571 lots

LOT 481

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

THE CHERUB MUSICIANS

A fine and rare, large, minute-repeating, 14k gold, hunting case with painted enamel pocket watch with automaton jacks with three actions and a very unusual feature being the cherub to the left of the dial that rises and falls upon activation of the repeating.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 15,000 - 25,000

HKD 120,000 - 200,000

USD 15,000 - 25,000

Brand C. Barbezat-Baillot

Year Circa 1890

Numbers Case N. 36949

Caliber 20'''

Dimensions 57 mm.

Signature Case numbered.

Sold: CHF 20,000

LOT 482

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

REMONTOIRE PERPÉTUEL A DÉCROCHEMENT

An extremely fine and equally rare, large, silver and gold, keyless, hunting-cased pocket watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, minute repeater and A"remontoire perpétuel à décrochement'' (keyless cover winding watch, wound by closing the front cover).

Grading System:

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

HKD 80,000 - 120,000

USD 10,000 - 15,000

Brand L. Quartier

Year Circa 1900

Numbers Case N. 1895

Caliber 19'''

Dimensions 60 mm.

Signature on the Movement, Case numbered.

LOT 483

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

TRIP GRANDE SONNERIE REPETITION A QUARTS

A very large and heavy, two train, trip quarter-repeating, grande sonnerie clockwatch 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch, polished case with glazed aperture for movement and polished gold cuvette. Slides for strike/silent and quarters/hours selection on the rim.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 10,000 - 20,000

HKD 800,000 - 160,000

USD 10,000 - 20,000

Brand R. Lannier

Year Circa 1880

Numbers Case N. 114965

Caliber 20'''

Dimensions 65 mm.

Signature on the Dial, Case numbered.

Sold: CHF 14,375

LOT 484

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

LE PHARE, TRIPLE-DATE CHRONOGRAPH MOONPHASE, QUARTER-REPEATER, YELLOW GOLD

A fine, manual wind, triple date chronograph, 14k yellow gold pocket watch with quarter-repeater.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 32,000 - 48,000

USD 4,000 - 6,000

Brand Le Phare

Year Circa 1900

Numbers Case N.74855

Caliber 18'''

Dimensions 59 mm.

Signature Case.

Sold: CHF 5,000

LOT 485

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

LONGINES MINUTE-REPEATER

Fine and large, minute-repeating, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch. Frosted gilt, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band, silent centrifugal governor.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

HKD 80,000 - 120,000

USD 10,000 - 15,000

Brand Longines

Year Circa 1910

Numbers Case N. 1753633

Caliber 18''' 1/2

Dimensions 54 mm.

Signature dial, Case and Movement.

LOT 486

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

VACHERON CONSTANTIN POCKETWATCH

Fine, 18k yellow-gold open face pocket watch. Case, Dial and Movement.

Grading System: A

CHF 800 - 1,400

HKD 6,400 - 11,200

USD 800 - 1,400

Brand Vacheron Constantin

Year 1906

Numbers Case N. 205'981, Movement N. 337'770

Caliber RAT 19 "73

Dimensions 50 mm.

Sold: CHF 1,250

LOT 487

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

VACHERON CONSTANTIN, SCHUTZENFEST 1901, ENAMEL POCKET WATCH

A fine, rare and small, manual wind pocket watch with cloisonne enamel.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 8,000 - 16,000

USD 1,000 - 2,000

Brand Vacheron Constantin

Year 1901

Numbers Case N. 188947, Movement N. 314021

Caliber 10 1/2 '''

Dimensions 30 mm.

Signature Dial, Case and Movement.

Sold: CHF 2,750

LOT 488

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

BRAND LA ESMERALDA

A very fine, thin and elegant, Swiss, minute-repeating, 20k gold, enamel and diamonds, keyless dress watch.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

HKD 40,000 - 56,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Brand La Esmeralda

Year Circa 1920

Numbers Case N. 3520

Caliber 18'''

Dimensions 48 mm.

Signature on the cuvette.

Sold: CHF 6,600

LOT 489

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

FRERES MELLY EIGHT DAYS

A fine and rare, large and heavy, eight days going movement, 18k gold pocket watch with quarter repeater activated through the pendant with locking mechanism in the band. Circular engine-turned case.

Grading System: AA

CHF 2,500 - 4,500

HKD 20,000 - 36,000

USD 2,500 - 4,500

Brand Freres Melly

Numbers Case N. 9710

Caliber 25'''

Dimensions 63 mm.

Signature on the Dial and Cuvette.

LOT 490

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

CHARMANN & CO, PICADILLY, QUARTER REPEATER

A very large and heavy 18k gold hunting-case pocket watch with quarter repeater activated through a slide on the band. Circular engine-turned case. Cylinder escapement, fusee with chain, bimetallic steel and brass balance with adjustment screws.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

HKD 40,000 - 56,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Brand Charmann & Co.

