364 lots

LOT 301

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Long Island Perpetual Calendar Franck Muller, ?Long Island, Perpetual Calendar?, No. 63, Ref. 1200 QP. Made in the 2000's. Very fine, rectangular curved, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, moon phases and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, push pin and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, curved lugs, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloche black with luminous radial graduated Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the months with 4-year cycle, days of the week and date, aperture for the moon phases. White luminous double spade hands. M. Cal. 2800, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, platinum rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 13,000 - 18,000

USD 13,000 - 18,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

LOT 302

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

White Gold Maestro Flying Tourbillon No. 01 Gerald Charles, Ref. GCM2, No. 01/12. Made in a limited edition of 12 pieces designed by Gerald Genta, circa 2006. Extremely fine and rare, large, heavy, skeletonized, 18K white gold and sapphire wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon, power-reserve indication and an 18K white gold Gerald Charles deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Gerald Charles fitted box, instructions and an original oil painting by Gerald Genta entitled ?Pensee Thailandaise?, No. 512, signed and dated 2006, in a fitted wooden carrying case.

C. Two-body, asymmetric, massive, polished, rounded and stepped, down-turned lugs, transparent back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black chapter ring with applied faceted sapphire indexes in white gold collets, painted silver minute track, visible wheel train and flying tourbillon regulator, power reserve with planetary gearing and indication sector on the back plate calibrated for 120 hours. White gold alpha hands with blue inlay. M. Black-colored plates with oeil de perdrix decoration, single barrel, visible wheel-train, the plantetary winding wheels mounted on the backplate under a single skeletonized bridge, mirror-polished one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with three equidistant arms, lateral lever escapement, gold inertia-block balance, flat balance spring, shock absorber. Movement and case signed. Dim. 44 x 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 45,000 - 60,000

USD 45,000 - 60,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000

LOT 303

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

White Gold Papillon Daniel Roth, "Papillon" No. 27/110. Made in a limited edition of 110 pieces in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, double ellipse-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with jump hours, retrograde minutes and an 18K white gold Daniel Roth buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor textured anthracite and silver, Arabic numerals on a plain segment between 3 and 9 for the retrograde minutes, subsidiary seconds dial in the center, aperture for the jump hours at 12. Blued steel triangular hand for the retrograde minutes. M. Cal. DR 113, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

USD 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,000 - 9,500

LOT 304

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Cyclope Alain Silberstein, France ,"Cyclope", No. 274/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1993. Fine, jump-hour, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with wandering jump-hours. Accompanied by a pouch. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, transparent screwed-down case back, flat bezel, straight lugs, triangular lacquered white winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Black with outer minute/scale track, mystery rotating disc with eye shaped index pointing to the minutes on the outer track with jump-hours in the index's round aperture. Yellow serpentine hand. M. Cal. based on ETA 2824-2, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, gilt rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,000 - 1,700

Sold: CHF 4,080

LOT 305

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Unique Santa Claus Alain Silberstein, "Tourbillon à Cadran en Email Cloisonné - Santa Claus", No. 1/1. Unique piece produced for himself, Christmas 1999. Extremely fine and unique, water-resistant, 18K sand-finished yellow gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and cloisonné enamel dial made by master enameler Michel Vermot.

C. "Empire" style, two-body, polished and brushed, solid, transparent case back with screws, black triangularand gold star-shaped winding-crown, sapphire crystal, straight lugs. D. Polychrome cloisonné enamel, representing Santa Claus on a sled loaded with presents, pulled by two reindeer traveling through the clouds, at the bottom, a semi-circular aperture showing the tourbillon cage with three arms. Triangular and baton tritium-coated sand-finished gold hour and minute hands. M. Cal. 387, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, one-minute tourbillon regulator, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

USD 50,000 - 70,000

EUR 35,000 - 47,000

LOT 306

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Day and Night Franck Muller, Genève, ?Casablanca Day and Night?, case No. 98, Ref. 7880 DH R. Made circa 2005. Fine, large, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant,18K white gold wristwatch with bi-retrograde day and night indication, regulator type dial and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by fitted box and guarantee.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Engine-turned silver, radial Arabic numerals, white and black sectors with bi-retrograde hands for the day and night hour indication outer minute division. Blued gold spade hands. M. Rhodium-plated, cotes de Genève decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 42 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,700 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 11,400

