Piguet Meylan, Geneva, No. 4837, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1820. Fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set centre-seconds musical watch.

C. Four body, Empire with split-pearl set bezels, the band pendant and bow with champleve enamelled formal decoration, the back enamel panel with a very fine composition of Summer flowers against a pale green ground. I-Tinged gold cuvette with a black champleve enamelled decoration in a basket work pattern. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minutes and seconds ring. Blued-steel "serpent" hands. M. Gilt-brass with free standing barrels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Pin-disc musical train with 21 steel vibrating blades. Piguet Meylan Master mark punched on the front plate beneath the dial. Diam. 52 mm.

Ilbery, London, No. 6213, Swiss, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1820. Very fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, centreseconds watch, the enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter.

C. Double body, Empire, with fixed bezel, the band with a split-pearl inlaid champleve decoration, splitpearl set bezels pendant and bow with a champleve enamelled decoration, the back enamel panel painted with a scene depicting The rapt of Helen by Paris, after a composition by Guido Reni (1575-1642), in the Louvre, Paris (Inventory No. 1456). Hinged gold cuvette engraved with decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minutes and seconds ring. Gold "spade" hands. M. 21"', gilt brass, Chinese calibre, with free standing barrel, entirely engraved, single wheel duplex escapement, plain polished-steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator and diamond end-stone. Signed on the movement. Diam. 59 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve, No. 931073, case No. 683466, Ref. 605, made in 1950, sold on 20 December 1957. Extremely fine and rare, "World Time", 18K pink gold keyless dress watch with polychrome cloisonne enamel dial representing the map of North America.

C. Three piece, massive, "variee", polished with milled revolving bezel. D. Cloisonne enamelled with the map of North America and gold indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for clay and night hours and the world time chapter ring, bearing the name of 41 cities regions and countries around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands. M. 16"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and five positions, blued-steel Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Accompanied by Extract .pvni the Archives. Diam. 45 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No 722717, case No 306218, Ref. 2523, made in 1953, sold on 19 December 1958. Extremely fine and rare, "World Time", 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with polychrome cloisonne enamel dial representing the map of North America and two crowns.

C. massive, polished, lapidated lugs. D. matt silver, revolving ring dial bearing the names of 40 towns in the world, at the centre, a cloisonne polychrome enamel medallion with applied gold indexes, representing the map of North America and a mariner's card, concentric, revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. The windingcrown on the 3 adjusts the hours and the 24 hours ring; the winding-crown on the 9 turns the ring with the places names. Pink gold fancy hands. M. 12 "' -400 Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, antishock system, self= compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Accompanied by Extract front the Archives. Diam. 36 mm.

French or Swiss, No. 11852, circa 1900. Fine and unusual large gun metal keyless watch with flinque enamel dial.

C. Three body, "bassine et filets", polished. Hinged gun metal cuvette. D. Orange flinque enamel with gilt Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds, entirely decorated with a scene of horse riding and foliage. Gilt-brass "Louis XV" hands. M. 23"', gilt brass, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, flat balance spring. Diam. 65 mm.

Swiss, No. 62-1876, probably produced in 1876. Fine and very unusual silver dual-time centre-seconds watch with decorated dial and double movement.

C. Three body, massive, "potnme et filets " , polished. Hinged silver cuvette with engine-turned border. D. White enamel with centre-seconds and two small subsidiary dials with Roman numerals, showing the time for two time zones and decorated with four small rosettes, foliage, a figure of Jeanne d'Arc and a basket of flowers. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 24"', gilt brass, bar calibre with two complete grains with going barrels, 25 jewels, the first one, driving centreseconds, with cylinder escapement, plain gold threearm balance, flat balance spring with regulator, the second one with counterpoised straight line lever escapement, plain gold three arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Diam. 60 mm.

Anquetin Brevete S.G.D.G. No. 89 patented on 20 November 1856, circa 1865. Rare and fine, very unusual early silver hunting cased, inter-city watch, giving the difference of minutes between western European cities.

C. Four body, by Boyer, Paris, massive, "forme qualre baguettes", engine-turned with reeled band. Hinged silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and the name of 17 towns from France, Switzerland, ' KllAY 12i, Al lU:3U A.1\R. England, Spain, Italy and Germany. Inner revolving inter-city time ring and disc. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 18"', gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, 12 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three arm balance, blued-steel flat balance spring. The revolving inter-city disc is adjusted by means of the knurled crown on the pendant. Signed on the movement. Diam. 46 mm.

J. Chappuis, Geneve, circa 1870. Fine and unusual silver half hunting cased, keyless eight day going watch with geographic dial.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine", polished, the cover with black champleve enamel Arabic numerals from 1 to 12 and red from 13 to 24, on the border of the glazed dial aperture. Hinged glazed silver cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, the centre decorated with it map of Spain and Portugal. Bluedsteel "spade" hands. M. 18"', gilt brass, bar calibre with twin going barrels, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement. Diam. 54 mm.

