C. Four-body, polished bezel, reeded band, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel Swiss alpine lake view, green guilloche and white enamel scroll border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 13???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 32 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,600
USD 1,000 - 1,600
EUR 800 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 1,750
C. Four-body, polished bezel, reeded band, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel of the Madonna della Sedia after Raphael, engine-turned and engraved scroll border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 12???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 30 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,300 - 2,600
USD 1,300 - 2,600
EUR 1,000 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 4,000
C. Four-body, bassine et filets, foliate engraved bezel and band, the back decorated with a finely painted on enamel view of Lake Geneva with a royal blue and foliate engraved gold border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 14???, matte gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
USD 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,300
Sold: CHF 4,250
C. Double-body, "Directoire" with concealed hinge, polished. D. White enamel, regulator-type, small chapter ring for the meantime with Arabic numerals and outer dot minute divisions, dial for days of the week, outermost seconds divisions with Arabic five-seconds numerals. Fancy gold hands. M. 55 mm, hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical 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 endplate, silver regulation dial. Gilt brass dust ring. Movement signed. Diam. 63.5 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,300 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 3,625
C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", the back with en grisaille painted on enamel classical scene highlighted with gold paillons, translucent royal blue background over sunray engine-turning, gold paillon border, bezel decorated to match. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 2. Gold beetle hands. M. 33 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation disc, repeating on the inside of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
USD 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 2,000 - 2,700
Sold: CHF 5,250
C. Double-body: outer, Louis XVI, with paste-set bezel, the back with painted enamel scene of a lady greeting her amour in a classical landscape, gold paillon border within a paste-set and enamel leaf border. Inner: two-body, polished. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
USD 5,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,800 - 4,500
Sold: CHF 6,875
Humbert Bliet Humbert Bliet, No. 2842. Made circa 1800. I8K gold and enamel pocket watch.
C. Two-body, pierced wide flat band decorated with blue enamel triangles with gold paillons and white enamel dots and border, engine-turned back, hinged bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gilt Breguet hands. M. 35 mm., matte gilt, full plate, turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 51 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
USD 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 2,000 - 2,700
Sold: CHF 3,125
C. Four-body, "forme collier?, polished, white gold with yellow gold rims and bow, coin-edge band, the back with yellow gold initials "DD". Hinged white gold cuvette with engraved Observatory inscription. D. Matte silver, radial blue Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 16???, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, stamped with the Besançon viper?s head mark, straight-line lever escapement, Guillaume balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 44.5 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
USD 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 8,125
C. Two-body, by Guillaume Mermillod, bezel decorated with white enamel "pearls" and ovals and translucent enamel green leaves, the back with green translucent guilloche enamel, central rosette, outer border to match the bezel, Lepine?s special opening mechanism activated by twisting the pendant. Hinged gilt cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals. Gold Louis hands. M. Gilt brass, standing barrel, virgule escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating à toc activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed, case with Guillaume Mermillod?s punch mark. Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 9,000 - 14,000
USD 9,000 - 14,000
EUR 7,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 22,500
A C. Two-body, Louis XVI, the bezel decorated with royal blue and white enamel and gold paillons, the back engraved with a coastal view with a boat in the foreground. Three-strand long chatelaine, the lower panel with finely painted on enamel cherub at the altar of love, key, seal and two tassels. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals. Pearl-set gold hands. M . 36 mm., matte gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm. B C. Two-body, Louis XVI, the bezel decorated with royal blue and white enamel and gold paillons, the back with a painted on enamel scene of a young couple in an arbor with gold paillon and blue and white enamel border. Three-strand long chatelaine, the lower panel with finely painted on enamel cherub in a landscape, key, seal and two tassels. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M . 39 mm., matte gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 6,500 - 13,000
USD 6,500 - 13,000
EUR 5,000 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 33,750
C. Two-body, "Louis XV", back repoussé, centered by painted enamel scene "The Little Preacher" after Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806), showing a mother and her three children, one standing on a desk in a "preaching" pose, the other falling on the floor, the mother ready to pick him up. The front bezel repoussé with scrolls, border engraved in a geometrical pattern.The chatelaine with three enamel panels depicting 17th century tavern scenes, the links with enameled brickwork. D. White enamel, bosselé, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 35 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance with flat spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel endplate, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 30,000
C. Two-body, ?Louis XV?, chased with asymmetrical scrolls, the bezel decorated with painted on enamel flowers, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene of the interior of a tavern. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 37 mm., gilt brass, full-plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, plain three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved continental balance cock, polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,400 - 2,400
USD 1,400 - 2,400
EUR 1,000 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 2,750
C. Two-body, Louis XV, the bezel decorated with and engraved repeated pattern, the back with a monogram of interlaced "C's" beneath a Vicomte?s coronet on a royal blue guilloche enamel oval ground, border of green champleve enamel leaves, outer border to match the bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, large Arabic five minute numerals. Gilt Louis XV hands. M. 32 mm., gilt full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial, repeating on blocks in the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,800 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 11,250
C. Five-body, entirely chased and engraved with foliate scrolls, the front cover with radial Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, the back with monogram, hinged inner case with polished inclined bezel, suspended from a chain detachable from the chatelaine. Hinged silver cuvette with aperture for the folding winder. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost Arabic fiveminute numerals. Silver Louis hands. M. 13???, frosted gilt bar caliber, cylinder escapement, three-arm, flat-rim gilt balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement and cuvette signed. Diam. 42 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 500 - 1,000
USD 500 - 1,000
EUR 400 - 800
Sold: CHF 1,500
C. Two-body, "Louis XV", engraved, centred by the painted enamel scene "the kitchen", the front bezel chased and engraved. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and large Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 36 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, steel three-arm balance with flat spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel endplate, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,800 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 6,375
C. Two-body, "Louis XV", painted on enamel with a view of a harbor, a classical building and a gentleman on horseback in the foreground, enamel "pearl" border, the outer border and bezel decorated with pale blue champleve enamel. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and large Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 34 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance with flat spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel endplate, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 7,500
C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", the bezel decorated with two-color gold fruiting vines, the back set with a painted on ivory portrait miniature of a lady within a glazed compartment. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals, winding aperture at 2. Gold sun hands. M. 35 mm., gilt full plate, turned pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental balance cock, silver regulation dial, repeating with two hammers on blocks in the case activated by depressing the pendant. Movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
USD 2,000 - 4,000
EUR 1,500 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 6,250
C. Two-body, "Louis XV", engraved with a scene of a boy at a water pump by a cottage, painted on enamel background with ladies and gentleman in a landscape, the front bezel chased and engraved with flowers and scrolls. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and large Arabic five-minute numerals, inner calendar numerals. Gold Louis XV hands. M. 38 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, steel three-arm balance with flat spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel endplate, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 10,000
C. Two-body, "Louis XV", back chased with flowers and scrolls, a cherub and dog below, centred by the painted enamel scene "The workshop", the front bezel chased with flowers and scrolls, rose diamond-set thumbpiece. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals intersected by diamond-set indexes, outer minute track and large Arabic five-minute numerals. Diamond-set hands. M. 38 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance with flat spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with scrolls, polished steel endplate, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Movement signed. Diam. 45 mm
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,800 - 5,500
Sold: CHF 5,875
C. Two-body, Empire, the bezel chased with a repeated palmette pattern, the back set with a Limoges enamel portrait of Napoleon I against a deep red ground, outer border to match the bezel. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 2, foliate engraved border on the dial plate. Blued steel hands. M. 58 mm., matte gilt, full-plate, pentagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, five-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved foliate continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silvered regulation dial, repeating on a bell in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 79 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
USD 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 12,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 25,000