CARTIER/ EUROPEAN WATCH & CLOCK, "CHINOISERIE" AGATE AND MOTHER OF PEARL CLOCK
A very fine and attractive, manual wind, brass, agate clock with motherof- pearl dial.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000
Brand Cartier
Year Circa 1930
Case No. 1542
Caliber Manual wind
Dimensions 75 mm.
Signature Dial, Case Numbered
Sold: CHF 28,750
BOUCHERON, MALACHITE, JADE, GOLD, SILVER, ONYX DESK CLOCK
A very fine, decorative, manual wind, brass, onyx, gold, jade and lapis, desk clock with diamond indexes and bezel set with diamonds, rubys, sapphires and emeralds.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
USD 8,000 - 12,000
HKD 64,000 - 96,000
Brand Boucheron
Year Circa 1955
Movement No. 385191
Caliber 1555
Dimensions 11.6 x 14.5 x
Signature Case and Movement (signed Lemania)
Sold: CHF 31,250
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, REF. 4195, GIFT FROM EVA PERON TO FERNANDO LORING, YELLOW GOLD
A very fine, historically important, manual wind, 18k pink gold wristwatch.
Grading System: 
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000
Brand Vacheron Constantin
Reference 4195
Year Circa 1946
Movement No. 461184
Case No. 296046
Bracelet 18k pink gold Argentinian bracelet, approx. overall length 197 mm.
Caliber V453
Dimensions 36 mm.
Signature Signed Dial, Case (with dedication inscription) and Movement
Accessories Commemorative 18k gold medal, letter from the civil aviation confirming the delivery of porcelain from the wife of Franco to Eva Peron
Sold: CHF 40,000
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, TOP WIND, BLACK DIAL, GAY FRERES BRACELET, YELLOW GOLD
An extremely fine and rare, manual wind, 18k yellow gold wristwatch with black dial.
Grading System:
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000
Brand Vacheron Constantin
Year Made in 1943
Movement No. 359699
Case No. 280461
Bracelet 18k yellow gold Gay Freres bracelet, approx. overall length
Caliber 10 1/2'''
Dimensions 31 mm.
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories Fitted Vacheron Constantin box
Sold: CHF 25,000
Knife incorporating in its handle a watch; gilded brass and steel. Extremely fine and rare gilded brass knife incorporating in its handle a key-winding watch with cover. Knife handle engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with frieze décor; steel blade. Gilded brass dial with radial Roman numerals; the centre engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with a compass; single blued steel hand. The hinged lid is open-worked with a rosacea.
Grading System:
CHF 25,000 - 45,000
USD 25,000 - 45,000
HKD 200,000 - 360,000
Brand Unsigned, probably Germany
Year First part of the 17th century
Caliber Verge escapement, Movement, rectangular (43 x 16.5 x 11.5 mm. approx.), gilded brass, fixed barrel, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and later blued steel flat hairspring, gilded cock
Dimensions 219 x 24.5 x 20.8 mm.
Accessories Original fitted case (cover lacking; L. 225 mm. approx.); 19th century winding-key
Sold: CHF 32,500
"Octagonal"-shape pocket watch; silver and gilded brass. Very fine and rare silver and gilded brass, hunting-case, key-winding, vertical octogonal-shaped, pocket watch. Silver and gilded brass dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel single hand.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 15,000 - 25,000
USD 15,000 - 25,000
HKD 120,000 - 200,000
Brand Jerome Grebauval
Year Circa 1650
Caliber Verge escapement, Octagonal, full plate, fire gilded brass, column pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance with two arms (gilded brass), pierced and engraved gilded continental "Louis XIII" cock.
Dimensions 40.5 x 29.4 mm. (H. 57.9 mm.with pendant and feet)
Signature Movement
Sold: CHF 20,000
“Bassine”-type pocket watch without fusee, early balance spring, central winding, alarm; silver. Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Bassine”-type pocket watch, without fusee and one horological complication: • Alarm one a bell (winding at 9.30) Two-piece case, “bassine’’ with split bezel, the border of the back finely pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage. Silver champlevé dial with radial Roman numerals inside cartouches; inner revolving alarm setting disc with Arabic numerals; blued steel single hand.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 24,000 - 40,000
Brand Martinot, Paris
Year Circa 1680
Caliber 17’’’, full plate, fire gilded brass, Egyptian pillars, fixed barrel, verge escapement, monometallic balance with three arms (polished steel) and blued steel flat early hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XIV” cock, silver regulator disc; central win- ding; alarm train with fixed gilded brass barrel, pierced and engraved with foliage
Dimensions 49.2 mm.
Signature Movement
Accessories Later silver and shark skin covered protecting case (circa 1730-1740; Ø 60.2 mm.)
