Terroux (Geneva), circa 1710. Fine silver pair cased alarm watch with date.

C. Outer double body, pierced with roundels. Inner double body, bassine with split bezel and loose-ring pendant, finely pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage. D. Silver champleve with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and date rings, inner silver revolving alarm setting disc. Blued steel hands and pointer. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with elaborated Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English type cock pierced and engraved with foliage. Alarm train with gilt brass pierced and engraved fixed barrel, striking on a bell. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.

Joseph Knibb, London, circa 1670. Very fine and rare early pre-balance spring clockwatch.

C. Double body, bassine with split bezel and loosering pendant, the border of the back pierced and engrave with a fine floral decoration, the winding holes with shutters. D. Silver champleve with Roman numerals. Fine elaborated blued steel hand. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with plain brass threearm balance wheel foliot, worm-and-wheel set-up with pierced blued steel bracket and silver regulator disc, gilt brass florally pierced and engraved cock secured by a screw. Striking the hours on a bell, the train with gilt brass fixed barrel and count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 58 mm.

Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, double face triple calendar watch.

C. Two body, Louis XVI, glazed on both faces, the engine-turned bezels with champleve blue translucent enamelled flower garlands. D. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring (slightly restored). Gold Louis XV hands. White enamel on the rear face with outer days of the week, inner concentric dates in red, months with their number of days in red. Gold Louis XVI hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm balance with flat balance spring. In good condition. Diam. 42 mm.

Romilly à Paris, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold, quarter repeating watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, the back chased with a scene depicting a courting couple in a garden with outer floral and ribbon knot decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring (slightly chipped on the border of the winding hole) . Gold Louis XV diamond-set hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.

Ageron à Paris, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel small watch.

C. Double body Louis XV, the engraved bezel with small enamelled cartouches (slightly restored), the back with an enamelled painted scene, depicting a loving couple, engraved decoration on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XVI hands. M. GiIt brass full plate, with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three armed balance, gilt brass continental cock, flat balance spring and polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial. In good condition. Diam. 30mm.

Clay, London, No. 9079, bearing the London hallmarks for 1758. Fine 20 ct. gold pair cased calendar watch with a contemporary gilt brass chatelaine.

C. Inner double body, bassine, polished. Outer double body, repousse with a scene depicting: "The sentence of Salomon". Four element gilt brass chatelaine repousse with allegorical scenes. D. Gold champleve with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, inner date aperture. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English cock. Signed on the dial and back plate. In good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

G. Burgis, London, No.2079, bearing the London hallmarks for 1730. Fine small 20 ct. gold pair cased watch.

C. Double body inner and outer, polished. D. Gold champleve with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English cock. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 28 mm.

Jas. Staplin, London, No.536, circa 1785, macle for the Chinese Market. Fine gilt-metal, enamel, pearl and paste-set paircased quarter-striking clockwatch.

C. Outer, double body with pierced and engraved foliage decoration, the bezels set with alternate splitpearls and ruby pastes, the back inset with a panel enamelled with an allegory to unrequited love within navette-shaped border of white pellets, scarlet translucent enamel and 'faux' pearls. Inner, double body, also with pierced and engraved decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes with centre-seconds marks. Gold beetle-and-poker hands (centre-seconds lacking). M. GiIt brass, full plate with turned pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain steel three-arm balance with flat spring (centre-seconds wheel lacking). Pierced and engraved English cock, matching regulator plate. Striking on a bell, Strike/Silent and Stop/Go levers in the bezel.Signed on the backplate. In good condition. Diam. 60mm.

Upjohn, New Bond Street, London, No. 576, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, bezels with a blue and white champleve enamelled blue and white geometrical decoration, the back of blue translucent enamel over engine-turning. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, English gilt brass cock with diamond end-stone. Signed on the back plate. In good condition with a gold key. Diam. 48 mm.

Wm. Webster, Exchange Alley, London, No. 2769, hallmarked 1767. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel pair cased watch.

C. Outer double body, the bezels with white and blue champleve decoration, the back with a finely engraved urn on a blue enamelled ground, outer champleve enamelled blue ribbon knot and green leaves. Inner double body, bassine, polished. Glazed outer shark skin covered protecting case. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. GiIt brass dust cap. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain steel three arm balance, flat balance spring, English gilt brass cock with diamond end-stone. Signed on the back plate and dust cap. In very good condition. Diam. 55 mm.

