518 lots

LOT 21

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Fétine à Paris, Swiss, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold and enamel pasteset watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI with paste-set bezel, the back centered with the painted enamel portrait of a gentleman in a paste-set crowned frame, outer engraved floral decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring with diamond set half hour divisions. Gold paste-set Louis XVI hands. M. GiIt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial. In good condition. Diam. 38 mm.

CHF 2,400 - 2,600

Sold: CHF 2,990

LOT 22

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

L'Epine à Paris, Swiss, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold and enamel watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI with chased bezels, the back centered with the painted enamel portrait of a lady in a green frame, outer chased garlands and ribbon knots. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. M. GiIt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. In good condition. Diam. 40 mm.

CHF 2,400 - 2,600

Sold: CHF 2,530

LOT 23

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

L'Epine à Paris, circa 1800. Fine and unususal silver watch with double Republican calendar.

C. Double body, Directoire, polished. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, inner red calendar ring on 30 days, outer ring for the days of the decade. GiIt brass hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate whith baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 43 mm.

CHF 1,500 - 2,000

LOT 24

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Dufour, Fol & Cie. No. 140, Swiss, circa 1793. Fine and rare silver decimal watch with decimal minutes.

C. Double body, Directoire, polished. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals for the decimal time, outer red Arabic decimal minute ring, duo-decimal Roman numerals for twice 12 hours and duo-decimal minute ring. Blued steel hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 53 mm.

CHF 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 7,475

LOT 25

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1830. Fine and rare, 18 ct. gold, quarter repeating watch paved with split pearls.

C. Four body, fully decorated with calibrated split pearls in a shell pattern. Gold cuvette. D. Gold engine turned with subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17- , gilt brass, with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement with plain gold three arm balance and flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.

CHF 20,000 - 24,000

LOT 26

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Clary, Swiss, circa 1800. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel watch.

C. Double body, Directoire, the bezel and pendant enamelled with a paillonné decoration, the back with a fine painted maiden leaning on her elbow, by a blue urn ( slightly restored). D. White enamel with Breguet numerals. Gold "cathedrales" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate, with cylinder pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 5,635

LOT 27

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Gregson, Horloger du Roy à Paris, No. 3012, circa 1790. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel watch.

C. Double body Directoire, the bezels with pailloné decoration, the back of blue translucent enamel over engine-turning, centered with a small Cupid, painted "en grisaille" against a pink ground. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

CHF 12,000 - 13,000

LOT 28

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Fx. Foucaud à Paris, Swiss, circa 1830. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold set, including a very large hunting cased, quarter repeating musical watch, two musical seals, a musical key and a long and heavy chain, in original red Morocco fitted box.

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", engine-turned, the bezels chased with a floral decoration. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. GiIt brass, double train, with going barrels, inverted cylinder escapement, three arm plain steel balance, flat balance spring. Pin- disc musical train with 20 vibrating steel blades. Repeating on gongs with pulltwist piston on the pendant. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 62 mm. Two garnet set musical seals with champleve enamelled decoration, the movement with pin-cylinder and seven vibrating steel blades. A gold turquoise set musical key, fully chased with a floral decoration, the movement with pin-disc and vibrating steel blades. Heavy long and large gold "sautoir" In good condition.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

LOT 29

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1850. Fine and rare gold and enamel form watch designed as a handbag and containing a semi miniature watch.

C. Outer: entirely engraved with floral and foliage patterns, the hinged front cover pierced with trellis work with folding clasp suspending three yellow gold tassles and two matted balls on gold chains with the grip in the form of a woven gold rope suspended from a brooch pin designed as a human hand wearing a cuff of gold decorated with white champleve enamel and set with small rubies. Watch case: four body with reeded bezel, the back decorated with blue guilloche enamel set with a rose diamond spray (small repair well executed). Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman hour numerals. Blued-steel moon hands. M. Frosted, gilt Geneva bar with 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain 3- arm balance, flat spring with regulator. Signed Geneve on cuvette. In original fitted blue velvet covered box. In good condition. Dims. 25mm. diam. watch, 120mm. overall length.

CHF 9,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 12,650

LOT 30

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Anonymous, Swiss, made for the Chinese market, circa 1840. Rare and unusual silver gilt and enamel pearl-set quarter repeating musical watch.

