434 lots

LOT 21

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"Monsieur Gozzel" Breguet, No. 1689, Répétition de Première Classe, sold to Mr Gozzel on May 22, 1822, for 900 francs. Very fine and rare large dumb quarter-repeating 18K gold pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "Empire", by Joly, No. 1729, polished bezel, engine-turned band, engine turned back with polished border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, offset subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Frosted gilt, bar caliber, standing barrel, 13 jewels, Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm flat-rim balance, the top pivot with parachute, flat blued steel balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the index regulator. Quarter repeating on the case with a massive polished steel single hammer activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed, movement numbered. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 32,000 - 38,000

USD 40,000 - 50,000

LOT 22

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"Le Prince de Beauveau Père" Breguet, No. 904, sold to Mr. Meaux on 5 Frimaire, An 13 (November 26, 1806), for 840 francs, re-sold to Mr. A. Bouchet on April 10, 1821 for 450 francs and re-sold to S.A. le Prince de Beauveau père on August 3, 1821 for 1,040 Francs. Very fine and extremely rare, large, silver and gold "Souscription à tact" pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, silver, engine turned, gold bezels, pendant and à tact hand, engine-turned band with gold touch pieces, the interiors of the covers with engraved presentation inscriptions. Gilt metal dust cover. D. White enamel, by Borel (No.9), outer Breguet numerals and inner five-minute track, secret signature below 12. Blued-steel pointer hand. M. 57 mm (25'''), frosted gilt, souscription caliber, central barrel wound from the back, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, three arm brass balance, the top pivot with parachute, blued steel flat balance spring, bimetallic temperature compensation curb fitted to the index regulator. Dial, movement and dust cover signed and numbered, case numbered. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 25,000 - 38,000

USD 33,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 100,300

LOT 23

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?A Madame la Générale de Nuiblourg? Breguet, No. 4097. Sold to Madame la Générale de Nuiblourg on June 5, 1824, for 1,500 francs. Very fine and extremely rare, small and thin ?montre simple médaillon?, constructed on the principles of the ?montre de souscription?, with front and rear central winding, ruby cylinder escapement and single hand, with a short gold chain and male ratchet key. Accompanied by original period certificate mentioning the chain and male key, dating from the sale of the watch, and signed by Louis Breguet.

C. Three-body, "forme quatre baguettes", No. 3940, by Tavernier (master mark), engine-turned, the back cover with central female winding aperture and rosette, secured by a single screw accessed from beneath the dial. D. Silver, radial Roman numerals and outer dot five-minute divisions, engine turned center, aperture for the regulator above 6 o?clock. Blued-steel ?Breguet Souscription? hand. M. 33 mm., (15'''), frosted gilt, ?souscription? caliber, central barrel wound from the front or back, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, three arm gold balance, the top pivot with parachute, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, case and movement numbered. Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 140,000 - 160,000

EUR 90,000 - 100,000

USD 115,000 - 130,000

LOT 24

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?A Monsieur Hervas? Breguet, No. 580, sold to Monsieur Hervas in Ventose, An 8 (February/March 1801) for 840 francs, bought back in Frimaire, An 10 (November/ December 1802) and registered at that time as No. 1018, sold to Monsieur Feran on 14 Germinal, An 10 (April 3, 1803) for 876 Francs. Very fine and rare, 18K gold ?montre de souscription?, pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, by Joly, engine turned, polished bezel and border, engine-turned band. D. White enamel, with Breguet numerals and outer five-minute track, secret signature below 12 ?Breguet 1018?. Blued-steel pointer hand. M. 56 mm (25'''), frosted gilt, souscription caliber, central barrel wound from the front only, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, three arm brass balance, the top pivot with parachute, blued steel flat balance spring, bimetallic temperature compensation curb fitted to the index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 61 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

USD 25,000 - 33,000

Sold: CHF 35,400

LOT 25

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"A Monsieur Regnault" Breguet, No. 4215, sold to Monsieur Regnault on September 22, 1826, for 1,080 francs. Extremely fine and rare, small, "Moyenne à 1 Aiguille" (Souscription), 18K gold pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Three-body, "forme collier", No. 282, by Joly (master mark), engine-turned with polished bezel and border. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer five minute, quarter-hour and half-hour track. Blued steel "Souscription" hand. M. 44 mm., 20''', gilt, souscription caliber, central barrel wound from the back or front, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance with parachute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation curb. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 33,040

LOT 26

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"A Madame la Comtesse de Laval" Breguet, No. 3537, sold to the Comtesse de Laval on July 17, 1821, for 1,180 francs. Very fine and extremely rare, platinum and yellow gold pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Four-body, "forme collier", polished, coin-edge band, yellow gold bezel, border and bow. Hinged platinum cuvette. D. Matte silver, engine-turned, brushed chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute chapter with dot indexes, eccentric subsidiary seconds between 4 and 5 o'clock. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 44 mm., 20''', simple caliber, standing barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance with parachute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation curb. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 82,600