LOT 307

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Tellurium Ulysse Nardin, "Tellurium Johannes Kepler", No. 98, Ref. 871-99. Made in a limited edition of 99 examples in 1992, sold on August 3rd, 1998. Very rare and unusual, astronomic, water-resistant, two time zone, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with moon phases, signs of the Zodiac, eclipses of the sun and the moon, 24 hours, and a view of the Earth as seen from the North Pole, with an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, instruction booklet and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel engraved with Arabic numerals for the hours and 4 blue enamel tabs with Roman numerals at the quarter hours, transparent case back, stepped lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Blue cloisonné enamel central disc depicting the continents, surrounding yellow gold ring with engraved Arabic numerals for the 24 hours of a second time zone. Spring overlapping central disc, bending according to various times of the year, separating the portion of the Earth lit by the sun from the portion in darkness, and indicating sunrise and sunset. Outer ring with names of the months and 12 signs of the Zodiac. Rotating moon representing its phases. Dragon head and tail hand indicating month and Zodiac signs, respectively. Two luminous yellow gold floating flanges indicate hours and minutes. M. Cal. UN-87, hand-engraved, 64 jewels, rhodium plated, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hand-engraved and skeletonized gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 18,000 - 28,000

USD 18,000 - 28,000

EUR 12,000 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 40,800

LOT 308

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Pink Gold Tourbillon Double-Face Daniel Roth, "Tourbillon Double-Face Power Reserve", No. 110. Made circa 1990. Extremely fine and rare, double-ellipse shaped, 18K pink gold double-dialled wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 42-hour power-reserve indication, date, and an 18K pink gold Daniel Roth buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and Bulletin de Marche.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case band with roll torus, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Front: Anthracite 18K guilloché gold, brushed silver ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals for the hours at 12, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the 3-arm seconds hand for the 3 concentric 20-second scales. Blued steel fleche hands. Back: Anthracite 18K guilloché gold with applied brushed silver ring dial for the date and a sector dial for the power-reserve indication. M. Cal. DR 307, full plate with aperture for the tourbillon regulator, hand-engraved, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3-arm polished steel carriage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 55,000

USD 35,000 - 55,000

EUR 24,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 36,000

LOT 309

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Platinum John Shaeffer Minute-Repeater Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer - Répétition Minutes", No. 5/10, movement No. 435753, case No. D 71839, Ref. PT 257981002. Made in a limited edition of 10 examples in the 1990's. Extremely fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, platinum wristwatch with a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by a wooden Audemars Piguet box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Sand-blasted silver with applied white gold Roman numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2865 G, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

USD 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 27,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 41,400

LOT 310

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Edward Piguet White Gold Tourbillon Grande Date Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Edward Piguet ? Tourbillon Grande Date", movement No. 600593, case No. F53583, Ref. 26009BC. Made circa 2007. Very fine and rare, large, rectangular curved, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, large date and an 18K white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Audemars Piguet fitted wooden box, magnifying glass, Certificate of Origin and Authenticity.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved, stepped sides and lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with engine-turned sunray decoration, radial black Roman numerals, large date aperture at 12, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2886, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with steel cage and 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 51 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 100,000

USD 70,000 - 100,000

EUR 47,000 - 67,000

Sold: CHF 84,000

LOT 311

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

White Gold Pasha Tourbillon Cartier, Paris, "Collection Privee, Pasha de Cartier Tourbillon" No. 02/20-2001, Ref. 2542. Made in an exclusive limited edition of 20 examples in 2001. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 screws and a porthole to view the tourbillon cage, stepped and wide sloped bezel, "Vendôme" type square lugs with white gold screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set Pasha-style protected winding-crown cover, sapphire crystal. D. Transparent, showing the single grid bridge and the tourbillon cage, at the center, a white gold square minute track with painted indexes, skeleton white gold Arabic numerals for the 9 and the 3. Black oxydised gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 492 MC, rhodium plated, 32 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 m.

Grading System:

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

USD 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 27,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 58,800

LOT 312

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Cartier's Anniversary Cartier, Paris, "Tank a guichet", No. 070/150. Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cartier in 1997. Very fine, very rare and elegant, rectangular, platinum digital wristwatch with an 18K white gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Cartier fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed finish, hour and minutes apertures, facteted ruby-set octagonal winding crown, screwed bars. D. Revolving with painted Arabic numerals. M. 9"' rhodium plated, Cartier caliber 219, 18 jewels, anti-shock system, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring. Case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 38 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

USD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 17,000 - 24,000

LOT 313

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Tiges Obus Cartier, Paris, No. 4839/ 17374, "Savonnette rectangulaire, tiges obus". Made circa 1928. Very fine and extremely rare, rectangular, 18K yellow gold and enamel wristwatch with concealed dial and winding crown and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp.

C. Rectangular, polished, hinged and sprung cover over the dial decorated with a blue champleve enamel filet, bezel with four screws, ogival lugs. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 9 1/2'", by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, self compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier, case and movement signed European Watch & Clock Co., Inc. Dim. 24 x 33 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 16,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 15,600

LOT 314

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Tank Basculante Cartier, case No. 46249. Made in the 1950's. Very fine and very rare, unusual, rectangular, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with "cabriolet" system and an 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Cartier fitted box.

