Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863413, case No. 636969, Ref. 130. Production of this reference started in 1934. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rho-dium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863269, case No. 626189, Ref. 130. Made in 1943, sold on March 27, 1944. Production of this reference started in 1934. Very fine and rare, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied steel Roman numerals and baton indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" steel hands. M. 13'''-130, 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. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119358, case No. 331514, Ref. 3448. Made in 1974, sold on May 2, 1978. Pro-duction of this reference started in 1962. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by original fitted box and Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119688, case No. 2805696, Ref. 3450 Q, second series. Production of this reference started in 1981. Very fine and rare astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and the leap year marked in Roman numerals, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold "bâton" indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Girard-Perregaux, No. 133336, carriage by Ernest Guinand, circa 1890. Exceptionally fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless "gold three bridge" patented movement, the smallest one-minute tourbillon at the time, and the smallest one-minute tourbillon with pivoted detent escapement ever made.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 31.9 mm. (14.1???), nickel with patented three parallel gold bridges, pillar plate finely damascened on both sides, going barrel damascened in radial "sunburst" pattern, 18 jewels, top ones on gold settings, tourbillon with pivoted detent escapement, gold train including the escape wheel, 21,600 beats per hour, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with amplitude safety device. Signed on dial, case and movement, movement numbered under the dial. Diam. 50 mm.

Charles Frodsham, Ad. Fmsz, by Appointment to the King, No. 115 New Bond Street, late of 84 Strand, London, No. 09190/12127, movement by Nicole Nielsen, case by Harrison Mill Frodsham, hallmarked 1906-1907. Exceptionally fine and rare 18K gold, keyless free-sprung six-minute tourbillon regulator, Class A Kew Observatory certificate of 1906.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", made by "HMF", polished, gold hinged cuvette engraved with presentation text to Jonathan Mann, Esq., swivel pendant. D. Off white, by Willis, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 48 mm. (22???), 3/4-plate, gilt brass, 22 jewels, top ones in gold settings, lateral calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, equidistant Nielsen carriage, Nicole Nielsen keyless winding/setting mechanism. Signed on dial and movement, dial signed on the reverse by the dialmaker Willis, case by the casemaker Harrison Mill Frodsham. Diam. 60 mm.

Czapek et Cie a Genève, No. 3158, enamel attributed to Charles-Louis Glardon, given by the Khedive Ismail Pasha to Charles-Edmond Chojecki, Commissaire Général of the Egyptian Pavilion at the Paris Universal Exhibition, in 1867. Very fine and important 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with miniature enamel portrait and with Jean Adrien Philippe?s winding/setting mechanism.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned covers, front with enameled tughra, the stylized typographical inscription of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, here that of Abdul-Aziz (1830-1876), gold hinged cuvette with superbly executed enamel portrait of Charles-Edmond Chojecki?s daughter Marie after a photograph by Etienne Carjat, Paris, back with an Arabic inscription asking that God bless and protect her, large, flat winding crown. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 40.5 mm. (18???), frosted gilt bridge caliber, 19 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Philippe?s third winding/setting "sliding pinion" mechanism. Signed on the movement. Diam. 48 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 47014, case No. 47014, made in 1870, sold to Mr. E. Bonneault on July 14, 1880. Very fine and rare 18K gold, double-train, independent dead seconds, keyless watch, accompanied by Patek, Philippe Certificate.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned back cover, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette, bolt at 2 o?clock on the band to prevent accidental stopping of independent seconds. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions, gold paste-set hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), gilt brass, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, 27 jewels, a flirt mounted on the last pinion of the independent dead seconds train engages escape wheel pinion allowing one-second jumps, tandem winding. Signed on the case. Diam. 53 mm.

Watch with 8 Complications Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 90241, case No. 206749, made for Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, circa 1892. Very fine 18K pink gold, moon phase, astronomical, keyless minute-repeating watch with perpetual calendar and split-seconds chronograph, in Patek Philippe leather-covered fitted box.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", polished, a helmet engraved on the back. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months and subsidiary seconds with inner red calendar ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the border. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 18''', nickel-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 41 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with "swan neck" micrometric index. Repeating on gongs by slide in the band. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, button on the winding crown and push-piece in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 55 mm.

Breguet, No. 3213, circa 1910. Fine, silver, keyless split second chrono-graph dress watch with 60-minute register entered for the Observatory of Besançon Timing Contest.

C. Four-body, "Empire", polished with reeded band, silver hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers. M. 42.8 mm. (19???), rhodium-plated, half-plate caliber, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, chronograph and split mechanism set on the back plate, stamped with Viper?s head quality mark. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Diam. 54 mm.

Breguet, Ref. 343, made on June 3, 1948 and sold on January 3, 1952 to "La Mai-son Burma". Unique stainless steel military wristwatch with coaxial button chronograph on the winding-crown. Accompanied by Breguet certificate.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, ridged revolving bezel, winding-crown on the 2, concave lugs. D. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds on the 8 and for the 30 minute register on the 2, outer 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 14 ''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Signed on the dial. Diam. 38 mm.

Miniature Médaillon Breguet, No. 2053, Médaillon, sold to Monsieur Aufresne on August 25, 1807 for 1320 Francs. Fine and rare 20K gold, small pendant "montre de souscription", accompanied by original ratchet key and a certificate issued by Breguet on April 11, 1857.

