477 lots

LOT 101

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 2ND GENERATION YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 771280, Ref. 3940J. Sold on November 25th, 1988. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication, leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the fitted box, Certificate of Origin, user's manual and setting pin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases, outer engraved minute division. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240/114, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold microrotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 23,000 - 33,000

USD 25,000 - 36,000

EUR 19,000 - 27,000

Sold: CHF 27,500

LOT 102

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

PATEK PHILIPPE MINUTE REPEATING SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH Patek, Philippe & Co, Geneva, Switzerland, No. 197771, case No. 409872. Made in 1924, sold on November 19th, 1926. Very fine and very rare, minute-repeating, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph and register. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body,?bassine?, solid, polished, the back cover with a blue and red champlevé enamel monogram, co-axial button in the crown for start/stop chronograph function, curved rectangular pusher on the band for the split-seconds function, locking bolt at 11 o'clock, concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Matte gilded with black champlevé Paris numerals, outer minute and 1/5 seconds track with Arabic 5-minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 40 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 38,000 - 50,000

EUR 30,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 43,750

LOT 103

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

PATEK PHILIPPE SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH Patek, Philippe & Co, Geneva, No. 137531, case No. 242859. Made for the Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1908. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with splitseconds chronograph.

C. Four-body,?bassine?, solid, polished, the back cover with royal blue champlevé enamel monogram, concealed hinge, curved rectangular pusher on the band for the split-seconds function, locking bolt at 11 o'clock. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute and 1/5 seconds track with red Arabic 5-minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold Louis XV hands. M. 38 mm., rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Movement , case and cuvette signed both Patek Philippe & Co. & by the retailer, dial signed The Cowell & Hubbard Co. Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 16,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 14,375

LOT 104

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE LADY?S CHRONOMETRO GONDOLO Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 145807, case No. 251422. Made for Gondolo & Laboriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro. Made circa 1915. Very fine and rare, small, 18K yellow gold, keyless lady's pendant watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et fi let?, engine-turned and polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with fi ve-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold Louis XVI hands. M. 12''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels, gold wheel train, wolf?s tooth winding, straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, Wilmot?s patented micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

USD 2,200 - 3,300

EUR 1,700 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 4,250

LOT 105

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

CARILLON GRANDE SONNERIE AND MINUTEREPEATING CLOCKWATCH Attributed to Cesar Racine, No. 4238, case No. 150054. Made circa 1910. Fine and very rare, trip minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, two-train, carillon Grande Sonnerie clockwatch with three hammers and three gongs.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Matte gilt by Steiger, champlevé Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 18"', rhodium plated, two-train with differential winding, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, striking the hours and quarters on three gongs with three stacked hammers, Silence/Sonnerie selection lever on the bezel border, repeating activated by a trip push-piece in the band. Dial plate punch numbered 4238. Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

LOT 106

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

MINUTE-REPEATING & CHRONOGRAPH Attributed to Le Phare (C. Barbezat-Baillot, Locle), Répétition à Minutes Chronomètre Integral Chronographe, No. 11538. Made circa 1910. Fine, large, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K gold pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, the front cover with engraved foliate monogram, the interior with further engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with prize medals and technical details. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and outermost fi fths of a second divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Gilt spade hands. M. Cal. 21???, frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, centrifugal governor, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a push-button in the band. Case numbered. Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 3,800 - 4,800

USD 4,000 - 5,200

EUR 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 5,000

LOT 107

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

PATEK PHILIPPE MINUTE-REPEATER WITH BREGUET DIAL Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland, movement No. 197665, case No. 409980. Made in 1921, sold on November 22nd, 1924. Very fine, 18K yellow gold, keyless, slim, minuterepeating dress watch. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, polished, bassine, concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, engraved outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold Breguet hands. M. 17''', fausses côtes decoration, 29 jewels, the center jewel in screwed gold chaton, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

USD 11,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,500 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 25,000

LOT 108

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

YOUNG LOVE John Francis Achard, Geneve. No.1638. Made circa 1810. Very fine and attractive, gold, painted enamel and paste-set pocket watch within protective gilt metal and glass outer.