C. Four-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, lapidated lugs with screwed bars, inner band with 4 screws. D. Off-white painted with painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 6???, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating blued steel flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial and movement signed Cartier, case signed European Watch & Clock Co., deployant clasp with Edmund Jaeger master hallmark. Dim. 21 x 28 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 18,000 - 28,000

USD 18,000 - 28,000

EUR 12,000 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 20,400

LOT 315

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Dog of Fo Gübelin, Luzerne, No. 22658. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, rose quartz, marble, rosewood and enamel, 8-day going Art Deco "Chinoiserie" table clock.

C. On rectangular green marble base, dial to the right on upright en suite marble, to the left a finely carved rose quartz Chinese dog of Fo sitting on a rosewood base carved with flowers and foliage. D. Rectangular, large, gold-edged black Arabic numerals on translucent light blue/green guilloche enamel background, translucent rose enamel center over sunburst engine-turning. Elaborate gilt hands with black detail. M. 20''' , rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring. Dial and movement housing signed. Dim. 21 x 34 x 12 cm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,400 - 4,700

Sold: CHF 10,200

LOT 316

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Lalique Doves Léon Hatot, (ATO), "Electrique", No. 27407, the case by R. Lalique, France. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, pressed frosted glass electric Art Nouveau mantel clock with frosted glass dial. To be sold without reserve

C. Semi-circular, the front decorated with four doves among branches, flowers and berries, frosted top, wooden back with door. D. Frosted glass with raised black glass radial Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, the center with a sun-ray pattern. Black steel skeleton spade hands. M. 11 cm., brass, electromagnetic pendulum, battery contacts. Case signed R. Lalique, France, movement signed Leon Hatot, Fabricants, Paris. Dim. Length 22 cm., height 15.5 cm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,400

Sold: CHF 4,200

LOT 317

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Curved Glass Art Deco Clock Léon Hatot, (ATO), No. 78289. Made circa 1935. Fine, Art Deco, pressed glass, battery-powered electromagnetic mantel clock. To be sold without reserve

C. Rectangular, stepped sided pressed and frosted glass case and a metal drum housing the movement. D. Square glass with raised Art Deco numerals, inner minute track. Black baton hands. M. Battery-powered, electromagnetic pendulum. Case and movement signed. Dim. 17 x 23 cm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 2,160

LOT 318

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Russian Imperial Presentation Watch 3rd International Exhibition of Automobiles, St. Petersburg, May 1910. Pavel Buhre, Maker to the Royal Family, St. Petersburg, No. 58752. Made for presentation by Czar Nicholas II at the 3rd International Exhibition of Automobiles, St. Petersburg in May 1910. Extremely fine and historically important, large, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, champleve and painted on enamel, rose-cut diamond-set, keyless pocket watch with dual-date calendar, chronograph, instantaneous 30-minute register and moon phases. Accompanied by a Russian 14K (56 Zolotniks) gold fob and the original Pavel Buhre fitted wooden box.

C. Four-body, bassine, polished, the front cover decorated with the Russian Imperial eagle in champleve enamel and set with rose-cut diamonds, white champleve enamel disc below with rose-cut diamond border and gold letters I.A.O.R (in Cyrillic), the back cover decorated with a fine champleve and painted on enamel motor car with a chauffeur driving two ladies, inscribed around the border ?3rd International Exhibition of Automobiles? (in Cyrillic). Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute and fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five-second numerals, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, 30-minute register and seconds, aperture for the moon phases. Gold spade hands. M. 20???, rhodium plated, 36 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, visible chronograph work. Cuvette signed in Cyrillic. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 32,000 - 42,000

USD 32,000 - 42,000

EUR 22,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 50,400

LOT 319

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Minute Repeating, Perpetual Calendar & Chronograph Attributed to LeCoultre, case No. 120819, retailed by Hauserzivy & Cie, Mexico-Paris. Made circa 1890. Very fine and rare, large, heavy, minute-repeating, 18K rose gold and diamond and ruby-set, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar, chronograph, phases of the moon and lunar calendar.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, massive, the front cover decorated with translucent red enamel and set with a rose-cut diamond and ruby flower spray, engraved border and band, the back cover decorated to match with a rose-cut diamond-set star. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border and engraved and enamelled with the technical details. Glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric five-seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, 4-year cycle and seconds, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar at the edge. Blued steel spade hands. M. 20???, rhodium-plated, 35 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 45,000 - 65,000

USD 45,000 - 65,000

EUR 30,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 52,800

LOT 320

Important Collectors Wristwatches, Po... Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

Pink Gold Tiffany Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", movement No. 920085, case No. 296508, retailed by Tiffany & Co. Made in 1940, sold on December 14, 1940. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold wristwatch with a 14K pink gold link bracelet. Accompanied by a Tiffany & Co., New York box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back engraved ?Frank S. Washburn?. D. Rose with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold poire hands. M. Cal. 12'''120, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, selfcompensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, dial also signed Tiffany & Co. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,500 - 10,000

USD 7,500 - 10,000

EUR 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 11,400