C. Three-body, "forme collier", by Tavernier No. 2634, back engine-turned in circular pattern and glazed, reeded band, gold detachable cuvette with winding and regulating apertures. D. Gold, engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, engine-turned center. Blued steel Breguet "lance" hand. M. 33.4 mm. (15???), gilt brass, souscription caliber with central going barrel wound only from the back, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension and flat balance spring, 5-wheel train. Signed on the dial, cuvette and movement, secret signature on the dial. Diam. 39 mm.

Breguet, No. 2910, sent to Wenham on 12 June 1816, for 1300 Francs. Fine, small 20K gold watch with regulator type dial, accompanied by Breguet Certificate.

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes" No. 3410, by Tavernier with engine turned band, the back engine-turned in a striped pattern and protected by glass. Gold, detached cuvette with winding and regulating apertures. D. Silver, engine-turned with eccentric small Roman hour chapter ring set at the right, and symmetrical Arabic minute ring at the left, stamped on the reversed by Tavernier. Blued steel Breguet hands, the minute with a small hole in its socket for setting. M. 36 mm. (16???), gilt brass with hanging barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement (sapphire insert), three-arm gold balance with pare-chute suspension, blued steel flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the dial and cuvette, case stamped with watch and case serial numbers, casemaker?s stamp and French gold marks. Diam. 39 mm.

Breguet, No. 960, sent to Betancourt on 10 Vendemiaire year 11 (2 October 1802), for 1600 Francs. Fine and rare, large 20K gold Souscription à tact.

C. Two-body, "forme collier" by Tavernier No. 1890, the reeded band with gold touch pieces, cover and back engine-turned in a sunburst pattern, glazed small eccentric dial aperture in the dial cover, applied white gold à tact arrow on the back. Gold detachable cuvette with eccentric dial aperture. D. Small, eccentric, silver, engine-turned, with Breguet numerals on a polished chapter ring, secured by a screw on the barrel bridge. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 57.5 mm. (25???), gilt brass, "souscription" caliber with center barrel wound on both sides, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with jeweled staff and pare-chute suspension, flat blued steel balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the regulator. Signed on the cuvette and movement, secret signature on the dial. Diam. 62 mm.

Breguet, No. 2044, sold to Monsieur Castaneda on January 14, 1807 for 3240 Francs. Extremely rare and equally fine 20K gold double-train quarter-repeating Grande Sonnerie clockwatch. Accompanied by a Breguet certificate.

C. Three-body, "Empire", engine-turned back, reeded band, detachable gilt cuvette with winding apertures, regulating and striking/silent, short round pendant, push-button at 6 o?clock on the band to activate repeater. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, secret signature below 12 o?clock, secured by a screw. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 53 mm. (23 1/2???), gilt brass full plate, ruby cylinder escapement, plain 3-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, interesting striking mechanism with the hour cam set on the minute wheel driven by four-leaf cannon pinion, repeating and striking on two gongs, repeating activating through a small push-piece at 6 o?clock. Signed on dial, cuvette and movement, case punched with the casenmaker?s mark. Diam. 62 mm.

Pendule Pyramidale and Muses Breguet, Pendule Pyramidale, No. 449, bronzes by Pierre-Philippe Thomire and Nicolas DelaFontaine dit Le Jeune, begun in 1805, sold to Monsieur Follope on March 10, 1827 for 3000 Francs. Exceptionally fine and rare gilt bronze 8 day-going double-barrel precision mantel regulator with overhanging pendulum and patented constant force chronometer escapement, dead seconds and hour and half-hour striking.

C. Pyramid-shaped on rectangular base, the frame of darkened bronze, side panels decorated with applied gilt bronze ornaments depicting Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, Calliope, the Muse of Philosophy, and Clio, the Muse of History, front finished at the top with a Medusa?s head on a sliding cylindrical fixture covering the pendulum suspension, matte and gilt frame, glazed front and back with beveled glass, gilt base with typical Empire pattern, turtle feet, the whole standing on Portor marble base with adjustable gilt bun feet. Platform escapement covered with gilt oval plate with bezel finished with beaded pattern, the plate is fixed with silvered pendulum amplitude plate and leveling pin and with sliding security device when traveling. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Winding apertures for the going train concealed under the bezel, which is flanked by Prudence, one of the four Cardinal Virtues, and the allegory of the Genius of Fame, with hinged foot revealing the striking winding aperture. Small silvered dial set on the platform escapement for the seconds. M. Rectangular, 24 x 11 cm., heavy brass plates, two large going barrels with stop-work for the going train, large platform with unusual Breguet constant force escapement with very interesting security device locking the train when the platform is taken out, the impulse is delivered via pivoted impulse pin fitted with a small gold adjustable weight, the gold sapphire-jeweled fly wheel pushes the locking detent up which in turn brings the impulse pin up. Rack striking train set outside the back plate, striking on a bell, special safety mechanism to allow the hands to be turned backwards. Brass-iron gridiron pendulum with heavy brass bob, sapphire impulse pin mounted on a special bracket for depth adjustment, gravity unlocking lever, knife-edge suspension, additional safety device preventing the pendulum from dropping too close into the escapement, preventing coincidental damage to the escapement when moving the clock, micrometric adjusting knob. Signed on the dial, the case punched twice with the serial number (between the pedestal and the pyramid, and the other at the top of the pyramid below the suspension sliding cover). Dim. 575 x 345 x 215 mm.

J. Baillon, Paris, No. 3038, circa 1775. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel ring watch, entirely diamond-set, in original lizard fitted box.

C. Circular top with diamond-set hinged bezel, band decorated with green, red and white champlevé enamel in foliate pattern, bottom with champlevé enameled initials, diamond-set shank extending at the top. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 10 o?clock. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. M. 15 mm. (7???), hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock. Signed on the movement. Dim. Height 27 mm., width 23 mm.

