So-called "Steve McQueen" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Explorer II", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1655. Made in 1972. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and protected crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, crystal with ?cyclops" lens. D. Black with tritium coated indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated "baton" hands, the orange arrow to indicate the diurnal and nocturnal hours on the 24-hour graduated bezel. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

So-called "Steve McQueen" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Explorer II", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1655. Made in 1977. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and protected crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, crystal with ?cyclops" lens. D. Black with tritium coated indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated "baton" hands, the orange arrow to indicate the diurnal and nocturnal hours on the 24-hour graduated bezel. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

?Ivory Dial? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Explorer II", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 16550. Made in 1984. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with 24-hour bezel and hand, independently adjustable 12-hour hand and a stainless steel "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, "Twinlock" winding crown protected by the "Crown Guard", sapphire crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Off-white with applied tritium coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium coated "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3085, rhodium plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

?Yellow 2553? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 976939, case No. 691560, Ref. 2553. Made in 1956, sold on November 15, 1957. Fine and unusual, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated sides and lugs in the shape of an ?H?. D. Brushed gilt with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, curved crystal. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''- 90, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 39 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

?Driver?s watch? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 840307,case No. 503905. Made circa 1935. Very fine and rare, horizontal rectangular, 18K yellow gold driver's-type wristwatch with elongated lugs.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide, curved elongated lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes. Gold ?alpha? hands. M. 5''', baguette, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating blued steel flat balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 12 mm. excluding lugs. Thickness 6 mm.

So-called ?Tegolino? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 839992, case No. 650747, Ref. 425. Made circa 1950. Fine and rare, rectangular curved, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, brushed band, polished faceted bezel, straight lugs. D. Matte silver with 3 baguette (0.16 cts) and 8 round (0.10 cts) diamond-set indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands. M. 9'''90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration,18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer adjustment to the regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 43 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

So-called ?Piccolino? Rolex "Anti Magnetic", Ref. 3055. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and extremely rare, small, 18K yellow gold mid-size wristwatch with olive-shaped button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter.

C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. Threetone silver with painted baton indexes, Arabic half-hour numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

So-called ?coin-edge? Rolex Chronographe "Anti-magnétique", Ref. 4062. Made in the 1940s. Very fine, oversized, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by a gold-plated Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, coin-edge band, stepped bezel, thin teardrop lugs. D. Satine silver, applied pink gold dart indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer blue tachometer graduation, red telemeter scale, concentric fifths of a second scale with Arabic five second numerals. Pink gold "alpha" hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

So-called ?Monoblocco? Rolex Oyster Chronographe "Anti-Magnétique", Ref. 3525. Produced of in the 1960s. Fine and rare water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer and a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Matte silver with radium-coated Arabic numerals , subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Radium-coated "Bâton" hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Height 13 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.

So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex, Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 6239 with steel bezel. Made in 1967. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel and a stainless steel riveted Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bi-colored black and matte silver with applied black dot indexes and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer red minute/seconds track. Tritium-coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 722, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

"Tiffany & Co. Dial" Rolex, Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph, Ref. 6263, with black anti-reflective bezel. Made in 1979 and retailed by Tiffany &Co.. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer bezel and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, crown and buttons, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bi-color gold and black with applied gold bâton indexes and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated yellow gold"bâton" hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodiumplated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

?COMEX Everest 1997 Explorer? Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Explorer", Ref. 14270. Used by a member of the COMEX ?Everest 1997' team. Fine and historically important center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet and fliplock deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original Guarantee from 1997 (now void), a copy of Le Monde with an article on the expedition and several photocopies of COMEX documents relating to the project.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, concave lugs. D. Black with applied luminous white gold Arabic numerals and triangular and bâton indexes. Luminous white gold "Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 3000, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, self-compensating Volute balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Case back engraved ?EVEREST 8848m COMEX 1997? Diam. 36 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Explorer II/GMT-Master", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Case No. 3583460, Ref. 1655. One of possibly three examples made in 1979 and used by members of the ?Land Team? on the 1979-82 Transglobe Expedition, the present watch worn by Oliver Shepard. Historically important and exceptionally rare, centerseconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, crystal with ?cyclops" lens. D. GMT-Master; black with tritium coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium coated steel "skeleton" hands, red arrow to indicate the diurnal and nocturnal hours on the 24-hour graduated bezel. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Case back engraved ?Oliver Shepard, TRANSGLOBE EXPEDITION, 1979- 1982? Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

?La Colère d'Achille? Attributed to James Cox, London, circa 1765. Magnificent and extremely rare 20K gold, silver, ivory, enamel, ruby and emeraldset fan with a watch and a compartment containing a small mirror and the winding key, made for the Ch'ien Lung Imperial family (1736-1795), of the Ch'ing Dynasty. In a Chinese fitted box.

