Geneva, September 22, 2021 Auction

LOT 101

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

James Mc Cabe Pocket watch, quarter-repeater, duplex escapement; 18K yellow gold

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complications:

· Quarter-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 2 o’clock)

Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with stylized foliage and geometric patterns.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Fleur-de-Lys” hands.

Movement 18’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, diamond end-stone, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,200 - 2,400

EUR 1,150 - 2,300

USD 1,350 - 2,700

HKD 10,300 - 20,500

Brand James McCabe, London (Royal Exchange)

Year circa 1863

Movement No. 03 374

Case No. 03 374 (by Alfred Stram, London; with London letter-date for 1863)

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 48.7 mm.

Weight 123 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, duplex escapement

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories winding- and hand-setting gold key

LOT 102

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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James Wates Pocket watch; silver

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Silver, hunting-case, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch with nominative dial.

Polished silver case.

White enamel dial with radial letters forming the name “James Wates”; yellow gold “Pear” hands.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspring.

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand James Wates, Woolwich (Sussex)

Year circa 1830

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered (by “W R”, probably William Rowlands, London, Master case-maker registered in June 1817, 1821, 1830 and 1838; London letter-date for 1828)

Material silver

Diameter 52.6 mm.

Weight 128 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Signature dial and movement

LOT 103

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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JEAN D'EVE, SECTORA/ SAMARA, LOT OF 8 WRISTWATCHES, STEEL AND GOLD PLATED

A fine and unusual, quartz set of 8 stainless steel and gold plated wristwatches, 5 with retrograde hours and minutes, 3 with self-winding quartz movements

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand Jean deve, Swiss

Model Sectora/ Samara

Year circa 1990

Material gold plated and stainless steel

Bracelet leather

Diameter 25/ 30/ 36 mm.

Signature Dial, case and movement signed

Accessories setting tool, hang tags, 2 papers

LOT 104

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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John Edwards Lawson Pair case animated pocket watch; silver

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pair-cased pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 12; the seconds hand being replaced by the wings of a windmill painted on the said subsidiary dial, thus creating an animation.

Polished outer silver pair case; polished silver case.

White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; in the centre, a scene depicting a farmyard with a miller carrying a bag of grain to his mill; yellow gold “Pear” hands.

Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded English cock with a mask of grotesqueness and foliage.

Grading System: AA

CHF 700 - 1,400

EUR 650 - 1,300

USD 800 - 1,550

HKD 6,000 - 12,000

Brand John Edwards Lawson, London

Year circa 1802

Movement No. 7 275

Case No. unnumbered (by “C / W L”, probably William Linsley, London, Master case-maker registered in March 1800, February 1802, 1813, 1814 and October 1818; London letter-date for 1802)

Material silver

Diameter 56.2 mm.

Weight 124.8 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 17’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Signature movement

LOT 105

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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John Forrest Pocket watch; silver

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Silver (0.925), open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with pattern décor, with, in the centre, an escutcheon; fluted case-band. Gilded metal dust-cover.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Pear” hands.

Movement 19’’’, full plate, gilded brass, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel flat hairspring, engraved gilded cock, polished steel index-regulator.

Grading System: AA

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950

USD 550 - 1,100

HKD 4,300 - 8,600

Brand John Forrest, London

Model “Chronometer Maker to the Admiralty”

Year circa 1913

Movement No. 722 581

Case No. 722 581 / 42 (by “W.R” Birmingham or Coventry; Birmingham letter-date for 1913)

Material silver

Diameter 59.3 mm.

Weight 172.2 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 19’’’, lateral lever escapement, “Safety pinion”

Signature dial and movement

LOT 106

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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John Poole Pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold

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18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, a circle; fluted case-band.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Pear” hands.

Movement 13’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.

Grading System: A

CHF 600 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 1,150

USD 700 - 1,350

HKD 5,200 - 10,300

Brand John Poole, London (57 Fenchurch Street)

Year circa 1874

Movement No. 4 960

Case No. 38 704 (by “P W”, probably Philip Woodman & Sons, London, Master case-maker registered on June 1857, August 1871 and March 1872; London letter-date for 1874)

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 35.2 mm.