Unsigned, attributed to Pierre Simon Gounouilhou, Geneva, circa 1820. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold, diamond-set quarter-hour repeating ring watch with special escape-ment and visible diamond-set balance.

C. Rectangular top with canted corners. Bezel chiseled and engraved with laurel-leaf wreath, beaded edge, band lightly engraved with repeated pattern, bottom with sliding panel revealing winding and setting apertures. D. Following the shape of the case, translucent dark blue enamel, top with aperture for diamond-set spinning balance, lower part with white enamel Breguet chapter with outer minute track. Blued steel "arrowhead" hands. M. 14 x 26.2 mm. (6 x 12???), rectangular with canted corners, virgule escapement, brass escape wheel, plain diamond-set balance with four spiral arms, flat balance spring, fixed barrel, quarter-hour repeater mounted on the back plate, all-or-nothing mechanism, activated by a slide at the edge of the ring, striking on a bell mounted over the escapement. Dim. Length 32 mm., width 21 mm.

Attributable to Piguet & Capt, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set lyre-shaped musical automaton.

C. One side of the sound-board decorated with a vase of gold and white flowers against a blue background, the winding aperture in one of the petals, the horns in a floral and foliate pattern against matching blue enamel, suspended from a double gold chain. Automaton: the figures in multicolored gold over polychrome enamel with a rural landscape and ruins in the background; a seated lady plays the hurdy-gurdy, a boy behind her taps his foot, a man dances to the music. M. 25 mm. (11???), circular, barillet type, six-wheel train with the last pinion in eccentric bushing to regulate the tempo, five tuned teeth, the dancer driven by pins mounted on the flat part of the barrel, the boy?s leg by the same, the hurdy-gurdy motion from an extra pinion driven from the barrel but not connected to the train. Dim: width 33 mm., length 64 mm.

The Harp Unsigned, Geneva, circa 1805. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel pearl-set musical harp fitted with a watch.

C. Front of the soundboard painted on enamel with an allegory of Music, below within a half pearl frame is the watch, the sides with an applied gold allegory of Love, the rest decorated mainly with blue enamel, the pegs for the gold strings set with diamonds. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, blued steel "spearhead" hands set in the center of a trapezoidal, dark blue champlevé plate with gold floral pattern. M. Trapezoidal, gilt full plate, circular pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance with blued steel flat spring, the continental cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical scrolling foliage. Musical movement: barillet type with five teeth, five-wheel train, interesting speed regulation by means of a small pin protruding through the case, changing position of the last pinion bushing. Dim. 79 x 44 mm.

The Concert Inventé par Antoine Rojard à Genève, No. 2174, case by Jean-Georges Rémond, Geneva, circa 1810. Extremely fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set musical snuffbox with very complex automaton scene.

C. Rectangular with canted corners, the top hinged lid with a finely painted on enamel scene representing a music lesson with a young lady holding music and singing, while a boy accompanies her on a flute and another listens, with a large column at the left and mountains in the background, gold acanthus leaf frame, translucent dark blue enamel on each side over engine-turning partially painted black, in typical Rémond fashion, in a discrete geometrical pattern, half pearl border, borders and corners with champlevé enameled foliage decoration, the side panels and the bottom with en suite translucent dark blue enamel over engine-turning painted with black geometrical pattern. D. Revealed by the lid, the varicolored gold automaton scene features a young lady playing the dulcimer, accompanied by a monkey playing the triangle, while three people beat time and applaud at the end of the concert. The whole against a very finely painted on enamel drawing room with drapes, paintings and other decoration. M. Rectangular, 78 x 51 mm., gilt brass skeletonized, fusee and chain, seven-wheel train, the pinned drum set on the third wheel, seven stacked tuned teeth playing the tune on double rotation of the drum. Signature scratched on the movement, Jean-Georges Rémond?s Master mark punched on the box. Dim. 87 x 60 x 35 mm.

Henry Capt, Genève, No. 6710 and No.6711, circa 1820. Exceptionally rare and very fine pair of 18K gold musical automaton watches playing on every hour or on demand, made for the Chinese market.

C. Four-body, "Empire", engine-turned, gilt cuvette with winding and setting apertures. D. Eccentric, set at the top of the automaton dial, white enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. The automaton is made up of a a cupid and a butterfly on a seesaw, a young lady accompanying them on a guitar, the whole against a finely painted on enamel park with a wall and summerhouse in the background. M. 52 mm. (23???), gilt brass, cylinder escapement, gold escape wheel, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, fixed barrel, sur plateau musical train with 26 tuned teeth working alternately on the top and bottom pins of the pinned disc, the automaton driven from a steel ratchet wheel-type cam mounted concentrically to the top of the pinned disc. Signed on the cuvette and stamped with maker's mark on the pillar plate under the dial. Diam. 57 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 862749, case No. 2621608, Ref. 1579. Production of this reference started in 1943. Very fine and rare, large, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with square button chronograph, register and tacho-meter with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer tachometer graduation. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands. M. 13 ''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micro-meter regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867900, case No. 663404, Ref. 2499, first series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Very fine and very rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with square button chronograph, 30-minute register, tachomter, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, outer pulsometer gra-duation for 15 pulsations, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow 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.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868329, case No. 676627, Ref. 1436, made in 1952, sold on November 19, 1955, retailed by Freccero. Production of this reference started in 1938 to 1971. Exceptional and extremely rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button split-seconds chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the "Extrait des Registres".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. pink with applied pink gold Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer gradu-ation. "bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever esca-pement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, the winding-crown is for stop and reunite of the split-second hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868176, case No. 667650, Ref. 130, made in 1951, sold on June 4, 1952. Production of this reference started in 1934. Very fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the "Extrait des Registres".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave curved lugs. D. two-tone matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals for 12 and 6 and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric, the 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-com-pensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Breguet, No. 1188, sold to Don Anto-nio of Spain on August 1, 1808 for 3600 Francs. Exceptionally fine and extremely rare 18K gold Garde Temps four minute free-sprung tourbillon regulator with 36-hour power reserve indicator, subsidiary seconds and stop seconds, escapement naturel with fast train, and Turkish dial, in its Morocco fitted box, accompanied by 1927 Certificate.

