643 lots

LOT 81

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Lake View Attributed to Bautte, Geneve, No. 2861. Made circa 1845. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel lady?s pendant watch. To be sold without reserve

c. Four-body, bassine et filets, polished bezel, reeded band, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene of a Swiss lake view, foliate dark blue enamel border on an engraved ground. Hinged gold cuvette. d. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gold spade hands. m. 31 mm., matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Case punched ?JB?. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

USD 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 750 - 1,500

Sold: CHF 2,250

LOT 82

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Gold & Pearls Attributed to LeCoultre, Swiss, No. 13514. Made for The Bohm Bristol Co., Denver, Colorado, circa 1900. Very fine, 18K gold and pearl set pendant watch with matching brooch designed as a pair of doves. To be sold without reserve

c. Four-body, "bassine", entirely covered with half-pearls. Hinged gold cuvette. Brooch made of two flying doves covered with spit seed pearls. d. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. m. 22 mm (10'''), rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, LeCoultre patented click mechanism (Swiss patent 9321 of Dec 4, 1894). Cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 28 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,200 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 4,000

LOT 83

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Abm. Vacheron Girod, Genève, No. 56896. Made in 1850. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold and painted on enamel lady?s pendant watch with two matching pearl and ruby set brooches, gold chain, key and seal.

c. Four body, demi-bassine, reeded band, translucent blue enamel back with painted on enamel flowers, chased and engraved border and central engraved leaves . Hinged gold cuvette engraved with technical details. d. White enamel, radial Roman numerals outer minute track. Yellow gold Breguet hands. m. Cal. 13???, gilt brass, bar caliber with going barrel, 4 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Signed on the cuvette, punched on the movement. Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 2,000 - 4,000

USD 2,000 - 4,000

EUR 1,500 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 4,750

LOT 84

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Le Roy & Fils Pietra Dura Style Le Roy & Fils, H.gers de la Marine, Palais-Royal, 13 & 15 Galerie Montpensier, Paris & 296 Regent Street, London, No. 38775. Made circa 1860. Fine and very rare, 18K gold, enamel painted in imitation of pietra dura, rose-cut ruby and diamond-set lady?s pendant watch.

c. Four-body, bassine, polished, the back cover enameled in imitation of jasper with gold foliate outlining and quartered by rose-cut rubies and diamonds. Hinged gold cuvette. d. Deorated with champleve enamel on gold in imitation of pietra dura, the background imitating jasper, gold radial Roman numerals on white cartouches, outer white minute track with gold minute divisions. Pierced gold hands. m. 12???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 5,700

USD 3,000 - 5,700

EUR 2,200 - 4,200

Sold: CHF 3,375

LOT 85

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Terrot Phe. Terrot à Genève. Made circa 1800. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

c. Two-body, Directoire, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene depicting a young lady in classical dress in a garden with a book, paillon flower and drapery border. d. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Pierced gold tulip hands. m. 44 mm., hinged glt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 5,500 - 7,500

USD 5,500 - 7,500

EUR 4,100 - 5,600

LOT 86

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Rinaldo & Armida Swiss (probably Genève). Made circa 1790. Fine and rare, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch.

c. Two-body, Louis XVI, the back finely painted on enamel depicting Rinaldo & Armida flanking a white, gold and blue paillon urn in a landscape, Royal blue guilloche background, pearl-set border and bezel, engraved band. d. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic fifteen-minute numerals. Gilt fancy hands. m. 42 mm., hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial. Diam. 49.5 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 6,875

LOT 87

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Breguet ET Fils ? Quarter Repeating Watch Breguet et Fils, Swiss, case No. 10597. Made circa 1820. Fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

c. Three-body, Empire, the back painted on enamel depicting a lady playing the lyre, shield-shaped border with gold and blue paillon foliate decoration on a Royal blue ground, scalloped band. Gilt-metal cuvette hinged to the movement ring. d. White enamel, secured by a screw, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. m. 42 mm., gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, continental cock with faceted red stone endpiece, silvered regulation dial, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 9,375

