705 lots

LOT 61

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Octa Automatique Réserve F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Automatique Réserve", No. 027-AR. Made in 2007. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum chronometer wristwatch with 120-hour power reserve, large date and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals on a plain outer reserve, subsidiary seconds, sector for the 120-hour up-and-down indication, aperture for the large double digit date. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1300.3 in 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bidirectional 22K gold guilloche rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 19,000

USD 20,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 23,400

LOT 62

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Chronomètre Souverain F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Chronomètre Souverain", No. 016-CS. Made circa 2005. Very fine and rare, platinum chronometer wristwatch with 56-hour power reserve indication and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals on a plain outer reserve, subsidiary seconds dial, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. F.P. Journe 1304 in 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance adjusted to 6 positions with 4 eccentric timing weights, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, twin barrels, gold wheel train. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 17,000 - 23,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

USD 17,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 19,800

LOT 63

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Ref. 5241, Cellini Rolex, ?Cellini?, case No. K693309, Ref. 5241. Made in 2001. Very fine and elegant platinum wristwatch with a platinum Rolex deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, curved lugs, snap-on case-back. D. Three-tone, green-blue, applied white gold baton indexes, inner guilloche circle, subsidiary dial for the seconds with silver ring, outer minute track. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 1240, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to four positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800

USD 4,000 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 7,800

LOT 64

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

The Freak ? Diamond Heart, Limited Edition Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak", No. 34/99, Ref. 029-80. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces, circa 2003. Very fine and highly unusual, platinum and round diamond-set wristwatch with 60-minute revolving movement, Ludwig Oechslin's dual direct escapement, 7-day power reserve and Ulysse Nardin platinum deployant buckle. Accompanied by Ulysse Nardin Certificate of Origin and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, round diamond-set stepped curled lugs, round diamond-set bidirectional rotating bezel to set the time released by an applied brushed plaque engraved "28,800V/h", transparent rotating case back with blued steel panel beneath and aperture for viewing the mainspring, the band with an applied brushed plaque engraved ?34/99?, sapphire crystals. D. Dark blue, sapphire crystal chapter ring with silver radial Arabic numerals. Movement parts with diamond-set white gold hour and minute pointers as hands. M. Cal. UN 01, rhodium-plated bridges with ?diamond? etched pattern, with blued steel screws, rotating from the center, the lower bridge indicates the hour while the upper bridge, fitted with the linear wheel train and escapement assembly, revolves once every hour indicating the minutes, the center axis pivoted in the sapphire crystal, 28 jewels, dual direct escapement with 2 crystal silicon impulse wheels, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, mainspring underneath the movement spanning the case diameter. Dial and case signed. Diam. 44.5 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 38,000 - 50,000

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 81,600

LOT 65

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Macho Palladium 950 Ulysse Nardin, ?Certified Chronometer, Macho Palladium 950?, No. 320, Ref. 278-70. Sold on May 28, 2007. Fine, large, oval, self-winding, water-resistant, palladium chronometer wristwatch with power-reserve indication, date and a platinum double deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Ulysse Nardin certificate, booklet and chronometer rating certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, wide bezel, stepped lugs, screw-down winding crown, transparent back with 8 screws, curved sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone matte and satine silver with applied steel Arabic numerals and triangular indexes, inner blue painted minute track, luminous dot five-minute markers, blue power-reserve indication, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture under cyclops lens. Luminous blued steel epee hands. M. Cal. 2892 ETA base, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 22K white gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 x 40.5 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,500

USD 10,000 - 15,000

LOT 66

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

160th Anniversary Chronometer Wristwatch & Barometer Set Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, "160th Anniversary Certified Chronometer", No. 12/160, Ref. 269-65. Made in a limited edition of 160 examples to celebrate the 160th Anniversary of Ulysse Nardin in 2006. Sold on May 28, 2007. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K platinum chronometer wristwatch with power reserve and a platinum Ulysse Nardin deployant buckle. Accompanied by a Ulysse Nardin certificate, certificate of limited edition, chronometer rating certificate and a wooden cased gimballed barometer.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, ribbed bezel-edge, large single lugs with platinum screw bars, screw-down winding crown, transparent case back with six screws, band with brushed gold plaque engraved ?No.012? sapphire crystals. D. White enamel with bold black radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, "160 Anniversary" in red, brushed silver power reserve indication at 12, date aperture at 6. Blued steel luminous lozenge and spade hands. M. Cal based ETA 2892/1, rhodium-plated, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 22K white gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 43 mm. Thickness: 12 mm