C. Four-body, massive, concealed hinges, back cover with sunburst engine-turned center on Barley corn engine-turned back-ground, engine-turned bezels, gold hinged cuvette. D. White, enamel, Islamic hour chapter ring in the center, outer minute track with 15-minute Islamic markers, up-and-down sector at 6 o?clock, subsidiary seconds at 10 o?clock, stop-seconds at 2 o?clock. M. 53.5 mm. (24???), gilt half-plate, reversed fusee and chain with maintaining-power, 24 ruby and sapphire jewels, four minute tourbillon regulator with escapement naturel, steel escape wheels, the 12-tooth driving one with oil retention slots, double 3-tooth driven wheel (one for locking, the other for impulse), very special detent with triangular locking jewel on spring-loaded lever, 3-arm cut compensation balance of steel/copper-silver alloy, gold temperature screws, platinum meantime screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring mounted in adjustable stud, fast beat train beating 21,600 beats per hour, both second hand wheels are driven from the carriage wheel, one of them is friction set and consequently can be stopped by pressing the pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Signed on dial, case and movement, dial also with secret signature. Diam. 66 mm.

Breguet, No. 2090, enamel by Lallemand, production started 1806, sold to Esseyd Aly Effendi on September 16, 1808 for 3,360 francs. Extremely fine and very rare 22K gold and enamel pair-cased "cabriolet" double-train grande et petite sonnerie clockwatch with independent quarter-repeating, accompanied by a certificate and copies of the manufacturing register.

C. By master casemaker Amy Gros No. 894, outer: two body, entirely covered with translucent scarlet enamel over engine-turning with sunburst pattern at the back, center decorated with gold paillon star and a crescent within paillon sunburst rosette, border with superbly made gold paillon foliate wreath, bezels with champlevé blue, green, yellow enamel forming foliate and floral pattern against translucent scarlet enamel over parallel flinqué pattern, the back cover engraved inside: "Hadji Assim Effendi". Inner: two-body, also entirely in translucent scarlet enamel, back cover over sunburst engine-turning centered with gold paillon foliate rosette, gold paillon twist-rope pattern at the edge, bezels with champlevé azure enamel and gold scrolling and foliate pattern on a translucent scarlet enamel over flinqué ground. The inner case can be turned in the outer case so that the watch can be used either as an open-face or a hunter. Gold detachable cuvette. D. White enamel with gilt Islamic numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 47 mm. (21???), gilt brass full plate double-train with two barrels retained by a single bridge, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, gilt three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring. Grande and petite sonnerie on two gongs with two hammers, the strike/silent and grande/petite selection lever in the edge of the dial. Independent quarter repeating train with two hammers and two gongs, with pull-twist piston through the pendant. Signed on the dial, dial ring, cuvette and movement. Accompanied by Breguet certificate No. 2757 and photocopies of the original records. Diam. 62 mm.

The Forge of Love Unsigned, Geneva, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold and ena-mel, split pearl-set automaton watch.

C. Two-body, "Empire", back cover with translucent dark blue enamel over elaborate "sunburst" engine-turning, center with small split pearl rosette, bezels set with split pearls, gilt spring-loaded cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. Small white enamel with Breguet numerals and outer minute track set at the top of the automaton scene. Blued steel Breguet hands. Automaton scene depicting three multicolored gold cupids making their arrowheads; one forging, one hammering, and the third sharpening, the background, depicting an Alpine landscape with a river, bridge, and mountains in the background, painted on enamel on a gold plate. M. 46 mm. (21???), gilt brass, two separate bridges, one for the going train with fixed barrel, one for the automaton train also with fixed barrel and five-wheel train, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance with flat balance spring, adjustable eccentrically mounted pinion as governor. Diam. 58 mm.

The Dutch Kitchen Attributed to Pierre Simon Gou-nouilhou, Geneva, No. 8030, circa 1815. Very rare and equally fine 18K gold and enamel double-face watch with an automaton scene.

C. Double-body, "Directoire", polished with glazed back. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gold "ogival" hands. Magnificent varicolored gold automaton scene applied over a painted ground depicting a kitchen: a lady sitting by a fire over which a chicken is being roasted, a small child opposite her, above, a barking dog running in a rotating cage turns the spit, at the right water is running from a fountain, below a dog plays with a cat. M. 49 mm. (22???), gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, automaton driven by an independent movement with going barrel and five-wheel train, eccentrically mounted and adjustable pinion as the governor, driving the automata by means of cams and levers. Punched twice with the serial number on the movement. Diam. 57 mm.

The Shield Piguet et Capt a Genéve, No. 111, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, half pearl- and diamond-set fob watch with visible spinning balance.