LOT 27

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"A Monsieur Robert Knight" Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 4029, sold to Robert Knight, August 29, 1829, for 2,400 francs. Extremely fine and rare, 18K gold "répétition à ponts", with jump hours, quarter repeating and ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", No. 196, by Joly (master mark), engine turned. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver, engine-turned, brushed chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute chapter with dot indexes. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 51 mm., 23''', gilt, standing barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance with parachute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation curb, all-or-nothing repeating with a single hammer on one gong activated by a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 57 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 22,000 - 28,000

USD 28,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 70,800

LOT 28

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

Earl's Coronet and Duke's Coronet, "Le Comte de Pembroke" Breguet, No. 2789, sold to the Count of Pembroke on October 19, 1832 for 5,000 francs. Accompanied by the Breguet Certificate. Very fine and very rare 18K gold very small and very slim montre simple, double-cased, fermée type, pocket watch with calendar, built on the principles of the garde-temps.

C. Two-body outer detachable case, No. 4117, engine turned, setting button in the band, hinged and sprung front cover engraved with a small monogram beneath an Earl's coronet, the back engraved with a small letter "W" beneath a Duke's coronet. Three-body inner case by Tavernier, No.4117, "forme collier", engine-turned, the regulation, hand setting, calendar setting and stop buttons in the band. D. Silver, engine-turned, eccentric polished chapter with radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, date aperture above 12, regulation lever and index at 1 balanced with the signature cartouche at 11. Gold Breguet hands. M. 29 mm., frosted gilt, spring barrel with female arbor, jeweled train, detached straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel arm, flat blued steel balance spring, parachute suspension. Dial signed, both cases numbered, the inner case with Tavernier's later type workshop mark. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 5 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 25,000 - 38,000

USD 33,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 82,600

LOT 29

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?To Thadée Todwen? Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 3966, sold to Devolue, Meuron & Cie on January 31, 1824 for 1,254 Francs. Very fine 20K gold quarter-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, by Tavernier No. 3932, polished, gilt hinged cuvette. D. Silver, by Tavernier with the name THADEE TODWEN in the place of numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned center, secured by a screw. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48 mm. gilt brass, bridge caliber, Breguet ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, parachute on the top pivot, compensating curb, repeating on two short gongs by two hammers by pull-and-twist piston on the band at 2 o?clock. Signed on the cuvette, movement, dial and case punched with serial number, case stamped with the casemaker?s mark and French guarantee marks. Diam. 53 mm.
To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 25,960

LOT 30

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Baron Delmare? Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 127, sold to Monsieur Bernewall on November 18, 1826 for 1,600 francs, bought back on September 20, 1834 for 1,000 francs and re-sold to Baron Delmare on April 27, 1835, for 1,800 francs. Very fine two-tone 20K gold and silver, quarter-repeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement. Accompanied by a Breguet morocco fitted box.

C. Four-body, ?forme quatre baguettes?, No. 4089, by Tavernier (master mark), engine-turned silver band, polished back. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, eccentric subsidiary seconds at 5 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 42 mm (19???), gilt brass, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm balance with parachute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator with bimetallic temperature compensation curb, jeweled escapement, repeating on two gongs with two hammers activated by pull-and-twist piston at 2 o?clock on the band. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 48 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 16,000 - 22,000

USD 20,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 30,680

LOT 31

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"A Madame Giulani pour Monsieur Palli" Breguet, No. 2675, sold to Madame Giulani pour Monsieur Palli on October 15, 1817, for 2,272 francs. Very fine and extremely rare, small, "répétition médaillon", 18K gold, jump hour, quarterrepeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement, short gold Breguet chain and ratchet key. Accompanied by an original fitted box.

C. Three-body, "forme quattre baguettes", No. 3428, by Tavernier (master mark), engine-turned. Gold cuvette with apertures for winding and regulation. D. Matte silver, engine-turned, brushed chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute chapter with dot indexes. Gold "Breguet" hands. M. 32 mm., 15''', frosted gilt, jeweled train, standing barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gold balance with parachute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, all-or-nothing repeating with a single hammer on one gong activated by a pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 37 m.

Grading System:

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 22,000 - 28,000

USD 28,000 - 37,000

Sold: CHF 59,000

LOT 32

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

? Envoyée a Ducom? Breguet et Fils, No. 411 (Ancien No. 3988), Horloge Marine à un Barillet, ?Petit Modèle?, sold to Monsieur Ducom on August 23, 1827, for 2,400 Francs. Very fine and very rare, mahogany and brass-cased two-day marine chronometer with eccentric dial and ?Z? balance.