LOT 88

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Esquivillon & Dechoudens La Lettre Fres Esquivillon & DeChoudens (Genève), No. 60303. Made circa 1785. Fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

c. Two-body, Louis XVI, the back finely painted on enamel depicting a young lady with a letter and her daughter in a landscape, Royal blue guilloche background, white and gold paillon border, the bezels with royal blue, white and gold paillon decoration. d. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold beetle and poker hands. m. 38 mm., hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial. Dial and movement signed, case numbered on the pendant. Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

USD 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 5,200 - 6,700

LOT 89

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

The Basket Swiss, Geneva. Made circa 1810. Fine and rare, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set lady?s pendant watch.

c. Two-body, basket-form, split-pearl-set borders, the front cover with a painted on enamel scene of a sheep en couchant amongst flowers and foliage, translucent Royal blue guilloche enamel below, the back similarly decorated with a pair of billing doves. d. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. m. 22 mm., matte gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dim. 31 x 32 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,500 - 7,500

USD 5,500 - 7,500

EUR 4,100 - 5,600

Sold: CHF 25,000

LOT 90

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Julien Le Roy, A Paris. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1760. Fine, quarter-repeating, 18K gold, painted on enamel, rose-cut diamond and pearl-set pocket watch.

c. Two-body, scalloped, the band engraved and decorated with black champlevé enamel, the bezel with translucent green enamel and gold paillon flowers set with a rose-cut diamond on each lobe, seed pearl-set border, the back with a painted on enamel scene of a sea battle with an opalescent sunray sky, border to match the bezel. d. White enamel with radial Isalmic numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Islamic five-minute numerals. Gold and seed pearl-set Islamic hands. m. 33.5 mm., gilt brass, full-plate, cylindrical baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell (lacking) activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 46.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 13,000 - 17,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 20,000

LOT 91

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Feeding The Ducks Geneva, No. 1333, case No. 2221. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set pocket watch.

c. Four-body, ?Empire?, spring-loaded back with finely painted on enamel scene of two children, a girl feeding ducks and a boy holding an eager dog in a woodland landscape, pearl-set bezels, the band pearl-set with translucent red enamel over engine-turning. Hinged gilt cuvette. d. Matted gold, engine-turned centre, champlevé radial Roman chapter ring, outer minute dot divisions. Gold serpentine hands. m. 35.3 mm., gilt brass full plate, circular pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, two-footed cock pierced and engraved, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Diam. 44 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

Sold: CHF 20,000

LOT 92

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Swiss ? Belle Epoque Swiss, No. 61675, retailed by L. & E. Fabre, Buenos Aires. Made circa 1890. Fine, 18K gold and enamel, keyless, lady?s pendant watch with an 18K gold integral bow brooch.

c. Three-body, the bezel overlaid with translucent aquamarine guilloche enamel, matte band, the back decorated with aquamarine, opalescent and white guilloche enamel, gold musical trophy and bow and garland border. d. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals on an engineturned reserve, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. m. 11???, matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator. Dial signed by the retailer. Diam. 29.5 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,600 - 2,600

USD 1,600 - 2,600

EUR 1,200 - 2,000

Sold: CHF 1,875

LOT 93

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Royal Blue Enamel P(ier)re Le Roy a Paris, No. 49. Made circa 1780. Fine, 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set lady?s pendant watch.

c. Two-body, Louis XVI, hinged and sprung bezel set with split pearls, gold rope-twist band intertwined with pearls, the back with a panel of translucent royal blue enamel over spotted engine-turning, central pearl-set star and outer pearl-set border. d. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Pierced gold Louis hands. m. 27 mm., frosted gilt full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial signed. Diam. 39 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 4,300

USD 3,000 - 4,300

EUR 2,200 - 3,200

Sold: CHF 4,375

LOT 94

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Vauchez - Repeating à Toc ? Gold Paillon Vauchez en la Cité a Paris, No. 1238. Made circa 1785. Very fine, dumb quarter-repeating, 18K gold and enamel pendant watch. Accompanied by a gold and enamel crank key.

