimetallic compensa-tion balance with gold temperature screws, palladium balance spring with Phillips? outer terminal curve and overbanking prevention device, wolf-teeth winding wheels. Signed on the movement Non Magnetic Watch Co, dial signed by the English retailer, and by Willis on the reverse, movement under the dial punched "Ass. ouvrière". Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 55,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 86,000

LOT 32

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Watch with 3 Complications Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1890. Very fine and rare 18K gold hunting-cased keyless double-train Grande et Petite Sonnerie clockwatch with minute-repeating.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), nickel, 35 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, tandem winding, repeating on gongs by tripping small slide in the band, striking/silent lever protruding below the bezel at 12 o?clock and grande/petite sonnerie lever at 6 o?clock. Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 40,000

EUR 23,000 - 27,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 33

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Chronometer with 7 Complications Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, No. 17205, circa 1925. Unique and very fine 18K gold hunting-cased keyless astronomical minute-repeating pocket chronometer with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, chronograph and 30-minute instantaneous register in original fitted leather box, accompanied by original certificate and the company?s Bulletin de Marche dated March 1927.

C. Four-body, "bassine", engine-turned, front with engraved initials, gold hinged cuvette, chronograph activation button on the band at 12 o?clock. D. White enamel, bold upright Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds track with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four-year leap cycle concentric with minute register, and subsidiary seconds with phases of the moon aperture. Gold "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), rhodium-plated, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 27,000 - 32,000

Sold: CHF 48,300

LOT 34

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Chronograph, "Antimagnétic", Ref. 6034. Produced in the 1950's - 60's. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter. Accom-panied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold radium-coated dart indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer blue painted tachometer and red painted telemeter graduations. "Alpha" radium-coated yellow gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 35

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Chronograph Ref. 6238. Production of this reference started in the 1960's. Fine tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stain-less steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chrono-graph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. satiné silver with applied steel tritium-coated in-dexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduations. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 22,000 - 27,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

LOT 36

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex "Oyster Chronograph, Antimagnetic", Ref. 6036, so-called "Jean-Claude Killy". Produced circa 1952. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and triple date. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown. D. matte silver with applied steel pyramidal and bâton indexes, "guilloché" auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer blue painted graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. "Alpha" steel hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever esca-pement, mono-metallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 179,500

LOT 37

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Day Date", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 6611. Made in six examples, circa 1959. Very fine and extremely rare tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with day and date and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, dedicated screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. satiné silver with tritium-coated steel indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated "Bâton" steel hands. M. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, mono-metallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absor-ber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 50,600

LOT 38

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, with pulsometer dial and steel bezel. Produced in the 1970's. Extremely fine and probably unique, water-resistant, stain-less steel, gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolored matte silver and black with applied steel indexes and tritium dots, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds, the minute and 12-hour registers, pulsometer. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 80,500

LOT 39

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster "Deep Sea Special", No. 35., movement No. 641867. Produced in a limited edition following the Jacques Piccard expedition in 1960. This watch is dated January 23, 1960. Extremely rare and important, highly waterproof down to 10908 m/35789 ft, able to resist pressures of one ton per square centimeter, center-seconds, stainless steel and yellow gold diver's wristwatch with a stainless steel and yellow gold riveted Oyster bracelet.

C. two-body, thick, bicolored, polished and brushed, heavily screwed-down case back and special waterproof winding-crown, bicolored brushed steel and polished gold elongated hooded lugs, polished bezel, deeply domed crystal. D. black with tritium-coated Bâton, round and dart indexes. "Epée" tritium-coated gold hands. M. cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance and self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 62 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 40

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Doves and Flowers Bovet, Fleurier, No. 861, circa 1845, made for the Oriental market. Very rare and fine true pair of 18K gold and painted on enamel center-seconds, pearl-set watches with special escapements, in original Morocco fitted box.

C. Three-body, "Empire", back finely painted with pair of doves in a flower nest against a pink background, band decorated with floral and foliate champlevé enamel, bezels, pendant and bow set with half pearls over champlevé enamel, spring-loaded gold cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds track with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel "spoon" hands. M. 47 mm. (21???), gilt fully engraved Chinese caliber with standing barrel, 12 jewels, ruby duplex escapement, very unusual uncut 3-arm bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Signed on the movements, same number on both watches, same number on both cases (861). Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 27,000 - 32,000

Sold: CHF 66,700

LOT 41

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Gold Feathers and Flowers Ilbery, London, No. 5809, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1815. Very rare and highly decorative 18K gold and enamel center seconds watch with decoration entirely composed of gold paillons and with special escapement.

C. Three-body, the back in translucent dark blue enamel over spiral engine-turning centered with a gold rosette encircled with a paillon peacock feather frame, the border with a very fine gold, green and red paillon vine motif, the bezels, pendant and bow, with champlevé enameled decoration. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track with 15 minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold "heart" hands. M. 50 mm. (22???), hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, ruby duplex escapement, plain polished steel five-arm balance, flat balance spring with index regulator and diamond endstone, large gilt brass cock chased with flowers and scrolled foliage. Gilt brass dust cap. Signed on the back plate. Diam. 59 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 28,000 - 34,000

EUR 19,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 42

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

By the River Ilbery, London, No. 6425 and 6426, circa 1818. Exceptionally fine and very rare pearl-set 18K gold and painted on enamel true pair of watches with special escapements, made for the Chinese market.

C. Three-body, spring-loaded back cover very finely painted on enamel with a river bank scene with an Alpine landscape in the background, a tree, lavishly enhanced with half pearls forming a portal, half pearl-set bezels, champlevé enamel band, pendant and bow forming foliate and geometrical patterns, scalloped edges decorated with champlevé enamel in a foliate pattern, gold and enamel hinged cuvette entirely decorated with repeated patterns. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold "heart" hands. M. 49 mm. (22???), gilt brass fully engraved "Chinese" caliber, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, diamond endstone. Signed on the movement. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 465,500

LOT 43

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

"Moses" Unsigned, attributed to Dubois, Neuchâtel, No. 1, circa 1800. Extremely rare and very fine large 18K pink gold, enamel and pearl-set watch, probably the first ?Moses? automaton, with independent Jacquemart quarter-repeating on a bell and special escapement.