C. Two-body, reverse with paste-set outer, central enamel with scene of a young seated couple, upper blue enamel with fl oral decorations and applied stones, pink cartouche with two fi gures holding a ribbon over an alter with a heart, paste-set bezel. D. White enamel, black Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and quarter Arabic numerals, aperture for winding at 2 position. Gold beetle and poker hands. M. Gilt full-plate, turned pillars, fusee barrel, verge escapement, pierced and engraved continental cock with steel end-cap, silver regulator dial. Dial and movement signed, movement and bow numbered. Diam. 55 mm including outer.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

USD 5,500 - 8,700

EUR 4,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 6,250

LOT 109

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

EUTERPE Adet, Swiss, No. 10660. Made circa 1800. Fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, Empire, the bezel set with half-pearls, the back decorated with a painted on enamel portrait of Euterpe playing a tambourine, translucent royal blue background over sunray engine-turning, pearl-set swag above. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 2. Gold arrow hands. M. 34mm., matte gilt full-plate, conical pillars, fuse and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, fl at balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

USD 3,800 - 5,000

EUR 3,000 - 3,700

Sold: CHF 5,000

LOT 110

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

Robin A Paris. Made circa 1790. Fine, 18K gold, enamel and paste-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, back decorated with translucent Imperial blue enamel over sunray engine-turning with rose-cut paste-set applied rosette, gold and colored paillon border, paste-set bezel and border. Hinged gilt cuvette fi xed to the movement ring. D. White enamel, upright Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Paste-set pierced hands. M. 41 mm., gilt brass full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, fl at balance-spring, engraved continental cock with polished steel endplate, index regulator on a silvered plate. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 4,500 - 6,500

EUR 3,300 - 5,000

LOT 111

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

Swiss. Made circa 1795. Fine, 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, directoire, the back decorated with translucent aquamarine enamel over sunray engine-turning, pearl-set bezel and border. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold poire hands. M. 44 mm., gilt brass full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, fl at balance-spring, pierced and engraved continental cock with polished steel endplate, index regulator on a silvered plate. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

USD 3,300 - 5,500

EUR 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 3,750

LOT 112

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

SINGING BIRD BOX Attributed to Griesbaum, Germany. Made circa 1960. Fine, gilt-metal and painted-on-enamel singing bird box.

C. Two-body, rectangular with engraved rounded corners, side panels with painted-on-enamel rural alpine lakeside scenes set within white and royal blue champlevé enamel borders, bird cover painted with a rustic country scene of a courting couple and another couple, the scene continues on the top panel. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the revolving bird with moving wings and beak, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with foliage. Dim. 6.6 x 4.5 x 10.3 cm.

Grading System: A

CHF 12,000 - 16,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

LOT 113

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

SINGING BIRD German, probably Griesbaum. Made circa 1950. Fine and unusual, silver-gilt filigree and cloisonné enamel, paste-set singing bird box.

C. Rectangular with curved corners, entirely decorated with curled fi ligree and red, white, blue an black cloisonné enamel, applied with collet-set foiled faceted colored stones, activation slide at the front, the bird with oval cover decorated to match the case. M. Full plate, turned pillars, rectangular bellows, bird with moving head, fl apping wings, opening beak and tail, cams controlling the piston and the bird?s beak and tail, additional cams for the bird?s other movements, pierced and engraved grille. Dim. 100 mm x 68 mm x 50 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

USD 6,500 - 8,700

EUR 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 7,500

LOT 114

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

MAGNIFICENT GOLD & ENAMEL SINGING BIRD SNUFF BOX WITH CONCEALED WATCH Attributed to Freres Rochat, Geneva. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1815. Magnificent and extremely rare, 18K gold and pearl-set, combined singing bird box with snuff box, watch and twin painted on enamel scenes.

C. Four-body, rectangular with curved corners, mastermarks HN in a lozenge and J3C in an oval, the sides and base with engine-turned reserves with repeated leaf pattern, the corners engraved with a wreath, central hinge with opposing twin covers engine-turned to match the base within an engraved foliate border, the lid on the right opening for the snuff compartment, the watch within the lid concealed by a sprung and hinged cover decorated with a fi nely painted on enamel scene of a seated young lady and child in a classical landscape with fl owers and a quiver, pearl-set border, the lid on the right opening to reveal a foliate engraved gold plate with winding aperture for the singing bird, the bird cover decorated with a fi nely painted on enamel scene complementing the opposite cover depicting the seated lady and child with a dog at her feet in an alpine landscape, when the bird cover is opened, the bird rises from a foliate engraved surround and begins to move and the song starts, activated by a slide in the edge of the case, the multicolored feathered articulated bird sings, rotates, opens its beak, fl aps its wings and moves its tail. D. Gold with annular white enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions on a polished reserve, engine-turned center, winding aperture at 3. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 28 mm., matte gilt, spring barrel with gilt brass cover secured to the backplate by two screws, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, fl at balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate. The singing bird movement: Rectangular brass, fusee and chain, cams and a whistle with sliding piston for the song's modulation, the cams rotate four times per song and lift one step every rotation, allowing a long duration of singing. Box with punch marks HN in a lozenge and J3C in an oval, watch movement signed Pre. Michaud, Paris. Scratched repair marks: 12 Avril 1814 réparée par Golay; remis à neuf par a Détigné à Paris (1856). Dim. 87 x 46 x 26 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

USD 110,000 - 165,000

EUR 85,000 - 125,000

Sold: CHF 362,500

LOT 115

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

BLAISE BONTEMS THE DUET SINGING BIRD BOX WITH TWO BIRDS Blaise Bontems, Paris. Made circa 1880. Fine and very rare, silver and painted on enamel singing bird box with two birds.