F.G. Vaucher, New York, circa 1880. Fine and unusual silver keyless watch with unusual dial.

C. Three body, massive, polished. D. White enamel with three concentric rings for hour and minutes: the innermost and middle rings indicating the hours with Roman chapters; the outermost ring indicating the nuintttes in Arabic numerals and the 60 minutes division between each Roman chapters. Blued-steel single hand with the polished-steel initials "V.F " (F. Vaucher) one at each end. M. 18" ' , silv ered, threequarter plate, 12 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain silvered three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the back plate. Diann. 51 mm.

Geneva Nonmagnetic Watch Co. Ltd., No. 6191, Paillard Patent N.M.B , balance and spiral, made in 1887. Fine silvered metal hunting cased keyless watch, specially made for the Geneva "Tir Federal" Shooting Contest, in 1887, accompanied by the matching medals.

C. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets", decorated with oak foliage, the back with the cast arms of the City of Geneva, chased by Richard and the motto: Un pour tons, tous pour un", the cover wit gunner chased by H. Bovy, the dates: 1519-1526 ans 1584-1814 and the motto: Tous pour la Patrie. Hinged silvered cuvette. D. White enamel with sunk centre, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel "spade" hands. M. 18"', nickel plated, decorated in a sunburst pattern, 18 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, patented nonmagnetic balance spring with swan-neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, cuvette and movement. Diam. 56 mm.

(L. & E. Fallet Fils, Saint-Imier), "Tourbillon Mobilis" Swiss Patent No. 34394, registered in 1905. Fine silvered metal keyless watch with patented one minute tourbillon regulator.

C. Three body "demi-bassine", fully decorated with foliage, the back with a forest. Silvered metal cuvette. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minutes ring and red chapters for hours from 13 to 24, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gilt-brass "Louis XV" hands. M. Nickel plated, decorated in various patterns, the straight line lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance and Breguet balance spring is set on a one minute revolving carriage. Diam. 55 mm.

Isaac Grasset & Cie., Geneve, circa 1910. Rare silver, keyless watch without mainspring barrel, Swiss patent No. 5019 and 14528.

C. Three body, "bassine et filets" engine-turned. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minutes ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gilt-brass Louis XV hands. M. Gilt brass, the mainspring rolled around the winding shaft. Straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Diam. 51 mm.

Niton Geneve, 1930's. Very fine and rare, rectangular, jumping-hour, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, satined, stepped bezel, screwed bars. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals for the minutes and the seconds, aperture for the jumping-hours. "Fleche " blued steel hands. M. 9"' tonneau, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance with all ajustments, Breguet balance-spring. Case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 37 min.

Omega "Marine", 1930's. Very fine and rare, waterproof, square, stainless steel "Staybrite" gentleman's wristwatch with double case.

C. polished, satined, stepped bezel, top winder. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals. "Moderne" blued steel hands. M. 9"' movement, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 35 mm.

Leroy & Fils, Paris, 1930's. Very fine rectangular, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, dated and monogrammed hinged back. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 9"' rhodium plated, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balancespring. Dial and case signed. Dim. 24 x 33 mm.

Leroy & Fils, 55 Av. de 1'Opera, Paris, 1940's. Very fine and unusual, rectangular, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with adjustable lugs.

C. massive, polished, overhanging lapidated stepped lugs. D. pink with applied gold square and baton indexes. "Baton" blued steel hands. M. 9 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and case signed. Dim. 24 x 43 mm.

Mido, No. 175959, 1930's. Very fine and rare gold filled gentleman's wristwatch in shape of a radiator-grill.

C. shaped, massive, polished, hinged back, at twelve o' clock, a polychrome enamelled medaillon bearing three lions in a yellow escutcheon on a red background, mobile wire lugs, top winder. D. grey with the grill design, applied gold Arabic numerals. "Lance" gold hands. M. 8 3/4"' rhodium plated, 15 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 34 mm.

Breitling "Chronomat", 1950's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and slide rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeled bezel. D. twotone silver with radiumed and painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the slide-rule, at the centre, decimal scale. "Baton" radiumed hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 36 mm.

Breitling "Chronomat", 1950's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and slide rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeled bezel. D. matt silver with applied steel indexes and painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the slide-rule and decimal scale. "Baton" radiumed hands. M. 13"' with switching wheel, gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Dubey & Schaldenbrand, "Index Mobile", 1950's. Very fine and unusual, yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button splitsecond chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C. massive, polished, 13i-colour, overhanging teardrop lugs. D. matt silver with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Lozenge" gold hands. M. 13 1/2"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Signed on the dial. Diam. 37 mm.