C. Three body, massive, polished, with the bell mounted in a highly unusual way to the band, wound from the back. D. Small eccentric white enamel with Arabic chapters, gilt outer minute track. Gold "spade" hands. Set at the left of a gold plate finely enameled with the people of Israel against Mount Sinai, the all-seeing eye of the God in the background in translucent gold, with applied raised varicolored gold plate chased with rocks, foliage and figures of Moses and five supplicants, a cave below revealing a further plate decorated in enamel and engraved gold with applied gold cherub jacks flanking an altar to Love. M. 53 mm. (23 1/2???), frosted gilt full plate with fixed barrel, virgule escapement, brass escape wheel, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, skeletonized polished steel cock, highly polished steel-work set on the backplate, repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant, the automaton of complicated combination of wheels, levers, racks and cams is activated by the same pendant, via switch lever protruding from under the dial at 1 o?clock. Punched on the movement with numeral "1", case punched with Neuchâtel chevron gold mark, casemaker?s mark "FTD" and number 4536. Diam. 66 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 311,500

LOT 44

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

William Anthony, London, No. 1935, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800. Magnificent and extremely rare 18K gold and enamel, eight day-going, pearl- and diamond-set oval watch with special escapement.

C. Double-body, the back of Imperial blue translucent enamel over engine-turning, double row calibrated split pearl-set border, the very fine applied diamond- and pearl-set navette decoration centered with a large diamond, borders with azure champlevé enamel oval rim with geometrical pattern of opaque white and translucent red enamels. Double row calibrated split pearl-set bezel and pendant. Hinged gilt brass cuvette mounted to the movement ring. D. White enamel, eccentric chapter ring set at the top with radial Roman numerals and outer half-minute divisions, subsidiary seconds set symmetrically in the lower part. Gold "arrow" hands. M. Oval, 44 x 55.6 mm. (20 x 25???), gilt brass bridge caliber fully chased and engraved with scrolling foliage, 9 jewels, free-standing barrel, five wheel train, ruby duplex escapement, plain polished steel curved five-arm balance, flat balance spring, diamond endstone. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Dim. 95 x 57 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 110,000 - 150,000

EUR 75,000 - 85,000

Sold: CHF 124,500

LOT 45

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Geneva, attributable to Frères Rochat, made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Extremely rare and magnificent pair of gold and enamel pearl- and diamond-set singing bird pistols.

C. Made entirely of gold and enamel in the form of a double-barreled flintlock pistol, conjoined hexagonal barrels in translucent dark blue enamel over flinqué with gold scrollwork simulating damascene work, the opening set with diamonds and terminating with hinged panel enameled on the outside with black enamel and inside painted with a bird among flowers, the gold pan sides with rectangular gold plaques with concave corners, one depicting a sleeping lion, the other an antelope with black enamel border in diamond-set frame, the bottom of the pan decorated with a pattern of alternating straps of gold and black enamel, the grips with translucent scarlet enamel over engine-turning with pearl-set rosette in the middle with rose-cut diamond in the center, lower edge set with half pearls, upper edge decorated with wreath of laurel leaves made of graduated half pearls and black enamel, the back of the grip decorated with gold and black enamel fine crossing pattern with scrolling set with graduated half pearls. The top edge set with half pearls, gold matted and engraved hammers, the head of the flint vise engraved with lion?s heads, gold vise nuts terminated with diamonds, agate flints, gold pan covers mirror polished inside and engraved with acanthus leaves on the outside with their springs terminating with diamonds, opening under the right pan cover for sound, three barrel-like ramrod pipes, the ramrod containing the key for the watch. M. Rectangular, two tier, each slightly different, 115 x 29 mm, brass, reversed fusee and chain, six cams set on the extension of the second wheel arbor controlling the sound (whistle), the bird?s movements (turning, flapping wings, opening the beak and moving tail) controlled by two cams set on the same arbor between the plates, unusual mechanism for lifting and retrieving the bird, where both functions have their own mechanisms, each with its own spring, circular bellows. Punched with unidentified mark on chain ring of one of the pistols. Dim. Length 145 mm., width 38 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 2,753,500

LOT 46

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

La leçon de chant Frères Rochat, Geneva, No. 120, made for the Chinese market, circa 1815. Exceptional and unique large rectangular 18K gold and enamel pearl- and diamond-set large singing bird box featuring two birds with rare forward movement of the head and body.

C. Four-body, the center of the front lid with aperture for large very finely painted on enamel medallion with flowers and fruits, which when lifted reveals two birds rising over a realistically painted enamel nest with straw and flowers and champlevé enamel border. Between them is a vase with diamond-set flowers, at which the birds appear to peck. The birds rotate, turn their heads, move their heads back and forth, lean forward, flap their wings and and tails and open their beaks to sing, one after the other. The top panel decorated with gold scrolling and champlevé foliate and floral patterns against pink champlevé enamel, outer edges and aperture set with half pearls, one side hinged revealing the key compartment. Side panels and the base decorated with translucent green enamel over double pattern engine-turning with frames of white and pink champlevé enamel and blue enamel flowers. M. Rectangular, 100 x 65 mm. brass, large going barrel, twelve cams and a whistle with sliding piston for the song?s modulation. The cams rotate four times per song and lift one step every rotation, allowing a long duration of singing. Addfitional set of four cams mounted on the extension of the third wheel for controlling the bird movement. Cam and fusee-like chain controlling the raising of the medallion and the birds. Punched with the maker?s mark FR and serial number on the inside of the front plate. Diam. 105 x 72 x 40 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 1,653,500

LOT 47

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Seaside Village Scene France, Musique de Genève à 6 airs, No. 33472, the painting stamped Deforge, Boulevard Montparnasse, Md. Couleurs A Paris, circa 1860. Very fine and rare eight day-going hour- and half hour-striking musical painting with clock, with echo activated at 12 o?clock, music playing on demand.

