?Mystery A? Cartier, Paris, No. 2345. Made circa 1925. Exceptional ?Pendule Mystérieuse Modèle A?, 18K gold, platinum, black onyx, rock crystal and rose diamond-set eight day going Mystery clock. Accompanied a leather covered fitted travelling box and the original numbered key.

C. Rectangular rock crystal case with molded tapered pediment, yellow gold mounted on a molded rectangular black onyx base. D. Mother of pearl with gold skeletonized Roman chapter ring, rose-cut diamond-set inner minute ring, placed within a rectangular frame decorated en suite. Rose-cut diamond-set platinum hands, the reverse of the frame decorated en suite with the dial. M. European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., France, rectangular brass frosted and gilt movement with large going barrel, 13 jewels, gilt platform with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with three adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dim. 90 x 140 x 50 mm.

?Air Speed Record? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868595, case No. 696507, Ref. 2499. Made in the late 1950s. Presented to Pierre Galland to mark his world record for the highest average speed over a distance of 1000 km of 1025.3 kmph on the 18th of January 1958. Very fine, rare and historically important, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, domed crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiaruy dials for the seconds and the 30- minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 13'''CC, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality hallmark, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Case back engraved ?RECORD, VITESSE S/1000KM, Pierre Galland, SUR ETENDARD IV, 1025.3KM,18-1-1958? Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

?John M. Morehead? Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, No. 198434, case No. 416886. Especially made for John M. Morehead III in 1924. Exceptionally fine and unique, ultra complicated, thin, carrillon minute repeating on three hammers 18K gold pocket watch with double chronograph, independent split-second function, 30-minute register and American perpetual calendar at 6 o?clock. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, spare mainspring and the original Patek Philippe burr walnut fitted box.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, concealed hinge, the back cover decorated with the polychrome champleve enamel arms, crest and motto of John M. Morehead III within an oak leaf border. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver with large Breguet numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second track, Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at 3, 30-minute register at 9, aperture at 6 for the day, date and month indications. Blued steel hour and minute hands, gold chronograph and register hands. M. 18???, rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 46 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating with three hammers on three gongs activated by a slide in the band, two visible independent chronograph mechanisms and independent 30-minute recorder. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50.5 mm.

"Savonnette type" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 861365, case No. 690960, Ref. 2524/1. Made in 1955 and sold December 24,1958. Important and very rare minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with subsidiary seconds dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted Bâton indexes, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. 12''' RM, "savonnette" type, rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.