C. Four body, "Empire" with reeded band, split-pearl set bezels, pendant and bow, the back enamelled with painted flowers in their natural colors. Glazed cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals (slightly restored). Blued steel "pear" hands. M. Unusual gilt brass, double train, with going barrels, fully engraved with scrolls, inverted cylinder escapement, three arm plain steel balance, flat balance spring. Pin- disc musical train win vibrating steel blades. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band and polished steel repeating work exposed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 61 mm.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

LOT 31

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Unsigned, English, made by Sigismund Rentzch, circa 1820. Extremely rare and unusual 18 ct. gold, quarter repeating, keyless hand setting watch with special winding and special repeating device.

C. Three piece, massive, forme collier, with, reeded band, revolving bezel and engine-turned back. D. Gold, fully engraved with scrolls of foliage and Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. GiIt brass, unusual Lepine type caliber with going barrel, duplex escapement with gilt brass 'scape wheel, cut bimetallic balance flat balance spring and ruby end-stone. The barrel is set with a wheel, gearing with another fixed on the center of the back in such a way the watch can be wound by revolving the back. Repeating the hours on turning the bezel in one direction and the quarters on turning it back, it is first necessary to press the pushpiece in the band to unlock the bezel. Diam. 40 mm.

CHF 12,000 - 15,000

LOT 32

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Breguet No. 3119, Swiss, circa 1820. Fine 18 ct. gold, quarter repeating watch, in original red leather fitted box.

C. Three body, "forme collier", engine-turned on the back. GiIt brass cuvette. D. Gold engine turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. gilt brass, with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain steel three arm balance, flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 40 mm.

CHF 2,500 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 3,795

LOT 33

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

A. Lange & Sôhne, Glashütte, bei Dresden, No. 18633, made for F. Krüssmann & Cie., Rio-de-Janeiro, circa 1885. Fine and rare, 18 ct. gold, keyless, independent dead seconds stop-wath.

C. Four body, "Lucia à goutte", polished with an applied Pink gold monogram "A.H."on the back. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 1 8 - , frosted and gilt, three quarter plate, 21 jewels in gold screwed setting, gold straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve and swan neck micrometric index. Patented independent seconds device, operated from the crown. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 31,050

LOT 34

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

A. Lange & Sôhne, Glashütte, bei Dresden, No. 6199, circa 1870. Very fine 18 ct. gold hunting cased keyless watch.

C. Four body, massive, "Jürgens" engine-turned with reeded band. Gold cuvette, engine-turned on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 19-, frosted and gilt, three quarter plate, 18 jewels in gold screwed settings, gold straight lino lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 55 mm.

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 9,200

LOT 35

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

A. Lange & Sôhne, Glashütte, bei Dresden, No. 10744, circa 1875. Very fine 18 ct. gold hunting cased keyless fob watch.

C. Four body, massive, "Jürgens" bezels and band chased with a floral decoration, back and cover engraved with flowers and further decoration. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 1 3 , 5 - , frosted and gilt, three quarter plate, 18 jewels, gold straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.

CHF 3,200 - 3,600

Sold: CHF 5,750

LOT 36

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Strômgren 0g Olsen, No. 668, Swiss made under a Danish patent, circa 1910, in original mahoganny fitted box. Rare and fine silver patented observatory pocket chronometer with mean and sidereal time.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished. Silver cuvette. D. White enamel with outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary small Roman chapter for mean time hours and symetrical Arabic sidereal 24 hours, subsidiary seconds below. Blued steel Breguet mean time minute hand and gold "star" sidereal minute hand. M. 20-, gilt brass by LeCoultre, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, brass-invar balance of Guillaume pattern, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Diam. 60 mm.

CHF 9,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 9,775

LOT 37

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, 1950's. Fine center second, 18ct pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. "Alpha" gold hands. M. 11 1/4- rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. In good condition. Diam. 35 mm.

CHF 1,000 - 1,500

Sold: CHF 2,070

LOT 38

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, 1940's. Fine center second, "carré galbé", 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, stepped sides, teardrop lugs. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes. "Dauphine" gold hands. M. 11 3/4- rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In good condition. Dim. 30 x 30 mm.

CHF 3,600 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 7,130

LOT 39

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, 1950's. Fine center second, 18ct pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. (foreign) massive, polished. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. "Alpha" gold hands. M. 11 1/4"' rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial and movement signed. In good condition. Diam. 35 mm.

CHF 650 - 700

Sold: CHF 1,265

LOT 40

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 68139, case No. 12030, made in 1957. Very fine extra-flat, 18ct white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, fixing of the bracelet in the case. D. mat silver with indexes. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. 2003 LeC rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 35 mm.

CHF 4,500 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 5,060