C. Gilt wood framed, oil on canvas, depicting a French seaside town, a church on the left with the clock in its bell-tower. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers. Blued steel hands. M. Brass, square, with going barrels for the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, pendulum with silk suspension. Striking on a gong with two hammers, with count wheel on the back plate. Additional brass movement for the carillon playing at 12 o?clock, striking on two gongs with its own two hammers, fly regulator released by main movement, striking train at 12 o?clock. 6 tune musical movement with 13 cm. brass pinned cylinder. Dim. 98 x 80 cm., including the frame.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 17,250

LOT 48

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The Musical Scent Flask Jaquet Droz, London, casemaker?s mark "M&P", Geneva, made for the Chinese market, circa 1790. Exceptionally rare and very fine gold and enamel, emerald- and half pearl-set musical scent flask fitted with a watch with visible diamond-set balance, a carillon, and a mirrored compartment .

C. Front decorated with exceptionally fine engine-turned decoration with aperture for the dial and the balance, bezels set with emeralds and half pearls, small rectangular engraved base finished with alternating emeralds and half pearls, hinged bottom revealing the mirrored compartment, cylindrical top decorated with translucent green enamel leaves on matte background finished with a ring of alternating emeralds and half pearls, rocaille stopper decorated with emeralds and half pearls which also unscrews to reveal the key for the watch and the music, edges and sides with laurel leaf and flower decoration in translucent green, blue and white enamel and half pearls, the back decorated with flinqué similarly to the front, a central medallion with a very finely chiseled lady reading under a tree in varicolored gold, both front and back panels are hinged to reveal the watch and the musical movement respectively. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer dots for minutes with five-minute Arabic markers. Gold "beetle and poker" hands. M. Shaped like a vase with two handles, gilt brass, fully engraved, going barrel, cylinder escapement with three-arm silver balance with diamond-set rim. Musical movement: going barrel also the pin drum, five hammers striking on 5-bell carillon, adjustable stop levers controlling the strength and the length of each tone, five-wheel train with the fourth one set in adjustable eccentric bushing as a governor. Signed on the movement, the stopper punched with the goldsmith?s mark. Dim. 12 x 5 x 3 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 150,000 - 200,000

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 49

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Pierre Jaquet Droz, A la Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1770. Extremely fine and rare, red tortoiseshell veneered and ormolu eight day-going, hour and half-hour striking and hour-repeating musical bracket clock with eight tunes playing on the hour or on demand.

C. Rectangular, tortoiseshell veneered brass mounted with gilt bronze vine branch applied on the canted corners, rocaille feet, the pediment with pine-cone finials and surmounted by a fine gilt bronze branch of foliage and flowers, the side panel with gilt brass frets, and external bronze handles, left panel with tune indicator, right panel with repeating cord. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gilt brass Louis XV hands. The gilt brass dial plate with applied gilt bronze foliage scrolls beneath the dial, below six o?clock aperture for music/silence. M. Brass, rectangular, with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, half seconds-beating pendulum with silk suspension. Striking train with fusee and chain, the count wheel on the back plate. Striking and repeating on a bell, the pull-cord repeating train with rack and levers on the back plate. Musical movement: brass, set below the going train, double fusee and double chain, wooden cylinder with brass pins, bellows with twelve pewter pipes, fly governor with two adjustable blades. A disc on the left side panel allows the tune selection. Signed on the movement, the mainspring signed G. Langin, known to be the spring maker of the Jaquet Droz workshop. Dim. 84 x 44 x 26 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 90,000 - 110,000

EUR 60,000 - 70,000

LOT 50

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Mercury Swiss, attributable to Meuron, made for the Italian Market, circa 1790. Very rare and very fine ebonized and gilt wood eight-day-going, bracket clock, striking hours and quarters, repeating with 12-tune music playing on the hour and on demand.

C. Square, molded top with gilt statue of Mercury with his winged helmet and a money pouch in his right hand, two gilt putti at his side, with front decorated over red fabric with applied gilt wood garlands of flowers and scrolling foliate pattern, top with aperture for the dial, lower part with aperture for enamel 12-tune change dial, pierced side panels for sound, the right one with cord to activate the music, the left one with cord to activate the repeater. Bracket with a finial at the bottom and rich gilt wood garland decoration. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, winding apertures at 4 and 8 o?clock, regulating aperture at 12 o?clock with setting the pendulum in motion aperture below. Gilt elaborate hands. M. Rectangular, brass, going barrels both for the going and striking trains, verge escapement with silk suspension, rack striking of typical Neuchatel design, pull repeat. Musical movement: double barrel with double fusee set one below the other, 15 poplar pipes, 15 valves, brass pinned cylinder, fly governor with worm gearing. Dim. Height. 106 cm, (140 with the bracket). Base width 55 cm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 55,000 - 70,000

LOT 51

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Christian Kintzing a Neuwied, cabinet by David Roentgen, made for Comte Florimond de Mercy-Argenteau, Austrian Ambassador to the Courts of Louis XV and Louis XVI, with original music composed by Christoph Willbald Gluck, circa 1778. Exceptionally fine, rare and important Louis XVI ormolu-mounted mahogany organ and dulcimer eight day-going, four-tune astronomical musical longcase clock fitted with center seconds, date, phases of the moon and striking hours and half-hours with automatic or on demand tune change.