Weight 41.8 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 13’’’, lateral lever escapement

Signature dial and movement

LOT 107

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Joseph or Thomas Windmills Pair-case pocket watch, quarter-repeater; silver

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pair-cased pocket watch, with one horological complication:

· Quarter-repeater on one bell (activated by depressing the pendant)

Case-back with case-band pierced and engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with a grotesque mask, four birds with spread wings and two phantasmagorical animal heads; in the centre, a rosette.

Outer case pierced and polished.

Later white enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Poker & Beetle” hands.

Movement 18’’’, full plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand Joseph or Thomas Windmills, London

Year circa 1700-1710 and later

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered

Material silver

Diameter 41.3 mm.

Weight 157 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 18’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Signature movement

LOT 108

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Jules Jacot - Houriet Large pocket watch, quarter-repeater, chronograph, triple date, moon phases; 14K pink gold

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

14K pink gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and six horological complications:

· Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs by two hammers (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 6 o’clock)

· 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive-shaped push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock)

· Half-instantaneous date of the month (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)

· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English)

· Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in English)

· Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock)

Cover and case-back polished. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher “J L G” (?).

White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals; pink gold “Louis XV” hands.

Movement 21’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance (rim cut perpendicular to the arms) with gold poising screws and Palladium hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial; chronograph work on the top plate.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand Jules Jacot-Houriet, Le Locle

Year circa 1895

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 270 204

Material 14K pink gold

Diameter 58.3 mm.

Weight 128.6 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 21’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Accessories copies of the invention patents

LOT 109

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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JUNGHANS, CHRONOGRAPH, GOLD PLATED

A fine, manual wind, gold plated chronograph wristwatch with telemeter and tachometer scales

Grading System: A

CHF 400 - 800

EUR 400 - 750

USD 450 - 900

HKD 3,500 - 6,900

Brand Junghans, Swiss

Year circa 1960

Material gold plated and stainless steel

Diameter 36 mm.

Caliber 5318, 19 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement signed

LOT 110

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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L. Leroy & Cie Pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold, enamel, pearls and diamonds

18K yellow gold, enamel, pearl-set and diamond-set, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch.

White colour enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.

Red scarlet flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) case-back with, on the centre, a five-pointed star set with old-cut diamonds.

9’’’ gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.

Grading System: AA

CHF 600 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 1,150

USD 700 - 1,350

HKD 5,200 - 10,300

Brand L. Leroy & Cie, Paris (13, Palais-Royal)

Year circa 1900

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 35 440

Material 18K yellow gold, enamel, pearls and diamonds

Caliber 9’’’, cylinder escapement

Dimensions 24.5 mm.

Signature cuvette (dome)

LOT 111

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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L. Matthey Pocket watch; silver

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Silver, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch.

Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, a circle; fluted case-band; cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) with a scene showing a hunter near a lake in a mountain landscape.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.

Grading System: A

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950

USD 550 - 1,100

HKD 4,300 - 8,600

Brand L. Matthey

Year circa 1860-1880

Movement No. unnumbered

Material silver

Diameter 46.9 mm.

Weight 61.1 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 18’’’, duplex escapement

Signature cuvette (dome)

LOT 112

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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LANCET, CHRONOGRAPH, CHROME PLATED AND STAINLESS STEEL

A fine, attractive, manual wind, chrome and stainless steel back chronograph wristwatch

Grading System: A

CHF 400 - 600

EUR 400 - 600

USD 450 - 700

HKD 3,500 - 5,200

Brand Lancet, Swiss

Year circa 1940

Case No. 742720

Material chrome plated and stainless steel

Diameter 32 mm.

Caliber Venus 170, 17 jewels

Signature Dial signed

LOT 113

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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LEONIDAS, REF. 683, ALARM, STAINLESS STEEL

A fine, manual wind, stainless steel wristwatch with alarm indicator

Grading System: A

CHF 300 - 500

EUR 300 - 500

USD 350 - 550

HKD 2,600 - 4,300

Brand Leonidas, Swiss

Model Alarm

Reference 683

Year circa 1960

Case No. 200022

Material stainless steel

Diameter 35 mm.

Caliber Venus 230, 17 jewels

Signature Dial signed

LOT 114

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Les Frères Esquivillon Decorative pocket watch; silvered and gilded brass

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Silvered and gilded brass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Directoire” pocket watch.

Case-back engraved with a pattern of stylised flowers and with, in the lower part, a medallion engraved with a hunting scene.

White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals, with, in the centre, a painted motif in the form of a scalloped medallion with a bouquet of flowers on a blue background; gilded metal “Fantaisie” hands.