Sold: CHF 3,750
“Bassine”-type pocket watch; gilded brass Gilded brass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Bassine”-type pocket watch. Two-piece case, polished. Pair-cased clouté pin-work on leather Gold champlevé dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded brass single hand.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 80,000 - 120,000
Brand Etienne Hubert, Rouen
Year Circa 1660
Caliber 16’’’, full plate, fire gilded brass, Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance with two arms (polished steel), pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XIII” cock, silver regulator disc
Dimensions 43 mm.
Signature Movement
Accessories Outer case 48.2 mm
Pascal Hubert “Oignon”-type pocket watch, quarter-repeater; silver
Very fine and rare, silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “oignon”-type pocket watch, with one horological complication: - Quarter-repeater on one bell Two-piece case, engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with the portrait of a lady and a gentleman inside cartouches, under a crown White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded brass pierced hands.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
USD 3,000 - 5,000
HKD 24,000 - 40,000
Brand Pascal Hubert , Rouen
Year circa 1720
Caliber 19’’’, full plate, fire gilded brass, Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance with three arms, and blued steel flat early hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XIV” cock, silver regulator disc.
Dimensions 58 mm
Jean Hubert “Oignon”-type pocket watch without fusee, early balance spring; gilded brass
Gilded brass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “oignon”-type pocket watch, without fusee. Two-piece case, covering lack White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel single hand.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,000 - 7,000
HKD 40,000 - 56,000
Brand Jean Hubert, Rouen
Year circa 1680
Caliber 19’’’, full plate, fire gilded brass, “Louis XIII” pillars, fixed barrel, verge escapement, monometallic balance with four arms (polished steel) and blued steel flat early hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XIV” cock, silver regulator disc
Dimensions 54.1 mm
"Bassine"-type pocket watch; gilded brass. Fine and rare gilded brass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, "Bassine"-type pocket watch. Two-piece case, engraved with foliages, the back pierced with inside a blued steel plate to give a special effect. Later pair-cased glased. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, in the centre a garland of flowers; blued steel single hand.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 15,000 - 25,000
USD 15,000 - 25,000
HKD 120,000 - 200,000
Brand Etienne Hubert, Rouen
Year Circa 1660
Caliber 16’’’, full plate, fire gilded brass, “baluster” pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance with two arms (polished steel), pierced and engraved gilded continental “Louis XIII” cock, silver regulator disc
Dimensions 34.4 mm.
Signature Movement
Accessories Later outer case (circa 1730-1740; Ø 41 mm.)
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Brockbanks & Atkins, LONDON. One day power reserve Marine Chronometer Made circa 1825. Fine, rosewood and brass, flat white enamel Roman dial, crossed minute track, subsidiary seconds ring, signed BROCKBANKS'/& ATKINS/LONDON/872, gold hands, Earnshaw escapement, cut-bimetallic balance with three doublescrewed circular heat compensation weights, steel spring detent and blued steel helical balance, the top plate with repeat signature, brass bayonet-fixed dust cover and bowl to brass gimbal, three-tier box with drop-down handles to the sides and ivory cartouche with the marine Chronometer number.Grading System: AAA
CHF 5,000 - 10,000
USD 5,000 - 10,000
HKD 40,000 - 80,000
Brand Brockbanks & Atkins
Sold: CHF 3,375
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
John Arnold, London, No. 17. Re-cased in the 1970’s. Silver deck Chronometer with spring detent escapement and «O-Z» balance. Accompanied by a three-tier mahogany fitted deck box. Three-body, «consular», polished, maker’s mark «MRM» for Martin Matthews, swivel pendant. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute markers and Arabic five minute numerals, large subsidiary seconds. Blued steel «Spade» hands, the minute hand secured by a screw. 60 mm., frosted gilt full plate, ringed cylindrical pillars, 10 holes jeweled with screwed chatons, fusee with chain, Harrison’s maintaining power, Arnold spring detent escapement with large steel escape wheel, steel and brass «O-Z» balance with meantime adjustment screws and temperature adjustment nuts, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond end stone, pierced and engraved single footed clock.Grading System:
CHF 10,000 - 20,000
USD 10,000 - 20,000
HKD 80,000 - 160,000
Brand John Arnold
Year 1774 movement, silver case made in the 70’s
Dimensions DIAM. 65 mm.
Signature Dial and movement signed.
Sold: CHF 7,500
VACHERON CONSTANTIN, OPENFACE POCKET WATCH, YELLOW GOLD
A fine, manual wind, 18k yellow gold pocket watch given by “ La Société Genevoise d’ Instruments de Physique à Oscar Weber (1901-1926).
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
USD 1,000 - 2,000
HKD 8,000 - 16,000
Brand Vacheron Constantin
Year Circa 1925
Movement No. 369238
Case No. 244344
Caliber 18 1/2’’’
Dimensions 52 mm.