Fan: Two-sided, frame with 16 ivory sticks. Down the length of each of the guardsticks is, within a diamond foliate design, a dragon chasing a snake made up entirely of emeralds and rubies. The edges of the sixteen closed sticks are jointly carved with two dragons, one on each side of the fan; when the fan is open, their pierced and carved floral and lattice decoration is dominated by two winged dragons. These have five claws on each foot, a decorative privilege restricted to the Chinese Imperiafamily. The paper leaf is painted with a scene adapted from a painting by Antoine Coypel (1661-1722) of a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon, which was engraved by Nicolas Tardieu with the title ?Colère d'Achille?. The central figure is Agamemnon, who had won a priest's daughter as a prize of war and then given her up, following the advice of the seer Calchas, who foresaw disaster. There was trouble anyway, as Agamemnon, to compensate for the loss, seized a slave-girl Briseis belonging to Ahilles. Agamemnon is pointing imperiously outside Achilles' tent who, although he has been omitted from this adaptation, has his hand on the sword he is about to draw. The reverse is also painted and has a landscape with a shepherdess on a donkey and a companion beside her. The fan pivot: with ruby-set bezels, is in gold and Imperial blue translucent champlevé enamel. The front contains the watch and the matching back has a moss agate in the centre covering a compartment containing a small mirror and the winding key. 354 James Cox -{329}- The watch: D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring. Blued-steel ?heart and poker? hands. M. Oval, 21.2 x 19.6 mm., gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, single-footed cock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage. Dim. height 280 mm, width 530 mm.

?On The Bosphorus? Markwick Markham, Perigal, London, No. 41618, London. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1815. Very fine and rare 18K gold and painted on enamel triple-cased pocket watch with quarter repeating.

C. Outer: two-body, glazed back, scalloped edges, bezels decorated with pale blue, green, red and white enamel and pierced stylised flower heads. Middle: two-body, scalloped edges, pierced bezel decorated with green, blue, red and white enamel, back painted with a harbor scene with fully rigged ships and lighthouse under an opalescent sky, red translucent enamel and pierced border decorated to match the bezel. Inner: two-body, hinged polished bezel, the body with foliate pierced band and centered with a rosette. D. White enamel, Islamic numerals, minute track and Islamic five-minute numerals. Gold ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 25 mm., frosted gilt fullplate with baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance wheel, pierced and chased foliate cock with diamond endstone, gilt dust ring, repeating on a later bell activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Inner case with faux London hallmarks. Diam. 48 mm.

Herve a Paris. Made circa 1780. Fine, very small, dumb quarter repeating 18K gold pocket watch.

C. Two-body, engine turned, ?Louis XVI?. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 20 mm., frosted gilt full-plate, ring-turned tapered pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, four-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, foliate pierced and chased continental type balance cock, silver regulation disc, repeating with two hammers on the case activated by depressing the pendant. Movement signed. Case with Paris hallmarks. Diam. 30 mm.

?The Little Surprise? J. Robert, London. Made in Switzerland (Geneva) for the Chinese market, circa 1775. Extremely fine and rare gold, rose diamond and painted on enamel early miniature lady?s pendant watch with concealed erotic scenes.

C. Three-body, chased with flowers and ribbons, the bezel with rose-cut diamonds set in silver, the back decorated with a painted on enamel trophy of a mandolin, doves and a basket of flowers on a pink ground, the enamelled panel opening to reveal two finely painted erotic enamel scenes, one depicting a young couple enjoying bathing, the other depicting a young couple dressed in contemporary costume enjoying an amorous encounter in the countryside. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals. Gold hands. M. 13.55 mm., frosted gilt, full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, pierced foliate continental type balance cock, large index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 17 mm.

?Local Hospitality? Henry Moser & Cie, Swiss, No. 244214. Made circa 1910. Very fine and amusing, 18K gold, sapphire and pearl set hunting-cased, keyless minute repeating pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton.

C. Five-body, ?bassine?, hinged and sprung circular-reeded front cover set with a pearl and cabochon sapphire set anchor, the back cover circular-reeded, polished band, the winding crown set with a large cut sapphire. Gold hinged cuvette with concealed enamel erotic scene depicting two sailors enjoying local hospitality in a loggia, their ship in the background. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 20''', rhodium plated, wolf?s tooth winding, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Dial signed. Diam. 59 mm.

?Miniature Half-Hunting? Swiss, No. 24989. Made circa 1900. Fine and rare, miniature 18K (.755) gold and enamel, half-hunting cased, keyless lady?s pendant watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the front cover with small glazed aperture encircled by black champlevé radial Roman numerals and inner minute ring, the back cover with a dark blue champleve enamel monogram ?CWS?. Gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel hands. M. 6.5''', frosted gilt, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, index regulator. Case stamped HA. Diam. 17.5 mm.

?Half-Hunting? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 279150, case No. 166947, circa 1915. Fine and rare, 18K gold half-hunting cased keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, front cover with glazed aperture and blue enamel radial Roman chapters and inner minute ring, back cover with engraved foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals, inner red 13- 24 hour numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 18???, frosted gilt, bridge caliber, 18 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balancespring, index regulator. Case movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.