252 lots

LOT 221

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

"The King of Bulgaria" Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 83878, case No. 204109. Made in 1890. Very fine 18K gold and enamel keyless dress watch. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe Certificate and fitted box bearing the Bulgarian Royal cypher.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the hinged back cover decorated with the cypher of King Ferdinand I of Bulgariabeneath a crown and within an oval red translucent guilloche enamel reserve. Hinged gold cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outer Arabic five minute markers, subsidiaryseconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 19''' (42.75 mm), frosted gilt, 15 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight line"moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat blued steel balance-spring, indexregulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 22,000 - 27,000

EUR 14,000 - 17,000

USD 19,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 57,500

LOT 222

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Hercules and Omphale Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 99899, case No. 214763. Made for C. Fredenbagen, Agent General, Buenos Aires, sold in 1895. Very fine, rare and unusual 18K gold keyless lady's pendant watch in 18th century style with repoussé case signed G. Hantz. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, repoussé, bezel chased with scrolls and foliage, hinged back cover decorated with a scene ofHercules and Omphale within a scroll and shell border, signed "G. Hantz". Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel,Breguet numerals, outer minute track. Gold "Louis" hands. M. 12''' (27 mm), rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes"decoration, 19 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compen-sationbalance, blued steel flat balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, movement and case signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 13,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,500 - 9,500

USD 11,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 14,950

LOT 223

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Hercules and Omphale Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 127772, case No. 238937. Made for F.D. Day & Co., Duluth, Minnesota, in 1904, sold in 1905. Very fine, rare and unusual, 18K gold, repoussé, painted on enamel and rose diamond-set lady's keyless triple-cased pendant watch in 18th century style. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Outer: two-body, repoussé, decorated with scrolls and shells and a scene of Hercules and Omphale. Secondcase: two-body, finely chased with gold foliage, overlaid with dark red translucent enamel, set with rose diamonds,decorated with a painted on enamel scene of three cherubs with doves amongst the clouds. Inner - two-body, goldband, glazed back, swivel bow. D. White enamel, red Breguet numerals and red minute ring, outer gold paintedArabic five minute markers. Gold "Louis" hands. M. 10''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels,wolf's tooth winding, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, bluedsteel flat balance-spring, index regulator.Dial and movement signed, case numbered.Diam. 32.5 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 13,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,500 - 9,500

USD 11,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 16,100

LOT 224

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

"Chronometro Gondolo" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 164833, case No. 292683. Made in the 1920s. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped and curved, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, "bombé" crystal. D. Mattesilver with painted radial Arabic numerals. Blued steell "spade" hands.M. Cal. 11 1/2''', frosted gilt, bar caliber, 21 jewels, wolf's tooth winding,gold train, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, snail adjust-mentto the regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 30 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 45,000 - 65,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000

USD 40,000 - 55,000

LOT 225

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Asymmetrical? Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 850793, case No. 617657. Made in 1938. Very fine and extremely rare 18K pink gold and white gold asymmetrical cuneiform driver's wristwatch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, brushed and polished, tapered body with flared upper lugs,platinum rounded bezel extending to form the lower lugs. D. Mattesilvered, square, applied gold faceted baton indexes. Gold "baton" hands.M. 8''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguetbalance spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 33 x 24 mm. Thickness 12 and 8 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,000 - 9,000

USD 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 24,150

LOT 226

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1113964, case No. 315343, Ref. 3440. Made in 1964, sold October 14, 1965. Very fine and very rare 18K yellow gold self-winding, water-resistant, gentleman's wristwatch with diamond set dial and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, angled bezel, lapi-datedlugs. D. "Satiné" silver with applied diamond dot and baguetteindexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement,Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring,18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 51,750

LOT 227

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 792297, case No. 518118, Ref. 3474. Made in 1963. Very fine and very rare rectangular platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with Patek Philippe platinum buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, rectangular, brushed and polished, the sides set withbaguette diamonds. D. Silvered, rectangular, applied white gold batonmarkers. White gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated,"fausses cotes" decoration, stamped with the Seal of Geneva qualitymark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balanceadjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensatingBreguet balance spring, shock absorber.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 34 x 26 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 28,000 - 33,000