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,500

USD 10,000 - 15,000

Sold: CHF 12,000

LOT 67

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Tourbillon Seconde Morte F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit?, "Tourbillon Souverain à Remontoir d'Egalité avec Seconde Morte?, No. 135-05 TN. Made in 2005. Very fine and rare, platinum chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, constant force remontoir with dead-seconds, 42-hour power reserve indicator and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, winding crown engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Subsidiary guilloche silver dials with painted Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes and offset seconds secured to a brushed 18K white gold plate, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 9, up and down indication at 12. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1403 in 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with "A?-shaped tourbillon frame and polished steel bridge, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring with Phillips terminal curve, constant-force remontoir with 18K gold wheel, equalizing the mainspring's varying power supply. A blade spring, controlled by a spinning vane, is armed once a second by the force of the mainspring, feeding a steady flow of power to the balance for a more constant rate and at the same time controlling the progression of the dead-seconds hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 40,000 - 55,000

USD 65,000 - 85,000

Sold: CHF 90,000

LOT 68

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Vagabondage F.P. Journe, ?Invenit et Fecit?, ?Vagabondage?, No. 11/69 V. Made in 2004 in a limited edition of only 66 pieces in platinum and 3 unique versions in each gold color. Very fine and very rare, "tortue?-shaped, platinum wristwatch with wandering hour indication, 18K pink gold movement and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, brushed and polished, inclined lapidated bezel and lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black revolving chapter ring with luminous Arabic numerals, indicating hours and minutes by a frame, outer minute track, central aperture to view the balance. M. Cal. 12??? in 18K pink gold, tonneau-shaped with 50-hour power-reserve, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws and a frequency of 3 Hz/ 21,600 Alt/hour, self-compensating flat balance spring, double barrels. Case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 34 mm. Thickness 6.5 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 38,000 - 50,000

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 81,600

LOT 69

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Octa Réserve de Marche F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Réserve de Marche", No. 036-01A. Made in 2001. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine and rare, heavy, self-winding, platinum chronometer wristwatch with 120-hour power reserve indicator, large date and a platinum F. P. Journe link bracelet with 18K white gold concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center, guilloche white with painted radial Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial secured to a matte 18K yellow gold plate by 3 screws, sector for the 120- hour power reserve indication, aperture for the large double digit date. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1300, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, offcenter bi-directional 22K gold guilloche rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm

Grading System: AAA

CHF 27,000 - 37,000

EUR 17,000 - 23,000

USD 27,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 36,000

LOT 70

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Octa Calendrier Ruthenium F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Calendrier", No. 95/99-04Q. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces in 2004. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum annual calendar chronometer wristwatch with retrograde date, large day of the week and month indication and a platinum F. P. Journe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center, guilloche silver with painted radial Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial secured to a brushed and ruthenium-plated 18K gold plate by 3 screws, outer concentric sector for the retrograde date indication, apertures for the days of the week and the month. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional 22K gold guilloche rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 16,000 - 22,000

USD 25,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 37,200

LOT 71

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Octa Chronographe F.P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Chronographe", No. 242-C. Made in 2007. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum chronometer wristwatch with round button fly-back chronograph, register, large date and a platinum F.P. Journe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center subsidiary silver guilloche dials with painted radial Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, seconds and 60-minute register secured to the 18K white gold plate by 6 screws, aperture for the double digit date. Blued steel Journe hands. M. Cal. 1300-2 in 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic 4-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, off-center bi-directional 22K gold guilloche rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 19,000

