F. Nicole, Geneva. Made circa 1840. Fine tortoiseshell and gold musical snuffbox playing two tunes.
C. Three-body, the top with gold lifting lip and inlaid with golddecoration, side panels and base plain, gold disc in the right sideof the front panel for changing the tunes, to the left to activatethe music, base with winding aperture. M. 82 x 47 mm, pinnedcylinder type with a comb of 67 tuned vibrating blades, two-armfly worm-gear governor.Signed on the comb in typical Nicole manner.Dim. 91 x 57 x 30 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
USD 5,600 - 6,400
EUR 4,200 - 4,800
Rolex Catalogue, circa 1930-1940.
Old Rolex retailer`s catalogue from circa 1935. String-bound catalogue on green paper with black and white pictures of popular Rolex models, descriptions in French of various models and prices in Swiss Francs. Printed in Geneva, 37 pages (printed on both sides). Length 16 cm, Width 13 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 200 - 300
USD 160 - 240
EUR 120 - 180
Sold: CHF 220
C. Four-body, polished, spring-loaded cover with a rose-cut diamond-set keyhole over blue enamel, inside the back cover a compartment for a picture. D. White with painted black radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions. Blued steel hands. M. Heart-shaped, gilt brass bar calibre, cylinder escapement, plain gilt three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Dim. 45 x 27 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 4,800 - 6,400
EUR 3,600 - 4,800
C. Three-body, solid, polished, canted corners, stylized bow and bottom, glazed cover and back. Hinged enamel gold cuvette with floral decoration and centered with two putti ? one playing a flute, the other holding a cane - and a lamb painted over a black ground and within a scalopped frame. D. Black with painted radial white Roman numerals within a gold scalopped frame, surrounded by four painted winged putti linked by red flower garlands over a black ground. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 11´´´, oval gilt brass, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Case numbered. Dim. 30 x 39 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,400 - 3,200
EUR 1,800 - 2,400
C. Three-body, ?scalloped-edge?, leaf-pattern on band, front cover with diamond-set bezel and translucent imperial blue enamel border and gilt leaves at the scalloped edges, back cover with painted on enamel lakeside and mountains view with lush vegetation in the foreground, framed by a square-shaped gilt border with a diamond in each corner and a cluster of four diamonds at the four sides, translucent imperial blue enamel surround en suite with the front. D. White enamel with painted blue Arabic numerals, each encircle by a gilt border. Outer gilt dot divisions. Gilt ?Louis XV? hands. M. 12"', gilt brass, 18 jewels, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, regulator. Dial and cuvette signed.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,400 - 3,200
EUR 1,800 - 2,400
C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back with 8 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black oeil-de-perdrix with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary silver ring dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
USD 2,800 - 3,600
EUR 2,100 - 2,700
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved lugs. D. Cream with applied pink gold rhombus indexes and pink gold Arabic 6 and 12, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 45-minute registers, outer tachometer scale. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 188, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 12.8 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 3,200 - 4,800
EUR 2,400 - 3,600
C. Three-body, solid, polished, revolving ridged and graduated matte silver bezel, screwed-down case back with logo, facetted and curved lugs. D. Blue and guilloche matte silver with applied white gold baton indexes with luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the minutes/seconds and 1/5th seconds, outermost graduations for the slide rule and the telemeter. Luminous white gold ?baton? hands. M. Mechanical with automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 11,000 - 13,000
USD 8,800 - 10,400
EUR 6,600 - 7,800
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, three push-buttons recessed in band, curved lugs. D. Silvered with applied pink gilt dagger and pyramidal indexes and pink gilt Arabic 3,9 and 12 numerals; outer minute divisions, apertures for the days of the week, the months and moon phases, outer ring with the days of the month in blue painted Arabic numerals. Steel ?feuille? hands, blue hand for the date. M. Cal. 381, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Diam. 34.7 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,400 - 3,200
EUR 1,800 - 2,400
C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, claw lugs, sapphire crystals. D. White with underlying pink iridescent hue and applied gilt dagger indexes and Roman 3 and 9, outer gilt dot minute divisions, sunk mother-of-pearl subsidiary dial, date aperture at 12 o`clock. Gilt ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 10 ½???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Case, dial and movement signed.
Grading System: A
CHF 400 - 500
USD 320 - 400
EUR 240 - 300
Sold: CHF 440
C. Two-body, solid, polished, curved claw lugs, sapphire crystal, stainless steel back. D. Guilloche silver with painted black radial Arabic numerals on a plain white outer reserve, inner minute/seconds divisions, date aperture at 6 o?clock. Black ?fancy? hands. M. Cal. 2824-2, gilt, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Case, dial and movement signed.
Grading System: A
CHF 300 - 400
USD 240 - 320
EUR 180 - 240
Sold: CHF 605
C. Two-body, solid, polished, faceted and inclined bezel, hooded movable central lugs, case numbered and engraved inside: ?Longines-Wittnauer ? Watch Co. Inc. New York,Geneva, Montreal?, domed crystal. D. Silver with applied faceted gilt baton and square indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Gilt ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 9 LT, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Case, dial and movement signed.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
USD 800 - 1,200
EUR 600 - 900
C. Two-body, solid, polished, rectangular with cut corners, hooded lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte black. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands .M. mechanical with straight-line lever escapement. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 33.5. Thickness 5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
USD 2,800 - 3,600
EUR 2,100 - 2,700
C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, curved lugs, sapphire crystals.D. White enamel with applied gilt radial Roman numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, inner graduation for the days of the month in black painted Arabic numerals. Gilt ?baton? hands. White hand with blue crescent moon on the tip for the date. M. Cal. 2892-2, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, ?fausses côtes? and ?oeil-de-perdrix? decorations, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial signed. Diam. 36.5 mm. Thickness 9.8 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 400 - 500
USD 320 - 400
EUR 240 - 300
C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, cabochon sapphire-set winding crown. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals and outer minute track. Blued steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 8???, 17 jewels, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
USD 2,800 - 3,600
EUR 2,100 - 2,700
C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, curved and stepped lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Midnight Blue with guilloche square-pattern center and applied radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, sunk ring-pattern guilloche subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. 2892-2, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, ?fausses côtes? and ?oeil-de-perdrix? decorations, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 700 - 800
USD 560 - 640
EUR 420 - 480
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, revolving reeded bezel with pointer, curved lugs, back engraved: ?Majetek Vojenské Spravy ? 2097?. D. Black with silver Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunk guilloche subsidiary seconds dial. Luminous ?skeletonized? hands. M. 14 1/2 "' gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dim. 40 x 51 mm. Thickness14.5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
USD 2,800 - 3,600
EUR 2,100 - 2,700
C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, short curved lugs. D. White with black painted radial Arabic numerals. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 2003, 9???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws, self-compensating flat balance spring. Case, dial and movement signed.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 5,500
USD 3,600 - 4,400
EUR 2,700 - 3,300
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined and reeded bezel, hooded lugs, screwed-down back and crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track with painted black radial Arabic numerals, aperture for the day and date. Luminous yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. M. Cal. 5055, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 11 jewels, adjusted to temperature, with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
USD 8,000 - 9,600
EUR 6,000 - 7,200
C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back secured by 8 screws, unidirectional revolving graduated bezel, "Vendôme" type lugs, winding crown with sapphire-set protection cap, flat sapphire crystal. D. Off-white with black painted Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 20, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix", 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 13,000 - 15,000
USD 10,400 - 12,000
EUR 7,800 - 9,000