Year Circa 1860

Numbers Movement N. 11834

Caliber 38'''

Dimensions 66 mm.

Signature on the Dial and Movement.

LOT 491

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

CHATELAINE ENAMEL AND DIAMONDS

Very fine, gold, enamel, diamond-set pocket watch, decorated with translucent pale bleu guilloche enamel decoration with white enamel dots, central champlevé enamel rosette with rose-cut diamonds. Accompanied with matching detachable gold chatelaine, enamel with key and seal.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

HKD 48,000 - 64,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000

Brand Lieuteu

Year Circa 1780

Numbers Movement N. 502

Caliber 13'''

Dimensions 48 mm.

Signature on the Dial and Movement.

Accessories Gold chatelaine with key

Sold: CHF 7,500

LOT 492

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

THE DOG LESSON

A very fine and attractive, gold, painted enamel and pearl-set pendant watch with a gold, painted enamel and pearl-set chatelaine with keys and seal en suite.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

HKD 56,000 - 72,000

USD 7,000 - 9,000

Brand Matthey & Co

Year Circa 1790

Numbers Movement N. 1677

Caliber 17'''

Dimensions 50 mm.

Signature on the Dial and Movement, Movement numbered.

Accessories Gold chatelaine with key

LOT 493

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

RIEUSSEC

Inking-chronograph. Rosewood with lemon-tree inlay rectangular-shaped cabinet, 1/5 inking-chronograph On the reverse, a sliding panel to access the adjustment for the balance and a key-button-winding White enamel dial, inlaid in a brass plate, with division in seconds numbered in groups of five, subsidiary dial for the fifth of a second (at 12 o’clock); push-pieces for “marche / arrêt” (on / off) (top left) and “pointage” (pointing) (top right); ink tank (lower left); blued steel hands.

Grading System:

CHF 9,000 - 14,000

HKD 72,000 - 112,000

USD 9,000 - 14,000

Brand Nicolas-Mathieu Rieussec, Paris

Model Chronographe inventé par Rieussecà Paris

Year Circa 1830

Numbers Unnumbered

Caliber 87X64X17 mm. brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balanceand blued steel flat hairspring

Dimensions 110X80X50 mm.

Signature low-plate Dial

Sold: CHF 26,250

LOT 494

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

BREGUET/ BREGUET & FILS, NO. 42, "PERPETUAL MOVEMENT"

A fine and extremely rare brass movement. In good overall condition (in need of restauration).

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 45,000

HKD 200,000 - 225,000

USD 25,000 - 45,000

Brand Breguet

LOT 495

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

CHERUBS AND THE WORLD

A fine, gilt bronze, hour and half hour striking mantle clock. Gilt bronze figures of six cherubs holding a globe decorated with starts fitted by a clock. Round gilt bronze base, eight days going movement, bronze in the style of Clodion. 6 cm. Size: 41X16 cm. Good overall condition.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

HKD 32,000 - 48,000

USD 4,000 - 6,000

Brand Unsigned

LOT 496

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

SPRING TIME

Charles Oudin, 52 Palais Royal, Paris, No. 1355, circa 1880. Very fine gilt brass, Limoges enamel and silver hour and half-hour striking carriage clock with alarm. Eight-day going movement, side panels Limoges painted on enamel representing a fruit picking lady, the other with a flower picking lady.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

HKD 48,000 - 64,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000

Brand Charles Oudin

Year 1880

Numbers Movement N. 2941

Dimensions 15 x 10 x 9.5 cm.excluding the handle

Signature on the Dial and Movement numbered.

LOT 497

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

THE CLOCK MERCHANT

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

An amusing, large, tin, manual wind clock merchant probably from the black forest or Austria, made circa 1930. Dimensions approx. 48 cm. In good overall condition.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 8,000 - 16,000

USD 1,000 - 2,000

Brand Unsigned

Sold: CHF 875

LOT 498

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

THE CLOCK MERCHANT

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

An amusing tin, manual wind clock merchant probably from the black forest or Austria, made circa 1930. Dimensions approx. 39 cms. In good overall condition.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 8,000 - 16,000

USD 1,000 - 2,000

Brand Unsigned

Sold: CHF 875

LOT 499

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

THE WATCH DEALER PAINTING

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine, unusual oil painting representing a traveling watch dealer showing an open face pocket watch to local children circa 1900. In good original condition.

Grading System: AA

CHF 500 - 1,000

HKD 4,000 - 8,000

USD 500 - 1,000

Brand Unsigned

Sold: CHF 550

LOT 500

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. Geneva, Nov 11, 2018

ROLEX, HOTEL PARTICULIER

A very fine and rare, sterling silver table box representing a Hotel Particulier. In very good overall condition.

Grading System: AA

CHF 800 - 1,400

HKD 6,400 - 11,200

USD 800 - 1,400

Brand Rolex

Model 1980

Numbers Movement N. 98

Dimensions 107 x 75 x 60 mm.

Accessories Box

Sold: CHF 3,750