?Claw Lugs? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 463487, case No. 318625, Ref. 4461. Made in 1953. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with full calendar and moon phases.

C. Two-body, solid, brushed and polished, claw lugs, sloping bezel. D. Two-tone mattesilver with applied yellow gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché"seconds dial, painted blue outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for themoon phases, the days of the week and the months in painted red writing. Yellow gold"bâton" hands. M. 12 1/2??? V 495, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted totemperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring,swan neck micrometer adjustment to the regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

"Two-Tone Dial" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 428973, case No. 269858, Ref. 4178. Made in 1941. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and two-tone dial.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded band, fancy flared lugs. D. Two-tonegilt with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals at 12 and 6, subsidiaryseconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second and tachometer scale. Pinkgold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 13??? 434, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted totemperature, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 26996/111543, made circa 1895. Extremely fine and very rare 18K gold, three gold bridge, hunting cased, keyless pocket chronometer with one minute tourbillon regulator, awarded a Bulletin de Première Classe at the Observatoire Cantonal of Neuchâtel.

C. Four body, massive "bassine et gouge", polished. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned and chased borderand inscription, glazed gold-rimmed cover. D. White enamel, three-piece, outer minute ring, radial Romannumerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 20''', nickel plated, Girard-Perregaux calibre withthree parallel gold bridges, gold wheel train, jewels in gold chatons, pivoted detent escapement with gold escapewheel, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with amplitude safety device, Girard-Perregauxpolished steel tourbillon carriage with index regulator.Signed on the dial, case, cuvette and movement.Diam. 59 mm.

Ecole d'Horlogerie de Genève, Master-piece, cased after the Second World War. Fine 18K gold, keyless, pocket lever chro-nometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets carrure ronde",polished. Detachable gold glazed cuvette. D. White enamel withradial Roman numerals, outer minutes divisions and subsidiaryseconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 19''', LeCoultre caliber,nickel plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetalliccompensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Oneminute tourbillon regulator with polished-steel equidistantthree-arm Pellaton type carriage, slow/fast regulation screws atthe terminal of one arm.Signed on movement.Diam. 58 mm.

Freddy Meylan, Ecole d'Horlogerie, Genève, No. 289, case No. 52508 / 2509. Made circa 1960. Very fine and rare vacuum stainless steel water-resistant gentleman's wristwatch. Timing certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back. D. Mattesilvered, painted black baton markers, subsidiary seconds."Baton" hands. M. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" deco-ration,stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark,jeweled, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, parachute shockabsorber, swan-neck micrometer regulator, dust cover.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

?Romantic Beauties? A. Golay Leresche, Geneve, enamel painted by Gaspard Lamunière. Made circa 1850. Very fine and rare yellow gold and painted on enamel bracelet. The bracelet composed of three large linked oval gold frames with gold ribbon and buckle surrounds, black enamel line decoration, foliate engraved hinged clasp with sprung-slide fastening, three very finely painted on enamel oval miniatures representing "Le Petit Protégé? -a young lady in a blue dress with a kid, "L?Eté? - a young lady and a child with sheaves of wheat, and " La Bouquetière" - a young lady with a basket of flowers, each inscribed on the reverse with the titles in French and signed "A. Golay Leresche, Geneèe", the obverse of each miniature signed "Gd. Lamuniere. Dim. 4,5 cm. Length 16 cm.

?Pietra Dura Flower? Geneva, made circa 1850. Fine and rare 18K gold, enamel and pietra dura bracelet with a concealed watch.

C. Oval, polished, the hinged and sprung cover over the watch dial with lobed panels deco-ratedwith white enamel vermiculae against multi-coloured translucent guilloche grounds, thecentre set with an oval pietra dura panel depicting a flower, engraved dedication inscription inside,the bracelet with six hinged lobed panels decorated to match the dial cover and with a central black andwhite enamelled flower, sprung slide fastening with safety chain. D. Silver with polished chapter ring, radialRoman numerals, outer baton minute indexes, engine turned centre. ?Spade? hands. M. 14???, frosted gilt, stand-ingbarrel housed within a tonneau shaped cock, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, index regulator.Dim. 48 x 43 mm. Length of bracelet 19 mm.

?Hexagonal Pear-Shaped? Ilbery, London, No. 6124, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800. Very fine and magnificent gold, pearl, enamel, moss agate and agate-set hexagonal pear-shaped pocket watch with center seconds and duplex escapement

C. Three-body, elongated hexagonal, bezel decorated with translucent red enamel with black borders, pendant,bow and finial at 6 similarly decorated, sprung and hinged back cover released by a catch in the pendant and withpearl set border, the case body set throughout with moss agate and various hues of striated agate ranging fromamber to deep orange set within a gold framework. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute trackwith Arabic quarter hour markers. Pierced gold hands. M. 41 mm, gilt, Chinese caliber, chased and engraved withflowers and scrolls, standing barrel, duplex escapement, flat-rim polished five-arm steel balance wheel with bluedsteel flat balance-spring, diamond endstone, index regulator.Movement signed.Dim. 106 x 65 mm overall.