Signature Dial, case (inscription on cuvette) and movement
Accessories Fitted box, extract from the archives
Sold: CHF 2,500
JAMES HORNBY POCKET CHRONOMETER; "IMPROVED" GUYE DETENT ESCAPEMENT; 18K YELLOW GOLD
Very fine and rare18K yellow gold, half hunting-case, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and “improved” spring detent escapement. Cover and case-back guilloché (engine-turned). White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold double “Spade” hands.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 800 - 1,400
USD 800 - 1,400
HKD 6,400 - 11,200
Brand James Hornby
Model Improved Patent Chronometer
Year Circa 1859-1860
Movement No. 39113 (stamped "Guye's Patent / Escapment"
Case No. 14.0 (by "H F", Chester), with Chester letter-date for 1859-1860
Caliber 18''', ¾ plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, gold screwed-chatons (setting), "improved" Guye detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and free-sprung cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves, diamond end-stone.
Dimensions 49.8 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Sold: CHF 2,750
S. SMITH & SON POCKET WATCH, PATENTED 52 ½-MINUTE KARRUSEL (CARROUSEL) REGULATOR; 18K YELLOW GOLD
Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer with subsidiary seconds at 6 and patented 52 ½-minute Karrusel (carrousel) regulator. Cover and case-back polished. Cover engraved in taille-douce (finecut) with the cypher “L R”. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 2,500 - 4,500
USD 2,500 - 4,500
HKD 20,000 - 36,000
Brand S. Smith & Son
Year Circa 1900-1901
Movement No. 189-253
Case No. 189-255 (by Samuel Smith, London), with London letter-date for 1900-1901
Caliber 19''', ¾ plate, ebauche by Bahne Bonniksen, gilded brass, going barrel, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel hairspring with double terminal curve, diamond end-stone, index regulator, mounted on a Bonniksen 52 ½-minute Karrusel (carrousel) carriage
Dimensions 54.2 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement; Bonniksen's mark on the main-plate
Accessories Contemporary fitted box (signed by Barraud & Lunds, Cornhill)
Sold: CHF 5,000
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Fine and rare 18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, roundshaped, pocket watch, with “regulator”-type dial and two horological complications: · Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 5 o’clock) · Chronograph (activated by the single round push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock) Cover and case-back polished. White enamel dial with eccentric chapter at 3 o’clock with radial Roman numerals, central minutes with five-minute Arabic numerals, outermost chronograph scale; blued steel hands.Grading System: AAA
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
USD 1,000 - 2,000
HKD 8,000 - 16,000
Brand George Edward & Son
Year Circa 1874-1875
Movement No. 7719 (ebauche No. 7522)
Case No. 7719 (by "B B" inside an oval inside the cover, and, "A N" inside an oval inside case-back and cuvette), with London letter-date for 1874-1875)
Caliber 19''', ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, English lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, index regulator; no motion train, the hours are independent from the minutes, hours driven directly from the barrel arbour, minutes from the centre wheel; Nicole Nielsen winding / setting system adopted to setting the unusual independent hands; Nicole Nielsen chronograph work mounted under the dial
Dimensions 53.4 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Sold: CHF 6,000
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Unsigned, Continental, Made in the late 19th Century. Gilt lathe with wooden base. Accompanied by parts (few missing). Crank handle turning a large wheel, tool bed with adjustable slides, nickel silver plate with sprung screw-adjusted vices.Grading System: AA
CHF 1,500 - 2,500
USD 1,500 - 2,500
HKD 12,000 - 20,000
Brand Unsigned
Dimensions 26 x 28 x 16 cm.
Sold: CHF 2,250
ANONYMOUS/ BERGEON, HAND LATHE AND AXE TURNING AND LATHE JACOT TOOL
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Fine, brass and steel hand lathe on a wooden base and an axe tu rning and polishing tool in its fitted box. Crank handle turning a large wheel with helical teeth, tool bed with adjustable slides, horizontal and forward/reverse crankhandle adjustments, brass face plate with three sprung screw adjusted vices, adjustable steel tool rest, mounted on a hardwood base.Grading System: AA
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
USD 1,000 - 2,000
HKD 8,000 - 16,000
Brand Unsigned
Dimensions 36 x 11 x 15 cm.
Sold: CHF 875
MACHINE A ARRONDIR, NICKEL SILVER
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Unsigned, Continental, Made in the late 19th Century. Nickel silver lathe with wooden base. Accompanied by parts (few missing). Crank handle turning a large wheel, tool bed with adjustable slides, nickel silver plate with sprung screw-adjusted vices. In good condition.CHF 1,500 - 2,500
USD 1,500 - 2,500
HKD 12,000 - 20,000
Brand Unsigned
Dimensions 26 x 28 x 16 cm.
Sold: CHF 2,500