EUR 18,000 - 21,000

USD 24,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 228

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Prototype Ricochet? Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 796993, case No. 2623985, Ref. 788. Designed by Gilbert Albert and not made in series. Made in 1964, sold on December 22, 1969. Very fine and unique 18K yellow gold asymmetrical "Ricochet" gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Hand-made, heavy, two-body, asymmetrical, polished, theback with slide to take the removable strap. D. Gold satiné, quar-tered,applied gold baton markers. Gold bâton hands. M. 10''',Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration,stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 18 jewels,straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted toheat, cold and five positions, self compensating balance spring,shock absorber.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 44 x 38 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 40,000 - 55,000

USD 55,000 - 70,000

Sold: CHF 103,500

LOT 229

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

"Prototype Ricochet" Patek Philippe & Cie. Genève, No. 796996, case No. 2623982, Ref. 788/3. Made in 1963. Very fine and rare 18K gold "Ricochet" keyless dress watch with original chain. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Hand-made, solid, heavy, two-piece, asymmetrical with radial"sunburst" chasing. D. Gold, with en suite decoration, blackindexes. White "bâton" hands. M. 10''', Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration with the Seal of Geneva qual-itymark, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, "Giromax"balance adjusted to heat, cold and five positions, shock resis-tant,self compensating balance spring.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Dim. 44 x 38 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 5,500 - 7,500

EUR 3,500 - 5,000

USD 4,700 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 6,325

LOT 230

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Two Time Zones? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 727304, case No. 309771, Ref. 2597 HS - Heures Sautantes, completed in 1959, sold on September 30, 1959. Very fine and rare, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with two hands and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, dedicated back, flat bezel, concave lugs, band bearing twobuttons activating the hour hand forwards and backwards to indicate world time, inde-pendentlyby steps of one hour at a time. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold andpainted indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-400HS, stamped with the Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold,isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, swan-neckmicrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.Engraved on the case back: "In Appreciation Harrah's - Sept. 1961?.

Grading System:

CHF 75,000 - 95,000

EUR 50,000 - 60,000

USD 65,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 101,200

LOT 231

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Black Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868722, case No. 686370, Ref. 1463. Made in 1954, sold on July 30, 1955. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe ribbed bracelet and a fitted box. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed case back, dust protecting cap.D. Black with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals for 12 and 6, auxiliaryseconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation and concentric fifthsof a second and minutes tracks. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. 13''' -130, rhodiumplated, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, eight adjustments, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 0 - 0

EUR 0 - 0

USD 0 - 0

Sold: CHF 534,250

LOT 232

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 157131, case No. 267183. Made in 1910. Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless minute-repeating hunting-cased pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted wooden case, spare crystal in numbered paper, the origi-nal Patek Philippe Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie, and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", heavy, polished, chronograph buttons in the band and crown. Hinged gold cuvette withengraved inscription. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track and extreme outer secondstrack divided into fifths of a second, Arabic five minute/seconds markers, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands.M. 19''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cutbimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer adjustment to theregulator, repeating on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, movement, case and cuvette signed.Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 45,000 - 65,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000

USD 40,000 - 55,000

Sold: CHF 48,300

LOT 233

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?To Dean Wentworth Myers? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 156727, case No. 282257. Made in 1910. Extremely fine and very rare minute-repeating astronomic 18K gold keyless pocket watch with split seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, lunar calendar, minute counter. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie and Patek Philippe fitted wooden box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", heavy, polished, curved bezel, concealed hinge, chronograph safety bolt at 11 o'clock.Hinged gold cuvette with engraved presentation inscription. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outerminute track, outermost fifth-second chronograph divisions with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, threesubsidiary dials for days of the week, phases of the moon aperture with moon's age and minute counter, date,months, and date concentric with subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42.8 mm (19'''), "faussescôtes" decoration, 39 jewels, 8 adjustments, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compen-sationbalance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometric regulator, repeating on two gongsthrough activating slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 200,000 - 300,000