USD 20,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 28,800

LOT 72

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Master Eight Days Perpetual Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours, Master Eight Days Perpetual - Antoine LeCoultre", No. 187/200, Ref. 146.6.26.S. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2005. Very fine and rare, 8-day going, manual-wound, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, power-reserve indication, day and night indication, with setting warning indication in red, two barrels, moon phase, 4-digit year display and an 18K white gold deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, the band with facsimile engraved signature of Antoine LeCoultre, concave lugs, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Sunray-finished silvered with applied rhodium-plated dart indexes and Arabic 12, luminous dots, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week with inner moon phase indication, months, sectors for the day and night and powerreserve indications, 4-digit year display. Polished and frosted rhodium-plated alpha hands. M. Cal. 876, rhodium-plated, hand-decorated with sunray decoration, duo spring barrels, blued steel screws, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 4 adjustments, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 22,000 - 32,000

EUR 14,000 - 20,000

USD 22,000 - 32,000

LOT 73

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Platinum Master Tourbillon Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Tourbillon - 1000 Hours", No. 140/300, Ref. 146.6.34S. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces in 2006. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible oneminute tourbillon regulator, independently adjustable hour hand for use as a secondtime- zone , 24-hour indication, patented semi-instantaneous special date function, palladium dial and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Palladium with applied white gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, luminous dots, subsidiary 24 hour dial, outermost date graduation, the date hand jumping from 15-16 so as not to obscure the tourbillon, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator at 6, carrying the 3-spoke blued steel seconds hand, independently adjustable hour hand. Polished and frosted white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium bridge, 3 equidistant arm titanium carriage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 22K gold rotor decorated with relief engraving. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm

Grading System: AAA

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

EUR 28,000 - 35,000

USD 45,000 - 55,000

Sold: CHF 54,000

LOT 74

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Saint-Gervais Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Saint-Gervais?, No. 15/55, movement No. 973014, case No. 801482, Ref. 80251P-9139. Made to mark the occasion of the Quarter Millennium of Vacheron Constantin in 2005. Extremely fine, rare and important, water-resistant platinum wristwatch with 250-hour autonomy and powerreserve indication in 2 sectors, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, perpetual calendar, leap year indication and white and silver guilloché dial with an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificates.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, bezel with serrated edge, rounded band, curved sloped ?250 ans? lugs, transparent case back with serrated edge secured by 6 screws, correctors in the band, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche silvered 18K gold in ?250 ans? commemorative pattern, applied and faceted white gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the date, day of the week and months, apertures for the leap year indication and one-minute tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand, flanked by 2 power reserve sectors (the right 0-125/ the left 125-250), applied Seal of Geneva quality mark. White gold éventail hands. M. Cal. 2250, 410 components, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with Maltese Cross-shaped steel cage, freesprung monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and isochronism, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator, 4 barrels providing a 250-hour power-reserve. Dial case and movement signed. Dim. 44 mm. Thickness 14.6 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 350,000 - 450,000