20’’’, full plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock.

Grading System: A

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950

USD 550 - 1,100

HKD 4,300 - 8,600

Brand Les Frères Esquivillon, Geneva

Year circa 1795

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 18 (or 81)

Material silvered and gilded brass

Diameter 57.1 mm.

Weight 108 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 20’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Signature dial

LOT 115

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Esquivillon & DeChoudens Decorative pocket watch, quarter-repeater; yellow gold, enamel and strass

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Yellow gold, enamel and strass, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Louis XV” pocket watch, with one horological complication:

· Quarter-repeater on one bell (activated by depressing the pendant)

Case-back with, in the centre, a polychrome enamel miniature painting on gold showing a lady of quality, in bust, holding a delicate little dog.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Breguet” hands.

Movement 15’’’, full plate, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (probably gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand Les Frères Esquivillon & DeChoudens, Geneva

Year circa 1775

Movement No. 33 509

Case No. unnumbered

Material yellow gold, enamel and strass

Diameter 41.3 mm.

Weight 64.2 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 15’’’, fusee and chain, verge escapement

Signature dial and movement

LOT 116

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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LIP, NAUTIC-SKI, STEEL

A fine, electronic (quartz), stainless steel diver's wristwatch with 2 crowns

Grading System: A

CHF 500 - 800

EUR 500 - 750

USD 550 - 900

HKD 4,300 - 6,900

Brand Lip, Swiss

Model Nautic-Ski

Year circa 1966

Case No. 106185

Material stainless steel

Bracelet Tropic 18

Diameter 36 mm.

Caliber 11W136, 11 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement (Q Watch) signed

LOT 117

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Longines Art Deco dress-watch; gilded metal

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Gilded metal, open-face, keyless-winding, octagonal-shaped, Art Deco dress-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Case-back polished.

Silver colour dial with applied yellow gold radial revolving Breguet numerals; yellow gold “Lozenge” hands.

Movement 17’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.

Grading System: A

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950

USD 550 - 1,100

HKD 4,300 - 8,600

Brand Longines, Saint-Imier (Bernese Jura)

Year circa 1915-1920

Movement No. 3 464 602

Case No. 5 393 803 (by Illinois Watch Case Co., Elgin, Illinois, U.S.A.)

Material gilded metal

Length 43 mm.

Weight 43.8 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 18-89 M, 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement, 17 jewels, 5 adjustments

Signature dial, case and movement

LOT 118

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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LONGINES, CHRONOMETER, YELLOW GOLD

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A fine, manual wind, 14k yellow gold chronometer pocket watch

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850

USD 1,100 - 2,200

HKD 8,600 - 17,100

Brand Longines, Swiss

Year Sold to the Swiss agent Wirth in February 1933

Movement No. 4673438

Case No. 4673438

Material 14k yellow gold

Diameter 48 mm.

Caliber 19.79

Signature Dial, case (with initials and presentation inscription) and movement signed

LOT 119

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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LONGINES, REF. L3.678.4, CONQUEST, STEEL

A fine, large, self-winding stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date

Grading System: AA

CHF 1,200 - 2,200

EUR 1,150 - 2,100

USD 1,350 - 2,500

HKD 10,300 - 18,800

Brand Longines, Swiss

Model Conquest

Reference L3.678.4

Year circa 2011

Case No. 35563982

Material stainless steel

Bracelet stainless steel Longines bracelet with double deployant clasp, approx. overall length 195 mm.

Diameter 42 mm.

Caliber L667, 25 jewels

Signature Dial, case and movement signed

Accessories fitted box, warranty card

LOT 120

Only Online Auction Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

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Louis Audemars Pocket watch, quarter-repeater; 18K yellow gold

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

18K yellow gold, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and one horological complication:

· Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs by two hammers (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 2 o’clock)

Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back, with, in the centre, an escutcheon.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.

Movement 17’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring; repeater work on the main plate, under the dial.

Grading System: A

CHF 600 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 1,150

USD 700 - 1,350

HKD 5,200 - 10,300

Brand Louis Audemars, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)

Model “Examined by E. J. Dent, 61, Strand, London”

Year circa 1860

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 561

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 45.8 mm.

Weight 61 gr. (approx.)

Caliber 17’’’, cylinder escapement

Signature dial and movement (by the maker), cuvette (dome) (by the retailer)

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