C. Mahogany, rectangular, top with canted corners supported by ormolu consoles with acanthus leaves hung with laurel swags, masks of young women mask flanked by grapevines, arched hood surmounted by an ormolu figure of Apollo with his lyre, the front with glazed door with ormolu caryatids surmounted by ormolu urns hung with grapevine garlands, sides with hinged door fitted with a panel of green silk, the interior with mahogany trellis-work, paneled trunk with canted corners de-corated with ormolu grapevines, sides with hinged doors fitted with panels of green silk and with mahogany trellis on the interior framed by ormolu beaded frame, rectangular plinth, dado decorated with ormolu rosettes, canted corners with ormolu busts of young women and acanthus leaves, ormolu covered consoles, rectangular feet fitted with ormolu plaques. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, winding apertures at 4, 6 and 8 o?clock, inner Arabic date ring, set on gilt dial plate decorated with putti at each corner, top silvered arch with aperture for phases of the moon with its age sector, outermost with tune selection sector (Andante, Menuet, Polonaise, Allegro). The striking and music control levers are placed in the following manner: the lever outside 9 o?clock is for striking/silent of the striking movement, when set to the left, the music plays every hour, when set to the middle, every three hours, and to the right, no music, the lever at 3 o?clock controls the carillon: with the lever up it plays twice, with lever down it plays once. M. Heavy brass, three-train with heavy weights, anchor escapement, bob pendulum, rack striking, pinned brass barrel (28 x 14 cm), organ with two rows of 36 pipes and a dulcimer with 28 hammers, large rectangular bellows, control lever for controlling the pitch of the sound on the right side. Signed on the movement. Dim. Height 330 cm., width 73 cm., depth 45 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 553,500

LOT 52

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Brosse à Bordeaux (France), circa 1840. Very rare, highly unusual, fine gilt brass and marble table regulator with escapement à coup perdu, overhanging pendulum and highly unusual power system.

C. Carrara marble base of six molded rectangular pieces, separated by gilt brass, four fluted columns with twisted finials, four steel rod frame finished with white marble top with four torch finials at the corners and one larger one at the top, the bottom of the frame fitted with gilt brass structure holding two pear-shaped weights. D. Silvered, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at the top. Unusual "Cardinal stick" and "poker" blued steel hands. M. Brass, two weights wound by a chain and system of pulleys and cords, five-wheel train, chronometer escapement, ruby impulse pallet, overhanging mercury pendulum, spring suspension. Signed on the dial. Diam. Height 125 cm, width 50 cm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 65,000 - 100,000

LOT 53

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The Lyre Brosse à Bordeaux (France), circa 1840. Extremely rare, highly unusual and very fine 9-day going brass and marble table regulator with unusual constant force escapement à coup perdu, friction roller bearings, power reserve indication, overhanging pendulum and thermometer.

C. Lyre-shaped on rectangular pedestal with molded base, whole on white marble with gilt bronze ring for the glass dome, front with winding aperture with rhomboidal gilt plaque, gilt bronze rectangular feet, winding from the base so as to avoid having to remove the glass dome. D. Silvered and matted, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds below 12 o?clock, winding sector at 6 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, H-shaped, going barrel, housed in the pedestal, steel rod with transmitting power to the visible escapement set at the top via gimbaled connection, unidirectional unusual impulse by a lever fitted with adjustable weight for the strength of the impulse with one pivot set on friction roller, mechanism with a large gold fly with the arbors set on a friction roller at one side for uplifting the impulse lever, overhanging pendulum in ruby jewels, with micrometric length adjustment, micrometric spring-loaded beat adjustment of unusual construction, gridiron pendulum with three steel arms and two brass ones, thermometer with adjustable spring-loaded knob. Signed on the dial. Dim. Height 74 cm, base width 28 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 47,000 - 67,000

LOT 54

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Brosse à Bordeaux (France), No 24, circa 1830. Very fine and unusual 2-day marine chrono-meter of special construction.

C. Two-body, mahogany, top with sliding panel to reveal the dial, fixed brass handles, lock in front, bracket for key in the left rear corner. Gimbaled bowl with poising weight at the bottom, threaded glazed bezel. D. Silvered, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 96 mm, brass, 3/4-plate, going barrel, Earnshaw spring detent chronometer escapement, unusual cut bimetallic compensation balance with brass arm and bimetallic rims screwed to the arm bracket, Earnshaw-type trapezoidal sliding temperature weights, two mean-time screws, blued steel free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves fastened to adjustable stud. Signed on the dial. Dim. 20 x 20 x 18 cm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

LOT 55

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Lépine A Paris, Horloger du Roy, No. 1242, with hallmark used between July 14, 1767 and July 13, 1768. Very fine, rare and important 20K multicolored gold quarter-repeating à toc watch of a new design invented by Lépine.

C. Two-body, Louis XV, back centered with a medaillon with applied flower vase, applied foliate garlands at the edges, bezels en suite, extended hinge. D. White enamel, signed "Arnaud" on the reverse, Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 4 o?clock. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 38.8 mm, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock, Lépine repetition system without chain and with both hour and quarter racks fitted on the repeater winding arbor, activation lever acting on the cam set under the hour cam, all-or-nothing mechanism with movable star wheel, repeating on gold blocks fixed to the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and movement. Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: CHF 8,280

LOT 56

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Moss Agate Flasks James Cox, London, No. 631 & 632, circa 1770, made for the Chinese market. Exceptionally rare and very fine pair of moss agate and 20K gold diamond-set scent flask fitted with clockwatches striking the hours and mirrored compartments.

C. Very fine moss agate flasks overlaid with repoussé gold with rocailles, flower vase, the watch apertures with classical columns on each side and flowers, the stoppers decorated en suite, bottoms with hinged mirrored compartment with diamond-set edge, the tops also with diamond-set edge, backs with aperture for setting the watch, small gold shell-like bolt in front under the watch to activate the repeater. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot track with five-minute Arabic markers, two winding apertures; at 6 o?clock for the going train, at 10 o?clock for the repeater. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. M. 27 mm. (12???), frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical scrolling. Signed on the movement. Dim. 15 x 6 x 3 cm

Grading System:

CHF 200,000 - 250,000

EUR 140,000 - 170,000

Sold: CHF 267,500

LOT 57

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

A. Lange & Söhne, Glasshütte, B/ Dresden, No. 48010, circa 1900. Very fine and rare silver keyless free-sprung deck chronometer beating half-seconds with special escapement.

C. Four-body, "Jürgens", polished, silver, hinged cuvette. D. Silver, radial champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 47.5 mm. (21???), 3/4-plate frosted gilt, 20 jewels, 5 gold châtons, one in steel with diamond. Grossmann type pivoted detent escapement, to 22 mm. diameter cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean time screws, blued steel free-sprung helical balance spring with both terminal curves, diamond endstone. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 34,000 - 38,000

LOT 58

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Signed A. Lange & Söhne, Glasshütte, circa 1900. Extremely rare and very fine 18K gold hunting-cased double-train Grande Complication astronomical clockwatch with grande et petite sonnerie, minute-repeating, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and split-seconds chronograph with 30-minute register.