C. Three-piece, shield-shaped, back and band wholly engraved with scrolling, three pearl-set gold and enamel link chains terminated with a large natural pearl in a gold and enamel and rose-cut diamond setting, with a gold pin. D. Following the shape of the case, top part with small white enamel Arabic chapter with outer minute dot track and blued steel "spade" hands, below aperture for the diamond-set spinning balance, the whole on translucent dark blue enamel background with gold foliate and floral decoration. M. Oval 25 x 15 mm. (11 x 7???), gilt full plate, reverse caliber, cylinder escapement, diamond-set balance with flat balance spring. Scratched Piguet et Capt on the back plate. Dim. 85 mm. (with chain and fob) x 21 mm.

The Shield Unsigned, attributable to Piguet et Capt, Geneva, circa 1810. Extremely fine and rare 18K gold and painted on enamel, half pearl- and diamond-set pendant watch with visible spinning balance.

C. Three-piece, portico-shaped with columns and roof set with half pearls, back with hinged medaillon painted with a bouquet of flowers, strings of half pearls at the top and bottom, champlevé enamel sides with geometrical pattern, unusual pendant in the shape of two wings, blue in the front and black on the back, joined by a short gold chain, finished at the top with a gold torch and at the bottom with a pearl. D. Oval, top part with small white enamel Roman chapter with outer minute dot track and blued steel "spade" hands, below aperture for the diamond-set spinning balance within a gold laurel leaf frame, black enamel background. M. Oval, 25 x 15 mm. (11x7???), gilt full plate, reverse caliber, cylinder escapement, diamond-set balance with flat balance spring. Dim. 52 x 25 mm.

The Butterfly Piguet et Meylan, Geneva, No. 1185, case by "GR", made for the Chinese Market circa 1815. Very fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel, musical box in a shape of a butterfly fitted with a watch.

C. Four-body, hinged wings, one revealing the watch, the other a compartment, finely painted on enamel, gold thorax and head over translucent dark blue enamel, white enamel edges, sides with translucent dark blue enamel over flinqué pattern partially painted in black, the bottom in translucent dark blue enamel over wave engine-turning, painted in a black geometrical pattern. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel unusual skeleton hands. M. Following the shape of the case, brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance with flat balance spring. Musical movement: sur plateau, fixed barrel, pinned disc with pins on both sides, 22 separate tuned teeth, eight-wheel train, last pinion set in adjustable eccentric bushing as governor. Punched and numbered with the maker?s mark on the movement. Dim. 72 x 43 x 16 mm.

The Butterfly Piguet et Meylan, Geneva, No. 3459, circa 1820, made for the Chinese Market. Exceptionally fine and very rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond, emerald and half pearl-set musical automaton box in a shape of a butterfly fitted, with a watch, in a fitted wooden box.

C. Four-body, hinged wings, one revealing the watch and automaton, the other a compartment, finely painted on enamel, each wing set with two good-sized diamonds, their edges set with half pearls, diamond-set thorax in translucent violet and red enamel, emerald-set eyes, sides with translucent scarlet and dark blue enamel over flinqué pattern, the bottom in translucent red enamel over unusual wave engine-turning with azure border decorated with gold leaf pattern. D. painted on enamel with a lake and a park, with applied gold cherub playing the lyre accompanied by a lady playing the harp, two courting doves in a nest below, small white enamel dial with radial Roman numeral chapter set at the upper right corner, with outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial to the left, regulating aperture between them. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Following the shape of the case, set to one side of the musical movement, brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance with flat balance spring. Musical movement: sur plateau, fixed barrel, pinned disc with pins on both sides, 38 separate tuned teeth, fly governor, automaton driven by a small cam set in the center of the pinned disc. Punched and numbered with the maker?s mark on the movement. Dim. 85 x 51 x 21 mm.

The Barking Dog J.D. Piguet & P. Meylan, Geneva, No. 174, circa 1820. Very rare and very fine 18K gold, quarter-repeating "barking dog" automaton watch.

C. Four-body, "Empire", polished back, reeded band, gold glazed hinged cuvette. D. Eccentric, set at the top of dark blue translucent enamel engine-turned plate, white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold "spade" hands. Lower part with applied varicolored gold and silver automaton scene of a dog barking at a couple of birds courting in a nest, the dog moves its head with each movement of the bellows, the whole on applied gold grass. M. 48 mm. ø, gilt brass half plate, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring. The repeating barking mechanism with a round bellows and whistle is activated by depressing the pendant. Punched on the movement with maker?s trademark Diam. 55 mm.

C. Bruguier & Fils, Geneva, No. 138, retailed by A. Golay Leresche & Fils, Geneva, Rue de la Paix 2, Paris, circa 1860. Very fine gold and enamel, diamond-set singing bird box in a leather fitted box.

C. Rectangular with lobed corners, the cover with champlevé azure enamel decorated with gold foliate pattern, diamond-set birds at each corner, aperture in the center for the bird with oval cover painted with a scene depicting a violin player, a dog and two children in rural landscape, the inside painted with an Alpine landscape with flowers in the foreground, side panels engraved with simulated wickerwork, hinged back for key compartment, back entirely engraved with scrolling and foliate pattern. Singing bird movement: 85 x 44 mm., full plate, turned pillars, fusee and chain, rectangular bellows, bird with moving head, flapping wings, opening beak and tail, eight cams controlling the piston and the bird?s beak and tail, two additional cams for the bird?s other movements, long duration of singing, precision cam-controlled lifting mechanism, gold grill pierced and engraved with floral pattern. Signed on the watch cover. Dim. 104 x 66 x 35 mm.

Attributable to Frères Rochat and Rémond, Geneva, retailed by Quantin, "Joaillier Bijoutier, Palais Royal No. 151, a Paris", circa 1835. Extremely rare and very fine gold and enamel singing bird bracelet with option for singing with medallion open or closed.