c. Double-body, Louis XVI with concealed hinge, the bezel decorated with Royal blue and white enamel, the back with translucent Royal blue guilloche enamel and gold paillon scale decoration, outer border to match the bezel. d. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals, winding aperture at 2. Gilt beetle and poker hands. m. 35 mm, frosted gilt full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation scale, repeating à toc activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,700 - 5,200

Sold: CHF 5,250

LOT 95

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Hebdomas Gold and Enamel 8-day watch Hebdomas, Swiss, retailed by Claude Meylan, Vallee de Joux. Made circa 1970. Fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel, 8-day going, keyless pocket watch with day and date calendar and moon phases.

c. Three body, "bassine et filets", correctors on the polished band, the back decorated with translucent Royal blue guilloche enamel and a gold paillon rosette, bezel and pendant decorated to match. d. Brushed gold eccentric with applied gold baton indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals, outer dot minute divisions, polished subsidiary dials for the date and days of the week, aperture for the moon phases, visible balance. Gold Louis hands. m. 43 mm., giIt brass, inverted Hebdomas patented caliber with extra large barrel on the back, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,500 - 6,500

USD 4,500 - 6,500

EUR 3,300 - 4,800

Sold: CHF 8,125

LOT 96

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Longines Flower Bouquet Numa Watch (Longines), Swiss, Ref. 9047. Made in the antique Chinese market style in the 1970s. Very fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by Longines box

c. Three-body, Empire-style, bezel set with split-pearls, reeded band, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel bouquet of flowers including peonies, roses and poppies, translucent royal blue enamel ground over engineturning, split-pearl-set border. d. White lacquer with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, gilt decoration. Gold Louis XVI hands. m. Cal. 6497, 16???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial and case signed Numa. Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,200 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 4,500

LOT 97

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Lecoultre & Co - Minute Repeating LeCoultre & Co., ?Repetition a Minutes?, retailed by Léon Simon a Besancon, case No. 1272. Made circa 1890. Fine, minute-repeating, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch.

c. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, the back cover with engraved foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. d. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outer Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XVI hands. m. 20???, matte gilt, 29 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with overcoil, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Movement signed LeCoultre & Co. under the hour hammer. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: CHF 5,750

LOT 98

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Zenith ? Extra Adjusted Zenith, ?Extra?, movement No. 1884956, case No. 194725. Made circa 1920. Very fine, heavy, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with extra adjusted movement.

c. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the prize medals. d. White enamel with fancy Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. m. Cal. 18??? Extra, rhodium-plated, fishscale decoration, 23 jewels, jeweled barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 5 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 2,200 - 3,500

USD 2,200 - 3,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,600

Sold: CHF 2,875

LOT 99

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Omega ? Portrait Of Ras Tafari Omega, Bienne, Genève, No. 6336700, case No. 6931042. Made circa 1928. Very fine and historicaly important, 18K yellow gold and enamel hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with painted on enamel portrait of Ras Tafari ?Emperor Haile Selassie?.

c. Four-body, solid, "bassine et filets", cover with central blue enamel medallion with monogram TM (Tafari Makonnen) surmounted by the Ethiopian Crown within a laurel leaf frame on a radially engraved ground, the hinged back cover with a finely painted polychrome enamel portrait of Haile Selassie in royal blue dress and surrounded by the inscription in Amharic ?His Highness Tafari Makonnen?. d. White enamel with bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, gilt emblem of the ?Lion of Judah?. Yellow gold spade hands. m. Fabriqué à Genève, Cal. 38 M.S., rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 8,000 - 13,000

USD 8,000 - 13,000

EUR 6,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 13,750

LOT 100

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

Audemars Freres Audemars Frères, Genève, ?Chronometre?, case and movement No. 203208. Made circa 1915. Fine, 14K gold, keyless pocket watch.

c. Four-body, demi-bassine, polished, engine-turned back with engraved monogram in a foliate cartouche. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with various prize medals. d. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Breguet hands. m. 18''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 49.5 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,300 - 2,300

USD 1,300 - 2,300

EUR 1,000 - 1,700

Sold: CHF 1,375