C. Four-body, massive "Louis XV", polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement, double lift spring, pushbutton at 12 o?clock for activating chronograph, at 11 o?clock for split-seconds, lever protruding from under the bezel at 6 o?clock for changing from grande to petite sonnerie, another at 11:30 for striking/silent. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute/seconds track with five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four-year leap cycle concentric with minute register, and subsidiary seconds with phases of the moon aperture. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 44 mm. (20???), nickel, 3/4-plate, 43 jewels, some in chatons, straight line Glashütte lever escapement with gold escape wheel and pallet fork banking in a pin hole, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean time screws, roller jewel inserted in the arm, blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, chronograph and split-seconds mechanism on the back plate, repeating on gongs by tripping a small bolt in the band. Signed on dial and movement. Diam. 63 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 59

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Grande Complication", No. 10/50, Ref. 3770. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1995. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, square button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar and moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by original box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, pyramidal bezel, curved straight lugs, screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. white enamel with applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, the week and the months, apertures for the year and moon phases. Bâton yellow gold hands. M. Cal 79091, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 68 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam: 44 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 124,500

LOT 60

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Cartier, France, "Bracelet Montre Tortue Or", No. 22302, movement No. 40736. Entered in the registers on April 24, 1929, sold in 1931. Exceptional and unique Art Deco, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, shaped, screws on the band to attach the case back bearing the monogram "F.H.C.", wide bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with enameled radial Roman numerals. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 11''', rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Signed Cartier on the dial, European Watch & Clock Co. on the movement, and numbered on the case. Dim. 32 x 40 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 993,500

LOT 61

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Unique and Most Complicated Wristwatch in the World Gérald Genta, Geneva, "Grande Sonnerie - Rétrograde" No. 1, Ref. G 0026, produced in very few examples in 1996. Exceptionally fine and equally important, ultra-thick, double-train, self-winding, water-resistant gentleman's platinum wrist-watch with Westminster chime, Grande et Petite Sonnerie and silent display, four gongs and four hammers, minute-repeating, perpetual calendar, retrograde date, 48-hour power reserve indicator, indicator for the striking, and with one-minute tourbillon regulator in fully engraved movement, four crowns and a platinum Gérald Genta deployant clasp. Accompanied by original box and certificate.

C. two-body, truncated cone-shaped, glazed back with sapphire crystal secured by bolts, stepped bezel, "Vendôme" lugs with fluted middle portion, Genta winding-crown at 3, Grande et Petite Sonnerie at 7, repeater at 9, silent/striking at 11, pushbuttons on the band for adjusting the retrograde calendar and 24-hour indications. D. pale blue mother-of-pearl with tritium dot indexes, the 12 in applied white gold stylized Arabic numerals, six auxiliary ring dials for striking power reserve at 1, up-and-down indication at 5, small seconds at 6, Grande et Petite Sonnerie indicator at 7, Silence-Chimes sector at 11, at the center, the retrograde-date ring dial , apertures for the day of the week, the month and the leap year. "Epée" tritium-coated white gold hands, red for the small seconds. M. Cal. 31.000, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, engraved, 57 jewels, three-arm polished steel tourbillon carriage, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws, self-compensating flat balance spring, two-directional rotor winding going train in one direction and striking train in the other, tandem winding. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 40 mm., thickness 16 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 333,500

LOT 62

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Julien Le Roy à Paris, No. 2934, circa 1750. Very fine, important and rare, small silver Grande Sonnerie quarter-repeating coach watch with alarm.

C. Two-body, "Louis XV", engraved in a basketwork pattern. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring with five-minute Arabic markers, center silver alarm-setting disc. Gilt brass "Louis XV" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, florally pierced and engraved balance cock with polished steel end-piece. Grande Sonnerie quarter-striking with fixed barrel, alarm and pull-cord quarter-repeating on a bell. Signed on the back plate. Diam.75 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 46,000

LOT 63

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The First French Wearable Precision Timekeeper Inventée et construite par Ferdinand Berthoud, Exécuite par Louis Berthoud, production started 1765, finished 1785 and sold in 1787 to His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias, future King of Spain Charles IV. Extremely important, unique, exceptionally fine, the first French wearable Longitude Timekeeper (Montre de poche à Longitude), the first French watch with spring detent escapement, gridiron temperature compensation and regulator dial, accompanied by gilt brass stand.

C. Three-body, "Tambour", glazed back (brass back enclosed), polished, gimbaled pendant, hinged bezel. D. Gilt brass dial plate with applied silver Roman hour ring at the top with quarter-hour divisions, lower to the right applied silver minute chapter with five-minute Arabic markers, to he left subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "arrowhead" hands. M. 54.1 mm. (24’’’), gilt duoplan brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain with maintaining power, spring detent escapement of special construction with large impulse roller, unlocking pin engaging long U-shaped passing spring mounted on the impulse roller, large monometallic three-arm balance with regulating screws and blued steel balance spring colleted with a bracket hold with two screws and studded in special stud with horizontal and vertical adjustments, gridiron temperature compensation changing the active length of the balance spring via two levers and one spring, no motion work, hands driven directly from the going train. Signed on the dial, mainspring signed "Monginot 1785". Dim. Diam 60 mm., thickness 32 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 311,500

LOT 64

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Louis Berthoud, No. 24-2421, ordered by the King Louis XVI, production started in 1789, sold to Monsieur Ravel on 26 Prairial (14 June 1795) for 4000 Livres. Unique and equally fine very important 18K gold, double-face quarter-repeating, à toc, free-sprung Montre Marine with independent equation of time of special design and annual calendar.