C. Hinged eight-link bracelet, each link entirely decorated with black and white champlevé enamel with foliate and floral motifs, center with rectangular box of scalloped edges decorated en suite with oval aperture for the bird cover finely painted with an allegory of Autumn represented by a young woman with grapes, gold grill engraved with repeated geometrical pattern, spring-loaded catch. M. Rectangular, small, 57 x 44 mm., brass, reversed fusee and chain, six tune cams between the plates, rotating four times, and three over the back plate for the bird, round bellows, unusual mechanism allowing the bird to sing with closed lid. Dim. Length 200 mm., bracelet width 40 mm., box: 65 x 50 mm.

Attributable to Freres Rochat, Geneva, circa 1815. Very rare and exceptional 18K gold and enamel singing bird watch.

C. Three-body, massive, back centered with aperture for the bird cover of chased and engraved gold depicting a bird perched on a branch of a blossoming tree, translucent dark blue enamel frame with gold scrolling decoration, border with azure and scarlet enamel in geometrical pattern with gold acanthus leaves, reeded bezels, band with rhomboidal pattern of blue enamel alternating with azure circles on matted gold ground, bezel with translucent dark blue enamel and gold scrolling motifs. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 11 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 56 mm., gilt brass, full plate, both the going train and singing bird train driven from the same going barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring. Singing bird movement: six cams controlling all movements except the swiveling of the bird and the bellows, turning by a cam set on the back plate on the extension of the same arbor, bellows by the eccentric drive of the extension of the last wheel before the fly governor, the bird swivels, moves tail, flaps wings, opens beak, circular bellows Diam. 66 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868628, case No. 2611720, Ref. 2499, third series, made circa 1960. Exceptional and extremely rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with unusual dial. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, the 12 marked in Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 13 ''' CC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, 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.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868604, case No. 696516, Ref. 2499, third series, made circa 1960. Very fine, rare and important astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 13''' CC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, 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.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 861182, case No. 674092, Ref. 2524. Production of this reference started in 1955. Very fine, rare, and important, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave faceted lugs. D. two-tone matte silver with applied gold bâton indexes and Roman numerals. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. 12''' RM, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Case possibly Augsburg, circa 1670, movement by Isaac Phelippon, London, No. 350, circa 1780. Very fine and unusual 20K gold and painted on enamel pendant watch.

C. Two-body, "bassine" with curved in edge, finely painted on enamel with a scene depicting the flight into Egypt, with the Madonna and Child, a donkey, a goat, and two angels, the inside painted with a rural landscape. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 4 o?clock. M. 42 mm., frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock. Signed on the movement. Diam. 49 mm.

The Saint Family Auguste Bretonneau, Paris, enamel attributed to Isaac Gribelin, circa 1640. Exceptional large 20K gold and painted on enamel pre balance spring, single hand pendant watch in glazed protective case.

C. Protective: two-body, gilt, glazed, engraved edges. Inner: two-body, "bassine fermée" with curved-in edge, the front cover very finely painted with St. Catherine, the back painted with the Holy Family, St. Joseph giving a flower to the Christ Child, the inside front cover painted with St. John the Baptist holding a cross with a ribbon inscribed with the words "Ecce Agnus Dei" (see John, I, 29), inside the back cover Mary Magdalene with a cross and a Holy Book, the band painted with rural scenes, a castle on a river, a fisherman, a traveler, small enameled pendant. D. Enamel, made of two pieces, the outer white enamel ring with radial Roman numerals and half hours, the center, with a very finely painted young man (possibly David) playing the harp, is mounted within a bezel inside the chapter ring. Gilt "tulip" hand. M. 56 mm. (25???), hinged gilt brass full plate, baluster pillars, fusee and gut, short three-wheel train with 5-leaf pinions, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt cock secured by a screw, ratchet wheel mainspring set-up, motion work driven by six pins fitted at the end of a large fusee arbor. Signed on the movement. Diam. 65 mm.

Lézé, Paris, No. 1330, circa 1840. Extremely fine and rare, silver and gilt bronze eight day going, quarter repeating Grande and Petite Sonnerie carriage clock with alarm, date and chronometer escapement, in original fitted traveling case.

Breguet, No. 423/5. Started July 6, 1804, finished 14 December 1808, sold to Emperor Alexander I for 14,000 Francs, entered into the register on February 12, 1809. Extremely rare and highly important mahogany and gilt bronze Pendule Marine with patented constant force escapement, 40-hour power reserve indicator, special lever winding arrangement and visible escapement.

C. Mahogany, rectangular, by Duchosal, "colonnes rondes", glazed on all sides, plain base, oval observation window at the top with tapered gilt bronze folding handle, oval gold polished inlaid cartouche engraved: "Echappement libre à force constante par Breguet" on the base, four gilt bronze feet and winding lever. D. Silvered Breguet numerals, outer minute track with five-minute star markers and fifteen-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass with two going barrels concealed in the base, vertical cylindrical column secured onto the base supporting the large triangular horizontal platform with the going train driven from a pinion hidden in the column, constant force escapement with spring lever, similar to Peto cross detent, delivering a pulse every second, large (60 mm.) three-arm cut compensated balance with circular temperature sliding weights and mean time nuts, two gold helical balance springs with terminal curves, working in opposite phases ? when one expands, the other contracts. Unusual power reserve indicator for each mainspring with silvered sector secured to the base of the column. Signed on a circular silver plate at the top of the column and numbered on the top of the winding indicator sectors. Dim. 21 x 16 x 13 cm.

