422 lots

LOT 422

Important Contemporary Collector's Wr... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Mar 23, 1997

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, Ref. 5030.

Self-winding, center second, tonneau shaped, 18K white gold with date, gentleman's wristwatch.

CHF 4,500 - 11,780

Sold: CHF 8,970

LOT 423

Important Contemporary Collector's Wr... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Mar 23, 1997

A set of two «Souscription» watches, signed: Breguet, No 268.

The pocket watch:
18K gold self-winding astronomical pocket watch with instantaneous calendar, phases of the moon and winding indicator. Case: Three part, massive, Empire form. Glazed back over the movement. Dial: Engine-turned silvered gold, signed: «Breguet, No 268>>, with Roman numerals on a plain reserve, and Arabic figures for the remaining indications, subsidiary seconds, sector for up-anddown scale calibrated for 45 hours, apertures for the instantaneous date, and phases of the moon with the ages engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of «XII». Movement: Gilt brass, 22"', caliber 90, with automatic winding but capable of being manually re-wound if required, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement with monometallic screw balance, with parachute on the top pivot. Breguet autocompensator balance spring. Platinium winding weight pivoted on the edge of the movement with spring banking, unidirectional winding automatically disconnected when fully wound, and two ball-bearing runners, one visible in the weight, to reduce friction in the pivot point, the ann of "S" form to provide elastic suspension and retained in balance by a double-ended spring. Diam. 62 mm. Starting price: SFr. 120'000 Swiss retail price: SFr. 490'000 This set is sold without box and papers.

The wristwatch: 18K gold gentleman's minute-repeating astronomical wristwatch, perpetual calendar, phases and ages of the moon. Case: Circular, massive, reeded band. Glazed back over the movement. Dial: Engine-turned silvered gold, signed: «Breguet, No 268>>, with Roman numerals on a plain reserve; small subsidiary rings for days of the week, months with concentric bissextile indicator, the date and an aperture for the phases of the moon, the ages engraved on the border. Secret signature on either side of «XII». Blued-steel hands. Movement: Rhodiumed maillechort, 12"' caliber 189.10, with fausse cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic screw balance with Breguet autocompensator balance spring. Repeating on two gongs, with two hammers, by a slide in the band of the case. Diam. 35 mm.


Starting price: SFr. 120'000
Swiss retail price: SFr. 490'000
This set is sold without box and papers.

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