C. Three-body, Consular-like without fixed cuvette, massive, polished with concealed hinge. D. Mean time: white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute "star" track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Mounted to gilt brass à bate levée ring. Solar time: Silver ring with champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track, annular calendar sub-dial at 12 o’clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 47.7 mm. (21 1/4’’’), gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain with maintaining power, Louis Berthoud pivoted detent escapement, three-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance with sliding wedged temperature compensation weights, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring mounted on adjustable stud, entire escapement jeweled. Ingenious equation mechanism, independent of the going train; the annual wheel is advanced during the winding of the watch, Solar motion work driven by pignon moteur (see drawing) protruding from the mean time motion work, equation of time adjustment done via Rivaz mechanism with differential adjustment by planetary motion of the minute wheel "D" pinion set on the revolving and spring-loaded minute wheel bridge "A" controlled by the equation cam, additional mechanism for removing the load from the pignon moteur and thus making the going train practically free from any additional load. Repeating by two hammers on two gold blocks fixed to the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and on the edge of the bate levée. Diam. 61 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 465,500

LOT 65

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The First French Wearable Precision Timekeeper, the Origin of Modern Horology Louis Berthoud, Paris, No. 9-2280, ordered by Count Chastenay de Puységur, production started 1785, finished in 1786 and delivered in 1787 to Monsieur Cassini, Director of Royal Observatory for study, sold to Baron von Humboldt on October 16, 1798 for 97 gold Louis (2328 livres). Extremely important and exceptionally fine 18K gold watch with free-sprung compensation balance and regulator dial. The first French jeweled watch, the first portable timepiece with friction rollers in the world, the first Montre Marine with Louis Berthoud pivoted detent escapement, and the first with helical balance springs, honored with the highest National French Horological award with 6000 livres and distinction.

C. Three-body, "Consular", polished with concealed hinges. D. White enamel, Roman hour chapter at the top, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 50 mm., frosted gilt full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain with maintaining power, 2 jewels, Louis Berthoud pivoted detent escapement, gold escape wheel, 3-arm riveted bimetallic compensation balance with three wedged temperature adjustment weights, steel mean time screws, free-sprung helical balance spring, three friction rollers on the lower balance pivot, each one with a steel endplate, upper pivot jeweled and with diamond endstone, no motion train; minute hand driven from the center wheel, hour hand from the fusee. Signed on dial and movement. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: USD 250,000

LOT 66

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

The First Deck Watch in the World Pierre Le Roy, Paris, made in 1774, made for the Duke de Penthièvre, restored by Henri Laresche in 1806. Exceptionally rare, extremely important and very fine gold and silver, double-dial, center-seconds, special escapement watch with special temperature compensation "for the use of Astronomers and Seamen".

C. Three-body, "Consular" without fixed cuvette, glazed on both sides, silver reeded bezels with gold front edges, gold band with silver movement ring. D. White enamel, made by Lucard, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 4 o’clock, balance aperture at 6 o’clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. Seconds dial: White enamel, by Lucard, outer seconds track with five-seconds Arabic markers, regulating aperture at 7 o’clock with regulating sector, balance aperture at 6 o’clock. M. 41 mm., gilt brass full plate, fusee and chain with maintaining power, Sully’s type frictional rest escapement, steel escape wheel, 3-arm gold balance running perpendicular to the movement, blued steel 4 3/4-coil balance spring, very special bimetallic temperature compensation, hardened steel bushings, ruby endstone. Signed on the time dial "Julien LeRoy invenit, Paris 1772", on the seconds dial "H. Laresche Renovavit, Paris 1804", both dials signed on reverse by Lucard. Diam. 67 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: USD 420,000

LOT 67

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Louis Berthoud, Paris, No. 2370, sold to Prince Karol Radziwill for 100 Louis (2400 livres), hallmarked 1789. Very fine, rare and important 18K gold early chronometer "Montre secondes" Garde Temps.

C. Three-body, "Consular", called by Berthoud "double fond", by Joly No. 115, polished with concealed hinges and secret locking. D. White enamel of regulator type with eccentric small hour chapter ring at the top, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hands. M. 51 mm., brass full plate, back plate finished by circular pattern, conical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, 2 jewels, Louis Berthoud pivoted detent escapement, gold passing spring and gold banking pin, four-arm riveted compensation balance, trapezoidal weights with gold poising and timing screws, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring. Signed on the dial and back plate. Diam. 61 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: USD 320,000

LOT 68

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Dumas, Elève du Gouvernement, No. 21, circa 1840. Very fine and extremely rare silver and gold pocket chronometer made under the direction of Henri Motel, with original ratchet key.

C. Four-body, forme quatre baguettes, by Jules Perot (Master mark), with gold rims, engine-turned back and ribbed band. Hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 22???, gilt brass bar caliber with going barrel, Louis Berthoud type pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic two-arm compensation balance with poising and timing screws, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 69

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Ch. H. Grosclaude & Co., Fleurier, circa 1870. Fine 18K gold hunting-cased double-train independent dead seconds, quarter-seconds diablotine watch with 12-hour register and thermometer.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette, pin at one o?clock to activate the second train. D. White enamel, eccentric Roman numeral hour and minute chapter set at 3 o?clock, at 9 o?clock dead seconds register, subsidiary dial for the quarter-seconds diablotine at 6 o?clock, at 12 o?clock the thermometer, outermost, a fifth-seconds track for the independent seconds hand. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), frosted gilt, 25 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, independent seconds controlled by extra wheel set on the escape wheel arbor meshing with a dart set on the last arbor of the independent seconds train. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 41,400

LOT 70

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Charles Henri Grosclaude & Fils, Fleurier, Suisse, No.3944/26177, circa 1865. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel keyless minute tourbillion regulator watch with reversed fusee and special patented winding and setting mechanism.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back engine-turned and centered with enameled initials, reeded bezels and band, gold hinged glazed cuvette. D. Silver, Roman numerals, outer minute track, center with applied gold basket of flowers, outermost with applied gold scrolling decoration. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), frosted gilt, reversed fusee and chain, maintaining power, mainspring barrel and fusee under one bridge, tourbillon carriage similar to that of Guinand and Grether, lateral calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, rare winding/setting mechanism patented by O. Courvoisier, English patent No. 1114 of 1873 with setting bolt on the band at 1 o?clock. Signed on the dial, punched with makers trademark "CH G&F" inside back cover. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 50,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 234,500

LOT 71

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Reverso", No. 823421, case No. 609481, retailed by Gübelin Lu-cerne. Produced in 1930, sold on June 29, 1932. Extremely fine and rare, rectangular, rever-sible, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, black champlevé enamel plate on the back bearing the initials "D.B." D. black with applied white gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Moderne" white gold hands. M. Cal. 9''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 37 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 72

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 410236, case by Verger Freres No. 12407, re-tailed by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, circa 1930. Very fine and rare 18K gold, silver, azure lacquer, lapis lazuli and black onyx desk clock in shape of an Oriental scent bottle with rotating ring hour display.