Montre Perpetuelle Breguet, No 195, montre perpetuelle, started An 5, sold on December 4, 1807 to General Jean Pierre Doumerc for 6000 Francs. Extremely important and rare, 18K gold, astronomical minute-repeating self-winding perpetuelle with 60-hour power reserve, date and phases of the moon, in a Morocco fitted box. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, "collier" form, the whole engine-turned in grains d?orge pattern with polished circle on the back cover, repeater locking lever on the band at the pendant. D. Silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot track, sunk subsidiary seconds, up-and-down indicator at 10 o?clock, symmetrically to the right aperture for the phases of the moon with a sector for its age on the edge, sunk date aperture above 6 o?clock concentric with subsidiary seconds. Mounted to gilt brass à bate levée ring. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 47.20 mm. (21???), gilt brass 3/4 plate, two going barrels, tandem winding with wolf-tooth winding gears, five-wheel train, straight line lever escapement, three-arm steel and brass jeweled and capped compensation balance lamina segments terminated with a small bracket for platinum temperature screws, three small mean time screws, blued steel flat balance spring, lift mostly on the pallets, no draw, oil retention slots in escape wheel teeth, single steel trapezoidal roller table working between two upright gold pins mounted at the end of the fork, long fork with banking over the escape wheel arbor with U-shaped end, convex entry pallet, concave exit pallet to equalize both lifts, early form parachute on both pivots. Half-ogival platinum weight swinging between two spring-loaded sapphire rollers mounted to the case with a stop mechanism triggered when fully wound, Breguet-type repeating mechanism with all-or-nothing and fixed star wheel, repeating with two hammers on a short gong fixed to the case by depressing the pendant, tone adjustment screw in the bate levée ring. Signed "Breguet" with the serial number on the dial ring and on the dial. Diam. 56 mm.

Breguet, No. 2516, sold to Baron de Blome for 2000 Francs in 1811. Exceptionally rare and equally fine eight-day going gilt brass astronomical Grande et Petite Sonnerie carriage clock with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, year indication, alarm and special escapement in original leather fitted box. Accompanied by Breguet certi-ficate.

C. Rectangular, glazed on all sides and the top, rectangular plinth with molded surbase chased with scrolling and finished at each corner with lion paws, glazed side panels in gilt frames with beaded edges, molded cornice, gilt handle with tassels in the center hinged from the lions? mouths, small four finials, bun feet, push-button at the top to activate repeater. D. Gilt metal, engine-turned, the top with circular aperture for silver hour and minute chapters with champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, above 6 o?clock phases of the moon aperture, below 6 o?clock year aperture and at the bottom three apertures for silver sub-dials for days of the week, date and months, moon phases, on the lower edge to the left lever for changing from petite to grande sonnerie, to the right striking/silence lever, silver alarm setting sub-dial set on the back plate. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, 81 x 66 mm., frosted gilt, triple train, going barrels, platform with naturel escapement, two-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold and steel screws with cuts in the centers of the rims, the screws mounted on special brackets, blued steel Breguet balance spring mounted to adjustable stud, entire escapement jeweled with endstones, impulse faces with 23 inserted jewels, gold dart, pare-chute on both balance pivots, rack-type striking, two large 3-turn gongs, three hammers, one for the alarm. Signed on dial and movement. Dim. Height 16 cm., width 9 cm.

Breguet, No. 2807, sold to General Yermoloff on August 26, 1817 for 4,000 Francs. Extremely rare and exceptionally fine and elegant 18K gold and enamel astronomical equation of time watch with annual calendar, manual perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and mean and true solar time, in a Morocco fitted box. Accompanied by Breguet Certificate of 1857.

C. Four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", back centered with engraved with coat-of-arms under pale gray translucent enamel, engine-turned around and on the band and bezel, gold hinged cuvette with winding, regulating and leap-year apertures. D. Silver, by Tavernier, engine-turned, to the left true solar time sub-dial with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and gold Breguet hands, symmetrically to the right mean time sub-dial with Roman numerals, outer minute track and blued steel Breguet hands, phases of the moon aperture above 6 o?clock surmounted with days of the week aperture with its setting aperture to the left, outermost annual date track. M. 53 mm. (23???), gilt brass, going barrel, 21 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement with divided lift and straight pallets, banking against the escape wheel arbor, draw, cut bimetallic steel/platinum compensation balance with rims cut in the center, sunk at the center for the double roller, gold and platinum screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, the annual calendar driven from the gold days of the week wheel, making one revolution in five weeks, equation cam set at the center of the annual wheel, ingenious system of transmitting power from the mean time motion work to the solar time motion work via special double wheel/double rack and pinion mechanism. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Diam. 60 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 28939, made in 1867 especially for Louise of Hesse-Cassel, Queen of Denmark, as a gift for her husband King Christian IX, on their 25th wedding anniverssay. Historically important 18K gold, diamond-set, painted on enamel keyless watch with a portrait of the Queen of Denmark.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", back with translucent dark blue enamel over engine-turning centered with the diamond-set initials "LC" with royal ribbon and surmounted by stars, gold hinged cuvette with very finely painted portrait of the Queen, very fine matte border. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm., frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, patented winding/setting system. Signed on the movement. Diam. 48 mm.

Breguet, No. 2428, sold on November 19, 1909 to Empress Maria Feodorovna. Very fine and rare large silver "hump-back", eight day-going grande et petite sonnerie carriage clock with alarm and quarter-repeating in its original Morocco fitted case.

