992 lots

LOT 941

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER AGATE & GOLD MONTRE DE BUREAU Cartier, Paris, No. 798. Made circa 1920. Fine, agate, silver-gilt, gold, champlevé enamel, sapphire and rose-cut diamond-set 8-day going desk clock.

Square with outset corners, polished agate, gold bezel decorated with gold scrolls on a white champleve enamel ground, each corner set with a cabochon sapphire in a beaded mount, silver-gilt drum case for the movement with hinged strut. Matte silver with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, the center with sunray engine-turned decoration. Rose-cut diamond-set fancy hands. 43 mm., rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 33,000 - 50,000

USD 4,300 - 6,400

Sold: CHF 18,750

LOT 942

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER ENAMEL, SILVER, GOLD & DIAMOND DESK CLOCK Cartier, "Montre de Bureau", No. 6794/119829/4384. Made circa 1910. Very fine and rare, square silver and enamel, gold and silver-gilt, 8-day going strut desk clock with rose-cut diamond- set platinum hands.

Square, the front and sides overlaid with translucent violet guilloche enamel, white champlevé enamel line borders, yellow gold bezel decorated with a repeated leaf and flower pattern on a white champlevé enamel ground, composition back secured by 8 screws, hinged silver-gilt strut. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunray engine-turned center. Platinum rose-cut diamond-set arrow hands. 19''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

HKD 41,000 - 66,000

USD 5,400 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 30,000

LOT 943

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER ENAMEL, SILVER, GOLD & DIAMOND DESK CLOCK Cartier, "Montre de Bureau", No. 3637/2731. Made circa 1910. Very fine and rare, square silver and enamel, gold and silver-gilt, 8-day going strut desk clock with rose-cut diamond- set platinum hands.

Square, the front and sides overlaid with translucent blue guilloche enamel, white champlevé enamel line borders, yellow gold bezel engraved with a repeated pattern, ivory back secured by 4 screws, hinged silver-gilt strut. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunray engine-turned center. Platinum rose-cut diamond- set arrow hands. 19''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

HKD 41,000 - 66,000

USD 5,400 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 9,375

LOT 944

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER BLACK ONYX, GOLD & DIAMOND DESK CLOCK Cartier, Paris, No. 713/1212, the movement by the European Watch & Clock Co., Inc., France, No. 166633. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, domed black onyx, gold and enamel, rose-cut diamond-set and gilt-brass, 8-day going strut desk clock.

Rectangular arch-top, black onyx, a rose-cut diamond in platinum "sun" setting at each of the lower corners, gilt- brass clock case with hinged strut. Yellow gold chapter ring with polished radial Roman numerals and rosette half-hour markers on a light blue champlevé enamel ground, outer engraved border, matte silver center with sunray engine-turning. Yellow gold star and fleur-de-lys hands. 19''', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 7,000 - 12,000

HKD 58,000 - 100,000

USD 7,500 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 37,500

LOT 945

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER ROCK CRYSTAL "PENDULE CHEVALET" Cartier, France, "Pendule chevalet", No. 6253/1187. Made circa 1920. Very fine and rare, rock crystal, chrome and silver-gilt, 8-day going strut clock with rose cut diamond-set hands and special dial.

Arch-top rock crystal with yellow gold-mounted cabochon gem accents and rock crystal hinged strut, silver-gilt bezel, chrome case and back. Matte silver with the words "LOVE FROM LULU" in place of numerals, outer minute divisions. Rose-cut diamond- set hands, the center set with a cabochon gem. 19"', frosted and gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

HKD 83,000 - 125,000

USD 10,500 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 31,250

Sold: CHF 6,125

Sold: CHF 10,000

LOT 948

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

Sold: CHF 17,500

LOT 949

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER / EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK CO. MIRRORED DESK CLOCK Cartier, Paris. No. 1071/1084, the movement by the European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Made circa 1930. Fine, rare and elegant Art Deco, lacquered, mirrored glass, black enamel and coral-set, 8-day going desk clock with mother-of-pearl dial.

Rectangular brass overlaid with ivory-colored lacquer, mirror glass front, side mounts with coral pyramidal cabochon and black enamel highlights to the corners, black enamel bezel, ivory-colored lacquer and mirror glass stepped base. Winding and setting to the reverse. Circular, mother-of-pearl with inlaid black baton hour indexes. Black Art Deco hands with coral cabochon center. European Watch & Clock Co., rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut and compensated bimetallic balance with 3 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 18,000

HKD 100,000 - 150,000

USD 12,500 - 20,000

LOT 950

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER NEPHRITE, GOLD, ENAMEL & DIAMOND DESK CLOCK Cartier, "Montre de Bureau", No. 1257/2362. Made circa 1915. Extremely fine and very rare, nephrite, gold, platinum, enamel and diamond-set, 8-day going desk clock.

Square polished nephrite with inset corners and beveled edges, each corner set with a large rose-cut diamond in a platinum "sun" setting, gilt-brass clock case with hinged strut. Yellow gold chapter ring mounted on the case with radial Roman numerals and flowerhead markers, inner minute dot markers, white champlevé enamel ground, the center with a glazed panel of opalescent sunray guilloche enamel. Rose- cut diamond-set platinum hands. 19''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case numbered. DIM. 74 mm. Square.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 7,000 - 12,000

HKD 58,000 - 100,000

USD 7,500 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 50,000

LOT 951

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

CARTIER ART-DECO ELECTRIC TABLE CLOCK Cartier, "Electric", No. 134/651, the movement by the Cartier-founded "Delvicar" Company for electric clocks. Made between 1935 and 1938. Very fine and extremely rare, Art-Deco, black lacquered, silver, mirror-glass, gilt-brass, agate and coral, battery-powered electric table clock.