EUR 130,000 - 190,000

USD 170,000 - 255,000

Sold: CHF 220,750

LOT 234

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Black Dial? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 862216, case No. 619111, Ref. 130. Made in 1939, sold on May 18, 1939. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with black dial, square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, chamfered bezel, concave lugs. D. Black with applied pinkgold indexes and Arabic half-hour markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute registerdials, outer tachometer graduation, concentric 1/5th second and minute scale. Pink goldbâton hands. M. Cal. 13'''-130, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to eight positions, self-compensatingBreguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

USD 60,000 - 75,000

Sold: CHF 86,250

LOT 235

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Slim 12''' Single Button Chronograph? Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 198491, case No. 619187, Ref. 130. Made in 1932 (movement), cased in 1939, sold June 25, 1940. Extremely rare and probably unique 18K yellow gold gentleman's slim wristwatch with single button chronograph on the crown, register and tachometer, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave curved lugs. D. Matte silver withapplied gold Roman numerals for 12 and 6 and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds and30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second scale, concentric, tachometer and minutegraduation. Gold "bâton" hands. M. 12''', slim, rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decora-tion,23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Blued steel flatbalance-spring, index regulator, the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zerofunctions of the chronograph.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 0 - 0

EUR 0 - 0

USD 0 - 0

Sold: CHF 545,250

LOT 236

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 65209, Made in 1882, sold on September 14, 1888. Very fine and rare astronomic 18K rose gold minute-repeating keyless pocket watch with perpetual calen-dar, moon phases and lunar calendar.

C. Five-body, "pomme et gouge", massive, polished, hinged and sprung front cover. Hinged gold cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds combined with red datering, day of the week and month dials, moon phases aperture with lunar calendar. Blued steel hour and minutehands. M. 19''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, fully jeweled, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeatingwith two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 130,000

EUR 65,000 - 85,000

USD 85,000 - 110,000

Sold: CHF 97,750

LOT 237

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

?Up and Down Chronometer? Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 161220, case No. 280134. Made in 1911 for the Sweeney Jewelry Co., Houston, Texas, sold on September 8, 1914. Very fine and very rare 18K yellow gold keyless pocket watch with 30 hour power reserve indication. Awarded the third prize Geneva Astronomical Obser-vatory Timing Contest 1912-1913. Accompanied by the timing contest rating certificate and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with details of the pizeawarded. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, sector for power reserveindicator below 12 o?clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 19???, "Extra" quality, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes"decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensationbalance, eight adjustments by C. Batifolier, Breguet balance spring with "swan-neck" micrometer regulator.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 30,000 - 70,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

USD 25,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 32,200

LOT 238

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Tiffany & Co., made in Switzerland, No. 112476, case No. 112476, made for Tiffany & Co., New York. Made in 1895. Very fine and rare 18K gold minute repeating, keyless pocket watch with split second chronograph. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, hinged back cover withengraved monogram, concealed hinges. Dedicated hinged goldcuvette. D. White enamel with black Breguet numerals,outerminutes and seconds divisions, red Arabic five minutes/seconds markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands.M. 36 mm (16'''), rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, brushed steel chronographwork operated by a button in the band and on the crown, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cutbimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeatingwith two hammers on two gongs via a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

LOT 239

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 138332, case No. 258237. Made for Shreve & Co., San Francisco, in 1909, sold on October 25, 1909. Very fine and rare 18K gold minute-repeating key-less split seconds chronograph pocket watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", matte and polished, concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with blackArabic numerals, outer seconds divided into fifths and with red five second divisions, 30-minute recorder at 12,subsidiary seconds at 6. Gold "Louis" hands. M. 17''', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 39 jewels, coun-terpoisedstraight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, blued steelBreguet balance-spring, micrometer adjustment to the regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs acti-vatedby a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

USD 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 41,400

LOT 240

Exceptional Collectors Timepieces, Ho... Geneva, May 15, 2005

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève., No. 112217, case No. 229475. Made for Spaul-ding & Co., Paris in 1901 and sold on November 10, 1902.. Very fine and rare 18K rose gold minute-repeating keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved inscription. D. White enamel, black Breguetnumerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute markers painted in red, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis" hands.M. 17 1/2''', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cutbimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, fully jeweled, repeating thehours, quarter hours and minutes with two hammers on two gongs activated by depressing a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 9,000 - 11,000

EUR 6,000 - 7,000

USD 8,000 - 9,500

Sold: CHF 17,825