C. Light blue lacquer scent bottle shaped with high-relief decoration of roses and lotus flowers with Oriental ladies on each side, lapis lazuli ring at the top with gold edges with hour display, lacquer stopper decorated en suite, stepped square base with top of lapis lazuli with gold ring, above two black onyx steps decorated with lapis lazuli at each corner, gold square feet. D. Gold ring with Arabic numerals, and quarter divisions indicated in aperture at the lapis lazuli ring. M. 45 mm., frosted gilt, 17 jewels, 8 adjustments, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement, case punched with Verger Freres marks, base engraved with the retailer?s name. Dim. Height 12 cm., base width 7 cm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 28,750

LOT 73

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 3865 83, case No. 93 59 by Verger frères, Paris. delivered on December 9, 1925, retailed by Lacloche frères, Paris. Extremely fine 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set, onyz, amber and emeral Art Deco 8 day going clock with mother of pearl dial, in original fitted box.

C. In the form of a monstrance, the base of onyx, the octagonal black enameled gold frame supported by an amber stand with two rows of emeral beads. D. Gold mounted, combination of several shades of mother of pearl with an engraved gold sphinx in the foreground and columns in the background. gold "serpent" hands. M. "Astral", 19???, nickel-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement and on a small gold panel inlaid in the onyx base. Dim. 125 x 84 x 50 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 108,000

LOT 74

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 860025, case No. 613275, Ref. 130, made in 1936, sold on March 3rd, 1937. Production of this reference started in 1934. Extremely rare and very important 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with single button chronograph on the crown, register and tachometer. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle and the "Extrait des Registres".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave curved lugs. D. matte silver with painted Arabic numerals for 12 and 6 and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second scale, concentric, tachometer and minute graduation. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 993,500

LOT 75

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888018, case No. 674391, Ref. 2497, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Very fine and rare center-seconds, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic nu-merals and dot indexes, auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC Q , stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 465,500

LOT 76

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888001, case No. 674366, Ref. 2497, second example of the first series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Very fine and extremely rare center-seconds, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave and flat back edge and bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC Q , stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-c?tes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 278,500

LOT 77

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Watch with 6 Complications Hri. Grandjean & Cie, (Le Locle), Swiss, No. 37419, made for C. Marcks & Co., Bombay and Poona, circa 1890. Very fine 18K gold keyless astronomical minute-repeating hunting-cased watch with perpetual calendar, and phases of the moon, made for the Indian Market.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets", fully engraved with stylized foliage scrolling, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement partly engraved with flowers and leaves. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 44 mm. (20???), gilt brass, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial and movement by the retailer, Grandjean Trademark on the case. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

EUR 30,000 - 36,000

LOT 78

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Swiss, No. 5114, made for Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston, circa 1890. Very fine 18K gold keyless astronomical minute-repeating watch with perpetual calen-dar, phases of the moon, split-seconds chrono-graph and 60-minute register.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished with engraved initials in the back, gold hinged cuvette, chronograph safety bolt at 1 o?clock on the band, split seconds activated push-button at 11 o?clock. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute and chronograph tracks with five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four-year leap cycle concentric with minute register, and subsidiary seconds with phases of the moon aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42 mm. (19???), rhodium-plated, 36 jewels, "superior adjustment", straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, chronograph mechanism on the back plate, split mechanism under the dial, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on dial, case and movement signed by the retailer. Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 79

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 860183, case No. 4178996, Ref. 96. Made in 1937, sold on December 16, 1937. Unique and exceptional, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, the first wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar ever created. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Roman numerals and painted indexes, inner retrograde graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, auxiliary seconds dial. Yellow gold hands and "Feuille" blued steel hands for the retrograde calendar. M. Cal. 11''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 1,433,500

LOT 80

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 864470, case No. 635565, movement No. 864470, Ref. 1591. Made in 1944, delivered on November 27, 1944, to Favre Leuba & Co. Unique and extremely important astronomical, water-resistant, indirect center seconds, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, polished bezel, scroll lugs, dust-protecting cap. D. silver with Arabic tritium-coated numerals, auxiliary dial for the seconds and the days of the month, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Blued steel tritium-coated skeleton hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120, stamped with Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

LOT 81

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Perret & Martin, Geneva, circa 1900. Very fine and rare 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator and detent escapement.

C. Four-body, "pomme et filet", polished, reeded band, gold-hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. Silver, snap-on fit, punched "AI" on the reverse, Roman numerals separated by engraved floral and foliate engraving, outer dot minute track, center and edges with applied varicolored gold floral and foliate pattern, subsidiary sunk seconds, outermost decorated with engine-turned pattern. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), nickel and damascened in unusual dot and zigzag patterns, 14 jewels, 3-arm Auguste Grether type carriage with pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and mean screws, blued steel balance spring with Phillips? outer terminal curve and protruding perpendicular overbanking prevention pin with two corresponding stop pins mounted on the balance arm, index regulator. Signed on dial and movement, case punched "TMC". Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 130,000

EUR 65,000 - 85,000

Sold: CHF 146,500

LOT 82

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868248, case No. 665024, Ref. 2499, first series, retailed by Frec-cero, made in 1951, sold on September 29, 1955. Production of this reference started in 1951. Exceptional and highly important astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, internal pulsometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accom-panied by the "Extrait des Registres".