Maussion à Metz, circa 1760. Fine 20 ct. gold mounted blood-stone watch.

C. Double body Louis XV with blood-stone bezel and back. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XV continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the back plate. In good condition. Diam. 43 mm.

James Nardin, (Swiss), Locle, No. 11481, circa 1890. Very fine 18 ct. gold open hunting cased, keyless minute repeating independent centre seconds watch with 1/4 second "foudroyante", in original rose-wood fitted box and with certificate.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets" with reeded band. Gold cuvette engine-turned on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and independent seconds ring, sunk subsidiary "diablotine". Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19"', nickel plated, double train with differential winding, gold trains of wheels, 41 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Independent seconds controlled by a push piece in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.

Le Tarbes, Locle, No. 15668, Swiss, circa 1860. Fine and unusual 18 ct. gold, hunting cased, independent centre seconds watch with 1/4 second "diablotine".

C. Four body, massive "forme quatre baguettes", engine-turned with reeded band. Gold cuvette, engine-turned on the border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic centre seconds ring and sink 1/4 second register. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 21"', nickel plated, double train, 24 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Independent seconds train released by means of a push piece in the band. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Diam. 57 mm.

A. Huguenin & Grezet, Locle (Swiss), No. 13197, circa 1870. Fine and unusual 18 ct. gold, keyless independent split centre seconds watch with 1/4 second " foudroyante".

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", engineturned with reeded band. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and independent seconds rings, sunk subsidiary " diabmotine" 1/4 second register. Blued steel " Breguet" hands. M. 20"', nickel plated, double train with differential winding, "à vagues" decoration, 24 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Independent split seconds train with push piece in the band. In very good condition. Diam. 56 mm.

A. Huguenin & Sons, Locle (Swiss), 13041, circa 1860. Fine and unusual 18 ct. gold hunting cased independent split centre seconds watch with 1/4 second "foudroyante".

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", engineturned with reeded band. Gold cuvette, with engineturned border. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and independent seconds rings, sunk subsidiary "diablotine" 1/4 second register. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 20"', nickel plated, double train, "à vagues" decoration, 20 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Independent split seconds train with push piece in the band. In very good condition. Diam. 55 mm.

Paul Ditisheim, "Sovil", No. 734808, circa 1920. Rare stainless steel keyless pocket chronometer with patented compensation.

C. Three body, "demi-bassine", polished. Steel cuvette. D. Satine silvered with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hands. M. 18"', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Paul Ditisheim "affixe" balance, Swiss patent No. 98234, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

Paul Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1920's. Very fine and rare minute repeating, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, screwed bars. D. white enamel ( very small hair cracked) with painted Breguet numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 11 1/2"', rhodiumed, 28 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Diam. 34 mm.

Paul Ditishein, Fabricant, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 3395, circa 1900. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold, hunting cased, keyless minute repeating watch with "Carillon Westminster" chime.

C. Four body, massive, "demi-bassine", polished, with concealed hinges. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M.19?, frosted and gilt, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on four gongs with four hammers with slide on the band. Signed on the dial and case. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.

Moulinié & Legrandroy, Genève, No.35497, made for Bali Black & Co., New York, circa 1873. Fine 18 ct gold and enamel, hunting cased, pearlset fob watch.

C. Four body, "Louis XVI", the cover enamelled with a finely painted Cupid on a cart drawn by butterflies with diamond inlaid wheels, outer black champleve enamelled pearl-set decoration, the back enamelled with a finely painted, diamond-inlaid bunch of flowers and outer decoration matching that of the cover. A dedication dated 1773, engraved inside the cover. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 15"', gilt brass, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 43 mm.

C. Bucherer, circa 1950. Fine silver and enamel square, shaped keyless dress watch.

C. Three piece, massive, the bezels with green champleve enamelled decoration, the enamel back painted with a pastoral scene depicting a shepherd and a maiden, opening the cage for a bird. D. Mat silver with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. White gold "fuseaux" hands. M. signed Bulova Watch Co., 16"', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, adjusted monometallic balance, self compensating balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement. In very good condition. Dim. 42 x 42 mm.