C. Rectangular with engraved scroll decoration, lobed corners, bird cover painted with a scene of an arcadian landscape with a rotunda by a lakeside, hinged key compartment in the side. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the two revolving birds with moving wings, tails and beaks, controlled by cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with two birds. Case stamped BB fl anking a birdcage within a lozenge. Dim. 37 x 56 x 108 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 17,000 - 27,000

USD 18,000 - 30,000

EUR 14,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 27,500

LOT 116

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

SILVER SINGING BIRD BOX Attributed to Griesbaum, Germany. Made circa 1950. Fine, rococo-style, silver and painted-onenamel singing bird box. Accompanied by a key.

C. Two-body, serpentine rectangular, cast silver, the sides chased with vignettes of musicians and musical trophies, the top depicting musicians in a woodland setting, the bird cover painted with two cherubs in the clouds, one playing the lute, the other holding the music, birdform activation slide. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the revolving bird with moving wings and beak, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with foliage. Dim. 6.8 x 4.0 x 10.6 cm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 8,700 - 13,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000

LOT 117

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

SINGING BIRD BOX Attributed to Bontems, Paris. Made circa 1880. Fine, gilt-metal and painted-on-enamel singing bird box. Accompanied by a key.

C. Two-body, fl orally engraved, rectangular with rounded corners, hinged compartment in the side for the key, bird cover painted with an alpine scene, the interior with a bouquet of roses. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the revolving bird with moving wings and beak, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grille pierced and engraved with foliage. Dim. 3.6 x 4.5 x 9.8 cm.

Grading System: A

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

USD 7,500 - 10,000

EUR 5,800 - 7,500

LOT 118

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

FRERES ROCHAT - EXCEPTIONAL SINGING BIRD BOX WITH MUSIC & REPEATING WATCH Frères Rochat, Geneva, No. 61, the box attributed to Georges Rémond et Compagnie. Made for the Chinese market circa 1820. Magnificent and extremely rare, 18K gold, enamel, pearl and turquoise-set singing bird box with independent musical movement and center-seconds, quarter-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, rectangular with rounded corners decorated with royal blue translucent enamel swagged classical urns, each side and the base with panels of ?basket? engine-turning, the borders decorated with royal blue translucent champlevé enamel stylized fl owers and leaves, hinged side panel for the key compartment, hinged front panel with aperture for the watch with pearl-set border, the hinged top panel opening to reveal a polished and foliate engraved gold plate, oval medallion concealing the bird very fi nely chased with a bouquet of fl owers set with pearls and turquoises within half-pearl-set frame, when the bird cover is opened, the bird rises and begins to move and the song starts, activated by a slide in the edge of the case, the articulated bird sings, rotates, turns its head, opens its beak, fl aps its wings and moves its tail. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds dot divisions. Blued-steel spearhead hands, gold center-seconds hand. M. 17 x 63 mm, rectangular, brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel, three-arm balance, bluedsteel fl at balance spring, repeating on two rectangular-shaped straight gongs via a gold slide at the base of the box. The singing bird movement: 45 x 70 mm., rectangular brass, fusee and chain, eight cams and a whistle with sliding piston for the song's modulation, the cams rotate four times per song and lift one step every rotation, allowing a long duration of singing, the multicolored feathered bird with moving wings, beak, tail, and turning head rotates on its axis, refl ected on the inside of the medallion which is mirror-polished and concave, enlarging the bird in its refl ection, cam-controlled rising of the bird medallion and the bird, with fi ve-wheel train terminated with a pinion in eccentric adjustable bushing to regulate the speed of the opening and closing, this complicated mechanism allows for precision control of the order and speed of the bird rising and the medallion opening. Musical movement: Pin barrel playing with two stacks of eight tuned teeth each, with grasshopper-shaped vibrating tuned blades, activated by a bolt on the back of the case. Stamped "FR" in oval and numbered on the watch movement and bird movement. Dim. 87 x 62 x 28 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

USD 130,000 - 200,000

EUR 100,000 - 150,000

Sold: CHF 218,500

LOT 119

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

Sold: CHF 3,375

LOT 120

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

USD 1,600 - 2,700

EUR 1,200 - 2,000

Sold: CHF 3,750