C. Three-body, polished with hinged bezel and back door. Four bun-feet and silver chain handle. D. Silver with Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, concentric inner alarm setting ring with gold hand, engine-turned center. Blued steel "spade" hands. Gilt brass engine-turned dial plate. M. "Hump-back", 12.5 x 9.8 cm., full plate cylindrical pillars, double going barrel for going and striking trains, platform with straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, quarter repeating and striking two gongs, alarm striking on its own third gong, Grande and Petite Sonnerie/Silent selection levers above the dial, repeating button on the top. Signed on the dial and the movement. Dim. Height 15,5 cm., width 12 cm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867701, case No. 653525, Ref. 1463. Production of this reference started in 1940. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap. D. matte silver with applied steel Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" steel hands. M. 13'''-130,rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement,monometallic balance, 8 adjustments,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 668239, case No. 674151, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Production of this reference started in 1941. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe tiled bracelet.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs, crystal with "Cyclops" lens for the days of the week and the months indication. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. 13''', 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. 35 mm. Approx. overall length 172 mm.

Chariclea and Theagenes Johannes Wright in Covent Garden, with Blois case attributed to Robert Vauquer circa 1665. Very fine 20K gold and painted on enamel pre-balance spring, single-hand pendant watch.

C. Two-body, "bassine fermée" with curved-in edge, entirely painted on enamel, small pendant. D. White enamel on gold, radial Roman numerals with half-hour markers, the center finely painted with a soldier offering a sacrifice on an altar. Gilt "tulip" hand. M. 41 mm. (18???), hinged gilt brass full plate, Egyptian pillars, fusee and gut, short three-wheel train with 5-leaf pinions, verge escapement, circular steel foliot, gilt cock secured by a screw, worm-gear mainspring set-up, motion work driven by five pins fitted at the end of the fusee arbor. Signed on the movement. Diam. 52 mm.

Noble Lady in Flowers Simon Hackett, London, Blois case attributed to Henry Toutin, circa 1635. Extremely rare and important 20K gold and painted on enamel pre balance spring, single hand pendant watch.

C. Two-body, "bassine" with curved-in edge, back very finely painted with a portrait of a noble lady, borders and the band painted with flowers, small hinged bezel painted with flowers, the inside painted with a rural landscape, a stream with a bridge in the foreground, a house and hillside landscape in the background, small fixed ring pendant (later), wire prongs for crystal. D. White enamel on gold, radial Roman numerals with half-hour markers, the center finely painted with flowers similarly to the case. Gilt "tulip" hand. M. 41 mm. (18???), hinged gilt brass full plate, Egyptian pillars, fusee and gut, short three-wheel train with 5-leaf pinions, verge escapement, circular gilt foliot, silver pinned cock (later), worm-gear mainspring set-up, motion work driven by four pins fitted at the end of the fusee arbor, wedge-type mainspring barrel cover. Signed on the movement. Diam. 53 mm.

Ilbery, London, movement attributed to Frères Rochat, No. 271, enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, Geneva, circa 1800. Magnificent, highly important, 18K gold and enamel, pin-set petite sonnerie striking clock with singing bird rising and singing every hour or on demand.

C. The top with urn concealing the bird inside, with enamel flower medallion within half pearl frame against repeated motif of oval white enamel rings with gold acanthus leaves, separated by green and red enamel circles, gold scroll-shaped handles, standing on square pedestal with four gold and enamel finials terminated with good-size pearls, translucent dark blue enamel decorated with gold floral garlands in the front and back, sides with scrolling applied gold motifs, center with round case fea-turing hexagonal enameled panels on the sides, one depicting children in an Alpine rural landscape, the other a young lady with a suitor in classical costumes, half pearl frames, back with hinged panel centered by a finely painted young lady with another young suitor, gold paillon frame, translucent dark blue enamel border against engine-turning, edge pierced and engraved for sound with gold laurel leaves and green paillon repeated pattern, molded champlevé enameled base, the whole standing on a rectangular base with scalloped edges with the lid in champlevé translucent dark blue enamel over engine-turning painted in a black geometrical pattern, azure blue and gold foliate border, front and back painted with pastoral scene, river, Alpine landscape in the background, the other with five people enjoying themselves in a rural landscape, Alpine background, half pearl frame, molded base decorated with champlevé enamel, and gold foliate pattern, circular feet decorated with acanthus leaves, Zephyr among scrolling hanging from below the base between the feet. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture for going train at 10 o?clock, striking at 2 o?clock. M. 47 mm. (21???), gilt brass full plate, fusee and chain, cylin-drical pillars, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, adjustable potence, blued steel balance spring, striking on a single snail controlling both quarters and hours striking, striking on a bell with two large hammers, lever at 5 o?clock for sin-ging/silent. Singing bird box: Rectangular, 86 x 46, brass, fusee and chain, eight cams controlling the whistle, and the move-ment of the beak and tail; three additional ones for controlling the bird?s other movements, i.e. raising, tuning, flapping wings, moving tail and opening beak, bellows driven by eccentric arm from the second wheel, rectangular bellows, 8-arm fly regulator. Signed on the case, bird movement punched with number "271". Dim. Height 23cm., base width 11cm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 860182, case No. 3588. Unique example produced in 1938. Unique and highly important, astronomic, rectangular curved, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with triple-date calendar à guichets and moon phases. With a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped sides, "bombé" crystal. D. matte silver with applied white gold indexes, three apertures below the 12 for the day of the week, of the month and the month, sector aperture above the 6 for the phases of the moon. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. Cal. 11''', tonneau, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with all adjustments, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 36 mm.