EUR 220,000 - 285,000

USD 350,000 - 450,000

Sold: CHF 415,000

LOT 75

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Gyrotourbillon 1 Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Gyrotourbillon 1", No. 32/75, Ref. 149.6.075. Made in a limited edition of 75 pieces from 2005 with a production limited to 20 pieces per year. Sold on October 16, 2007. Exceptional and highly complicated, large, water-resistant, 8-day going platinum wristwatch with visible Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 177 inclined lightweight, two-cage multi-axis spherical tourbillon, two barrels with sapphire covers, ?marchante? equation of time, perpetual calendar with retrograde month indication, leap-year indication and patented instant date display by means of two retrograde hands, power reserve indication and Jaeger-LeCoultre platinum deployant clasp. Accompanied by a guarantee, instruction booklet and book.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, setting pushers in the band, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Four-tone, gray, silver and frosted crystal, the upper half with brushed silver chapter ring for mean time and equation of time with radial black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, the transparent center exposing the equation of time mechanism, elliptical frosted crystal border, below the sector for the date with two retrograde hands with instantaneous exchange occuring on the 16th, the lower half with aperture to view the tourbillon, sector for the perpetual calendar month indication on the left, sector for power-reserve indication on the right. Blued steel épée hands, equation of time hand with gold sun tip, blued steel seconds hand fixed to the top pivot of the tourbillon carriage. M. Cal. 177, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21,600 vibrations per hour, 117 jewels, two barrels providing linear transmission of power, sapphire covers to reduce mainspring drag, perpetual calendar indicator, applied plaque engraved "Madrid -1h 15' ", one-minute rotating spherical tourbillon carriage machined from a solid block of aircraft quality aluminum to reduce weight, two 14K gold screws for poising, jeweled suspension, inner titanium platform rotating once per 24 seconds (2.5 times per minute), steel inserts for screw holes, free-sprung 14K gold balance and adjusting screws, lateral lever escapement, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, beveled third wheel and beveled fixed inclined wheel for the tourbillon to rotate around, shock absorbers on all axis pivots. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 15.3 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 350,000 - 450,000

EUR 220,000 - 285,000

USD 350,000 - 450,000

Sold: CHF 415,000

LOT 76

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Ref. 118209 Day-Date Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No.P215997, Ref. 118209. Made in 2000. Fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with day, date and an 18K white gold Oyster bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, concave bezel, curved lugs, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Silver with applied white gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds track, apertures for the day and the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3155, rhodium plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, freesprung monometallic balance adjusted to five positions and temperature, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, quick adjustment of the date and of the day of the week, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,500

USD 10,000 - 15,000

Sold: CHF 12,600

LOT 77

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Ref. 116139, Datejust Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified?, case No. F695294, Ref. 116139. Made in 2004. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and 18K white gold Rolex deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, reeded gold bezel, sapphire crystal with cyclops lens. D. Satiné pink, applied luminous white gold baton indexes, outer minute track with Arabic numerals, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 3,800 - 5,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 7,800

LOT 78

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Ref. 5441/9, Prince Rolex, ?Prince?, case No. D758994, Ref. 5441/9. Made in 2005, sold in October 2006. Very fine, large, aerofoil shaped, 18K white gold wristwatch with an 18K white gold Rolex double deployant clasp. Accompanied by guarantee (now void) and booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, reeded half hooded lugs, transparent snapon case back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone, silvered, ?godron? decoration, off center dial with applied blackened gold baton and Roman numerals indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 7040-1, rectangular shaped, rhodium plated, ?godron? decoration, 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 44 x 27 mm. Thickness 10 mm

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,500

USD 10,000 - 15,000

LOT 79

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Retrograde Seconds Pierre Kunz, Geneve, "Spirit of Challenge", No. 19, Ref, PKJ 012 SRDC. Sold on July 16, 2004. Very fine and unusual, retrograde 30 seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K brushed white gold wristwatch with date and an 18K brushed white gold Pierre Kunz buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, brushed, inclined bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, ribbed band, lapidated lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor satiné silver and black with small meantime dial with painted Roman quarter-hour numerals and dot indexes, outer reserve with date, guilloché sector for the retrograde 30 seconds. Blued steel epée hands. M. Cal. 2892A2 ETA based, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 7,000 - 13,000

EUR 4,500 - 8,200

USD 7,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 8,400

LOT 80

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Rectangle à l'ancienne with Retrograde Seconds Piaget, "Automatique rectangle à l'ancienne with Retrograde Seconds", No. 33/50. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples circa 2003. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, curved rectangular 18K white gold wristwatch with black dial, retrograde 30 seconds, power-reserve, date and an 18K white gold Piaget buckle. Accompanied by a certificate (blank) and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, curved, back secured by eight screws, hooded lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Black, painted silver radial Roman numerals, outer red minute indexes, silver retrograde seconds sector at 12, silver power reserve sector and date aperture at 6. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 561P, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur balance, self-compensating balance spring. Dim. 31 x 46 mm. Thickness: 10.5 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 5,700

USD 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 10,800