Rectangular, the main body coated in black lacquer, one each side an demi-elliptical mirrored glass panel with gilt-brass and coral cap, cylindrical coral mounts above and below the chapter ring, rectangular agate base with gilt-brass feet, black-lacquered back with four screws, battery housing in the push-fit base. Square silver chapter ring on the case with black lacquer baton indexes, glazed in the center over a silver sunray engine-turned panel. Black lacquered gilt Art-Deco hands. No. 554, electric, circular, nickel-plated, oscillating electromagnet, 3 jewels, regulation from the back.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

HKD 41,000 - 66,000

USD 5,400 - 8,500

LOT 952

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LUTZ FOR ASPREY AGATE, GOLD & ENAMEL CLOCK Lutz, France, retailed by Asprey, London. Made circa 1910. Fine and elegant, 8-day going, carved dendritic agate, gold, enamel and silver-gilt desk clock.

Polished semi-translucent dendritic agate with shaped and beveled edges, yellow gold bezel engraved with a repeated pattern and within black champlevé enamel borders, drum case for the movement with snap-on back, hinged strut. Matte silver with black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, sunray engine-turned center. Gilt Art Deco hands. 19''', matte gilt, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 3 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 33,000 - 50,000

USD 4,300 - 6,400

Sold: CHF 5,000

LOT 953

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

BREGUET ART-DECO STYLE WOOD & GOLD PLATED DESK CLOCK Breguet, No. 4750. Made in the 1980s. Fine and elegant, mahogany and gold-plated, 8-day going desk clock.

Drum-form, polished mahogany with reeded gold-plated band, curved and stepped mahogany and gold-plated rectangular base, hinged back concealing the winding and hand-setting. Brushed champagne with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel baton hands. Rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 33,000 - 50,000

USD 4,300 - 6,400

Sold: CHF 4,125

LOT 954

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

TONNEL LAPIS LAZULI & DIAMONDS MIGNONETTE Tonnel, Paris. Made circa 1900. Fine and rare, lapis-lazuli, yellow gold and rose-cut diamond- set miniature desk clock.

Rectangular, carved from a solid block of lapis lazuli, the bezel set with rose-cut diamonds, the top with applied pierced gold coronet set with rose-cut diamonds, hinged yellow gold back with shuttered winding hole, two gold screws in the base to secure the movement. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel spade hands. Gilt brass, rectangular with going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 12,500 - 21,000

USD 1,600 - 2,700

Sold: CHF 2,500

LOT 955

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

"DIAMOND WINGS OF TIME" Attributed to Lachloche Frères, No. 107/12. Made circa 1910. Fine and elegant, enamel, gilt, platinum and rose-cut diamond- set 8-day going strut desk clock.

Square with rounded corners, overlaid with black enamel, each corner set with a rose-cut diamond-set platinum rosette, gilt back with hinged strut. Applied rose-cut diamond-set platinum Arabic numerals with star half-hour indexes. Rose-cut diamond-set platinum wing hands with diamond central rosette. 23''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 11 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with terminal curve, index regulator. Case numbered. DIM. 90 mm. Square.

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

HKD 41,000 - 66,000

USD 5,400 - 8,500

Sold: CHF 5,625

LOT 956

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LACLOCHE FRERES - SILVER & GOLD ART DECO CLOCK Lacloche Frères, No. 874/1034. The case with London import marks for 1929-30. Fine and very rare, Art-Deco, lacquered silver, yellow gold and onyx-set, 8-day going table clock.

Square overlaid with ivory-colored lacquer, the sides and top with yellow gold-edged panels of black lacquer each set with three yellow gold domed studs, yellow gold-edged front with yellow gold bezel surrounded by 12 black onyx cabochons in yellow gold settings, hinged back door, square column alternating black and ivory-colored lacquer stripes and gold lines, yellow gold line mount at the base, rectangular stepped black lacquered silver base set with four large yellow gold domed studs, matte silver-gilt interior clock housing. Matte black with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals. Pierced yellow gold Art-Deco hands. 19''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 3 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Case signed and numbered. DIM. 11.3 x 13.2 x 9 cm.

Grading System: A

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 33,000 - 50,000

USD 4,300 - 6,400

Sold: CHF 26,250

LOT 957

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

JACENTE - GOLD, DIAMONDS, RUBIES & EMERALDS - TABLE CLOCK Jacente. Made in the 1980s. Fine and exotic, 18K yellow gold, black onyx, malachite, diamond, ruby and emerald- set quartz table clock.

Hexagonal clock case set with 91 round white diamonds, supported on a lobed polished malachite with gold-wire detail, rectangular black onyx base with yellow gold mounts, to the left a standing pink hardstone carved figure of a bear, a yellow gold cover beside set with a line border of caliber-set rubies and 15 round white diamonds. Mother of pearl and gold in 12 sectors each set with an emeralds index in a yellow gold setting. Yellow gold and diamond-set lozenge and heart hands. With quartz standardization. Case signed "Jacente".

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 12,000

HKD 58,000 - 100,000

USD 7,500 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 10,625

Sold: CHF 9,375