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, outer pulsometer graduation for 15 pulsations, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13 ''' CC, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 3,193,500

LOT 83

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 771612, case No. 2866720, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985, sold on July 25, 1989. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany wooden fitted box, a black and yellow gold push-piece for quick change of the date and certificate.

C. two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, sap-phire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours, and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balan-ce adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

LOT 84

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3046076, case No. 4010724, Ref. 3970/E. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold on July 11, 2000. Very fine astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, an additional 18K yellow gold back, a yellow gold and black push-pin and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a maho-gany fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes, auxiliary guilloché sunk dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stam-ped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "faus-ses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance ajusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 55,000 - 65,000

EUR 37,000 - 42,000

Sold: CHF 70,150

LOT 85

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève No. 1958011, case No. 2980930, Ref. 5050J-018. Produced in the 1990's, sold on May 19, 2000. Very fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, with perpetual calendar, retrograde date display, leap year and phases of the moon, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. With electrically driven leather-covered fitted wooden box for winding the watch. Accompanied by certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Roman numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases, and the leap year, retrograde date sector. M. Cal. 315S QR aut., stamped with "Poinçons de Genève", rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decora-tion, 31 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 38,000 - 48,000

EUR 25,000 - 32,000

Sold: CHF 49,450

LOT 86

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1958924, case No. 4138715, Ref. 5059P-001. Produced and sold in 2000. Very fine, massive, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date, 48 hours autonomy, a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp and black and platinum push-piece. With electrically driven leather-covered fitted wooden box for winding the watch. Accompanied by certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, sapphire crystal, rounded band, pyramidal bezel, straight lugs, white gold screwed bars. D. white with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric, retrograde sector for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. "Feuille" steel hands. M. Cal. 315/136 SQR aut., stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 42,000 - 52,000

EUR 28,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 54,050

LOT 87

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3235216, case No. 4171744, Ref. 5150G "T-150" pro-duced in a limited edition of 150 examples in 2001, to commemorate the 150th anni-versary of the relationship between Patek Philippe and Tif-fany & Co. All examples have been sold. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with semi-instan-taneous digital triple date annual calendar with indication of the weeks for one year, moon phases and 48-hour autonomy, with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and certificate.

C. "Officier and Bassine-style" (reminiscent of the wristwatches worn by officers during WWI), three-body, solid, polished, engraved hinged case back covering a sapphire crystal dome, rounded bezel and band with four correctors, protected "Louis XV"-style winding-crown, straight and curved lugs. D. ivory-co-lored with applied white gold bâton indexes, the Tiffany "T" at 12 o'clock, concentric inner second scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months in Arabic numerals, the days of the month and the moon phases. Faceted "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 315 S QA LU, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 21K gold central rotor, unidirectional winding, 21600 vibrations/hour. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 47,150

LOT 88

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Pagoda", No.1859437, case No. 4014179, Ref. 5500. Produced in a limited edition of 150 exam-ples in platinum in 1997, sold on November 27, 1997. All examples have been sold. Very fine and very rare, rectangular, flared, "bombé", "Pagoda"-shaped, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a comme-morative booklet, a certificate, an attestation and a "Bulletin de Marche" delivered by the "Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres".

C. two-body, solid, polished, concave sides, case back engraved "Commemoration 1997 Pagoda". D. black with applied white gold Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" white gold hands. M. Cal. 215, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 41 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 27,000 - 34,000

Sold: CHF 50,600

LOT 89

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex "Anti-Magnetic", Ref. 3055. Produced in the 1950's. Fine and rare 18K yellow gold mid-sized wristwatch, with square-shaped button chronograph, regis-ters, tachometer and a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

C. three-body, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. black with applied lozenge-shaped and dart indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Alpha" gold hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 21,850

LOT 90

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Explorer", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1016, retailed by Cartier. Production of this reference started in the 1960's. Fine and very rare tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-win-ding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Jubilé bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and bâ-ton and dart indexes, above the 6, the "Cartier" signature. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 13,800

LOT 91

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Milgauss", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1019. Production of this reference started in 1966. Fine, water-resistant to 50 m., center-seconds, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by original certificate.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, anti-magnetic protecting cap. D. matte silver with steel and black indexes. "Bâton" steel and black hands. M. Cal. 1580, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 22,425

LOT 92

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph, Ref. 6239, so-called "Paul Newman", with steel bezel protected by a transparent ring. Produced in the 1970's. Very fine and rare water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 300 units per hour. D. bicolor matte silver and black with tritium-coated steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 13'", rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 93

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239, with black "anti-reflets" bezel. Produced in the 1960's. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with 18K yellow gold Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor champagne and black with tritium-coated applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 13???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 205 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 94

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6263/6265, with steel bezel. Production of this reference started in 1971. Fine water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crowns and buttons, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor matte silver and black with applied steel indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers."Bâton"tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 18,975

LOT 95

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6263, with black "anti-reflets" bezel. Production of this reference started in 1971, sold on December 23, 1984. Fine water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet, fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crowns and buttons, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor matte silver and black with applied steel indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton"tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

LOT 96

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Offi-cially Certified Cosmograph, Ref. 6263/6265, with black "anti-reflets" bezel. Produced in the 1970's. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor black and satin-finish gold with applied gold tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 28,000 - 33,000

EUR 18,000 - 22,000

LOT 97

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph "Daytona" , Ref. 6263/6265, with black "anti-reflets" bezel. Production of this reference started in 1971. Fine water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer, with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crowns and buttons, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 200 units per hour. D. bicolor matte silver and black with applied steel indexes, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

LOT 98

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 921373, case No. 626625, Ref. 1526, 1st series. Production of this watch and of the reference started in 1941. Extremely fine and probably unique, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, special dial, and by an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and by a Patek Philippe letter of explanation.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial, concentric, inner graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 223,500

LOT 99

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 966945, case No. 665500, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Production of this reference started in 1941. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied pink gold dot indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial with inner scale and outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 234,500

LOT 100

Exceptional Horological Works of Art Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 928698, case No. 646254, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Production of this reference started in 1941. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold dot indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial with inner scale and outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 1 - 1

EUR 1 - 1

Sold: CHF 152,000