"Joseph's Dream" Piguet & Meylan, Geneva, No. 4191, the box attributed to Jean-Georges Reymond & Cie, the enamel attrib-uted to Jean-Francois-Victor Dupont. Made circa 1820. Magnificent and very rare, 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set, musical automaton snuff box with two tunes and concealed center-seconds watch, made for the Chinese market. Accompanied by a red morocco and gold tooled leather Desoutter fitted box.

C. Rectangular with rounded corners, divided into two compartments, the front empty, the back housing theautomaton and the watch, two hinged covers. The top cover with a very finely enamelled panel of Joseph with hisparents and step-brothers within a half pearl frame. The back cover with red translucent enamel over engine-turn-ingand a chased swagged urn, gold, black and azure champlevé enamel florally decorated frame. The four sidesdecorated en suite in polychrome champlevé enamel. The back cover opens to reveal an interior scene paintedon enamel with two vari-coloured gold automaton figures, the lady playing a guitar and the gentleman a lyre. Aclock on the mantelpiece, with blued 'spade' hands and centre-seconds, tells the time. The sector to its left is forregulation. D. White enamel dial, Arabic chapters, minute and seconds dot divisions. Blued-steel 'spade' hands.M. Mounted in the upper right corner of the musical movement. Triangular shape 26 x 33 mm, brass three-quar-terplate, cylindrical pillars, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, steel escape wheel, plain brass three-arm balance,flat balance spring. The brass rectangular musical and automaton movement, 80 x 53 mm, driven by fixed barrel,with four-arm fly regulator mounted on the extension of the last pinion, double-sided pinned revolving plate play-ingwith two sets of 32 tuned teeth in a fan-shape, the automata driven from a cam mounted on the pin wheelarbor which moves a lever and in turn moves the arms of the figures. Two bolts on the front side panel, the rightone to activate the music and the automaton work, the left one to choose between the two tunes. Stamped withthe maker's mark and serial number on the musical plate, the number repeated on the watch movement.Dim. 83 x 56 x 26 mm.

The Lord?s Prayer Leon Richard, La Chaux de Fonds, case No. 1911. Made for Albert Voumard, Le Locle on December 20, 1921. Very fine, large and unique silver keyless eight-day two-train astronomic watch with triple time zone, sideral 24-hour indication, perpetual calendar, four-season indication, centre seconds and fifteen seconds indication, the Lord?s day, moon phases, power reserve and compass. Accompanied by the original leather covered, velvet lined fitted case.

C. Four-body, massive "bassine et filets carrure ronde",polished, the crown set with a glazed compass, setting buttonsfor the two extra time zones in the band, five-bar hinges. Hingedsilver cuvette with concealed compartment. D. White enamel,two-tone, dedication inscription and the Lord's Prayer aroundthe dial circumference, dual meantime dials with Roman numer-alsand outer minute tracks, one for "Heure Suisse" and one for"Heure France", outer arabic 24-hour numerals, subsidiary dialsfor days of the week, date, month, four year, four seasons andfifteen seconds dial divided for 75 vibrations (5 graduations persecond), apertures for moon phases and for the appearance ofthe effigy of Jesus Christ every Sunday. Blued steel Breguet hourand minute hands, blued steel spade subsidiary hands.M. 56 mm (25???), rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration,tandem winding, jewels in screwed chatons, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 18,000vibrations per hour, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swanneck micrometer adjustment to the regulator.Dial signed, case numbered.Diam. 81 mm.

Audemars Piguet Co., Genève, No. 139500/13764. Made for F. Schlesicky, Frankfurt, circa 1920. Very fine, rare and very slim 18K gold minute-repeating keyless dress watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine pincée", polished, hinged back withengraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silvered, blackBreguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17 1/2''', rhodium plated,"fausses cotes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment,cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flatbalance spring, repeating with two hammers on two gongs acti-vatedby a slide in the band.Dial signed.Diam. 46 mm.

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 56657, made circa 1949. Very fine and rare, astronomic, square, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with triple date, lunar calendar and moon phases.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver withapplied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the daysof the month, days of the week, months and the age of themoon, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold ?bâton?hands. M. 9???, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 25 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Audemars Piguet, No. 15950, Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, slim, astronomic, 18K yellow gold minute repeating keyless pocket watch with perpet-ual calendar, moon-phases and lunar calendar. Accompanied by an Audemars Piguet morocco box.

C. Three-body, ?variée?, polished inclined bezel, brushed band, hinged bow, brushed back with polished edge.D. Two-tone, silvered, applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for months and four-year cycle, days ofthe week and date, subsidiary seconds with lunar calendar, aperture for the moon-phases. Yellow gold "baton"hands. M. 18''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, 31 jewels, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, movement and case signed.Diam. 48 mm.

Louis Berthoud, à Paris, "Demi- Marine" No. 2532, circa 1800. Very fine and important gold dumb quarter repeating pocket chronometer with seconds indicaton and Berthoud's pivoted detent escapement.

C. Three-body, "Consular", by Joly No. 111, called by Berthoud "double fond", polished, concealed hinge and lock-ingslide in the bezel. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic ten-minute mark-ers,subsidiary seconds with Arabic quarter minute markers. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48.5 mm., matte giltfull-plate, four tapered cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, Louis Berthoud's pivoted detent escapement, three-armcut riveted bimetallic compensation balance with three wedge-shaped temperature adjustment weights, steelmeantime screws, flat balance spring, index regulation, the detent, escape wheel and balance wheel pivots withjeweled bearings, Harrison's maintaining power, repeating with two hammers on the case activated by depress-ingthe pendant.Signed on the dial and case. Case punched with Joly's mark.Diam. 58.5 mm.

Berthoud Frères, No. 96, circa 1813. Marine chronometer, produced in 1804, completed in Louis Berthoud's workshop after his death, under the direction of Henri Motel.

C. Double-body mahogany box with slide on the lid over theglazed observation aperture. Brass gimbal, the lead counter-poisedbowl with screwed glazed bezel. Brass case en forme detabatière. D. Silvered regulator type dial, with small Romanchapter for hours, subsidiary seconds below, outer minute ringon the border of the bezel. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Frostedand gilt, brass full plate, fully jeweled, with conical pillarssecured by nuts with washers. Fusee with chain and maintain-ingpower, Berthoud pivoted detent escapement, three armedcompensation balance with three trapezoidal weights andtiming screws, blued steel helical balance spring.Signed on the dial.Dial diameter 80 mm.

Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine, Paris, No. 276, circa 1850. Very fine and rare marine deck watch with pivoted detent escapement.

C. Triple-body mahogany deck watch box. Brass case en formede tabatière secured inside the mahogany box. D. Silvered, radialRoman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, fusee with Harrisson?smaintaining power and chain under separate bridge, anotherfor the train, escapement in duo-plan arrangement, Motel?spivoted detent escapement of Louis Berthoud design, four-armcut bimetallic balance with sliding temperature weights,free-sprung blued steel conical balance spring, jeweledimpulse with protection strip, locking and unlocking pallets,escape wheel teeth with pin holes for oil retention.Signed on dial, case and movement.Dim. 17 x 14 x 9 cm.

Berthoud Frères, No. 172, made circa 1822, sold to Monsieur Delaval à Marseille, rue de Paradis No. 53, for 1,800 Francs. Rare marine deck watch, made in Louis Berthoud?s work-shop after his death, under the direction of Henri Motel.

C. Triple-body mahogany deck watch type box. Brass case enforme de tabatière secured inside the mahogany box.D. Silvered regulator type, with small Roman chapter forhours, subsidiary seconds below, outer minute ring on theborder of the bezel. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Frostedand gilt, full plate, fully jeweled, with conical pillars securedby nuts with washers, mainspring by Vincent, dated. Fuseewith chain, maintaining power, pivoted detent escapement,three-arm compensation balance with three wedged weightsand timing screws, free sprung blued steel helical balancespring. Signed on the dial, back-plate and box.Dial diam. 80 mm.

Antide Janvier à Paris, ?Garde Temps d?Observations?, circa 1820 Almost certainly unique silver Timekeeper.

C. Double body drum shaped, polished with hinged moulded bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numer-alsand subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with column pillars, fusee with chainand maintaining power, cylinder escapement, plain brass treee-arm balance, helical balance spring. The balancecan be stopped at will by means of a small bolt on the dial edge. Winding hole on the base with revolving shutter.Diam. 73 mm.

?King Abdul al-Aziz III Ibn Saud? Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 704801, case No. 689344, Ref. 2481, specially ordered by Patek Philippe's Saudi Arabian retailer in 1953 in honor of King Abdul al-Aziz III Ibn Saud (1880- 1953), founder of Saudia Arabia. Very fine and rare center seconds, 18K pink gold and ruby gentleman's wristwatch with a painted enamel dial and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe tiled bracelet. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe leather "crocodile" effect box and an Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, the back withengraved logo, concave band and bezel, fluted curved lugs.D. Ivory-colored bearing the portrait of the King of Saudi Arabia- the miniature was hand-painted on each watch - with appliedround and baguette ruby-set indexes. Pink gold "dauphine"hands. M. 27-SC, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark,rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance,shock-absorber, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neckmicrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No.931291, case No. 689477, Ref. 600/1, specially ordered by Patek Philippe's Saudi Arabian retailer in 1953 in honor of King Abdul al-Aziz III Ibn Saud (1880-1953), founder of Saudi Arabia. Fine 18K pink gold and ruby keyless presentation dress watch with a painted on enamel dial.

C. Three-body, "Moderne", brushed case back, polished bezels.D. Ivory-colored, bearing the portrait of the King of Saudi Arabia- the miniature was hand-painted on each watch - with appliedround and baguette ruby-set indexes, subsidiary seconds. Pinkgold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 17-170, rhodium-plated,"fausses c?tes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment,cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steelBreguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 44 mm.180