C. Brass bowl with screwed glazed bezel and gimballed in a three-body solid mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a spring loaded hinged lid, the lid with lozenge-shaped numbered brass plaque, brass fittings and steel fastening screws, hinged handles, special gimbal lock operated by a lever which both locks the gimbal and lifts the bowl. D. Matte silvered, inscribed ?Dépôt De La Marine?, eccentric, the hour and minute dial with radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, Arabic ten-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds below. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 86 mm., brass, one barrel with fusee and chain, Harrison?s maintaining power, train under the dial, navette-shaped platform with Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement mounted in front of the barrels, jeweled impulse pallet, spring footed detent, bimetallic compensation balance, four mean time adjustment nuts, four temperature screws, the upper pivot with parachute, jewelled escapement, balance with diamond endstone, special alloy helical balance spring without terminal curves, the lower stud adjustable horizontally and vertically, balance locking slide accessed from beneath the bowl. Dial signed and numbered, case numbered. Diameter of bowl. 98 mm., Box dim. 20.5 x 18 x 18 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 45,000 - 55,000

EUR 28,000 - 35,000

USD 37,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 59,000

LOT 33

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Envoyée a Ducom? Breguet et Fils, No. 4476, Horloge Marine à deux Barillets, ?Petit Modèle?, sold to Monsieur Ducom on June 28, 1828, for 2,200 francs. Very fine and important, mahogany and silvered brass-cased two-day marine chronometer with eccentric dial, differential winding and ratchet key. Accompanied by a Breguet certificate.

C. Two-body solid mahogany box with sliding observation panel in the lid, silvered brass handles and fittings, movement mounted in a cylindrical silvered brass bowl and suspended within oval gimbals with original locking system. D. Matte silvered, eccentric, signed ?Breguet et Fils, No. 4476?, radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute markers, symmetrically positioned subsidiary seconds dial, winding aperture at the top with dust cap. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, twin barrels with wolf?s toothed differential winding mechanism above, train under the dial, navette-shaped platform with Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement, No. 87, cut bimetallic, freesprung compensation balance with peripheral adjustment screws for temperature and timing, top pivot with parachute, blued steel helical balance spring without terminal curves and lower stud adjustable horizontally and vertically, balance locking slide accessed from beneath the bowl. Dial signed and numbered, case numbered. Diam of bowl. 106 mm. Dim. 21 x 17 x 19 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 55,000 - 75,000

EUR 35,000 - 48,000

USD 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 64,900

LOT 34

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

"Au Prince Serge Galitzine" The Only Known Surviving Silver Breguet Carriage Clock Breguet, No. 3358, sold to Prince Serge Galitzine on March 31, 1826, for 3,600 Francs. Extremely fine and highly important, probably unique, small, silver, eight-day "Pendule a Almanach" carriage clock built on the principles of the "Garde Temps", with jeweled lever escapement, half-quarter repeating, alarm and day and date calendar. Accompanied by the very fine, original gold tooled red morocco leather fitted box, later silver mechanical key and a Breguet certificate.

C. Silver, multi-piece, "Empire", glazed on four sides and the top, four Doric type pilasters, two on each corner, with anthemion and flower-head chased entablatures and bases, hinged front and back doors for access to the dial and the movement, engine-turned top with glazed center, pivoted handle with dog's head terminals, four ball finials, repeat button and alarm-pull, the base with sound-fret pierced with a classical vase issuing stylized foliage, four engine-turned bun feet. D. Silver with champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, inner dot alarm divisions, subsidiary seconds at 12, engine-turned center, gilt brass engine-turned plate with winding aperture and to the right, alarm setting in a gold cartouche, annular silver chapter rings for the day and date, silver plaque engraved with the number. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, 85 x 60 mm, gilt brass, going barrel, 5-wheel train, straight-line calibrated and counterpoised lever escapement set on a platform, pallet fork with jeweled pallets, roller with arrow-shaped impulse pin, cut bimetallic 2-arm compensation balance with temperature and timing adjustment screws, parachute on the top pivot, jeweled balance and escape wheel, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, Breguet all-or-nothing type repeating system repeating by a single hammer on a bell activated by depressing the push-piece at the top of the case, alarm on the same bell with its own hammer. Dial signed and numbered. Dim. Height 11.2 cm (without handle) width 8.7 cm, depth 6.5 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 700,000 - 900,000

EUR 450,000 - 570,000

USD 570,000 - 730,000

Sold: CHF 1,353,000

LOT 35

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Perpétuelle à Répétition, Echappement Libre? Breguet, No. 15, sold circa 1793. Extremely fine and very important, 18K gold ?perpétuelle? self-winding garde-temps pocket watch with double barrels, lever escapement, quarter repeating à toc and 60-hour power reserve indication.

C. Two-body, ?perpétuelle? type, No. 1120, by Amy Gros (master mark), polished, concealed hinge. D. White enamel by F. Cave, Breguet numerals, outer star minute indexes and lozenge quarter-hour indexes, subsidiary seconds, powerreserve sector between 9 and 12, mounted to a gilt brass ring. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 47 mm. (21???), gilt brass 3/4 plate, two going barrels, tandem winding with brass wolf-tooth winding gears, four-wheel train, straight-line lever escapement, four-arm jeweled and capped bimetallic compensation balance with a threaded pin at the free ends for platinum temperature nuts, two platinum mean time screws, blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, single roller table with inserted jewel working between two upright steel pins mounted at the end of the fork, long fork with banking over the escape wheel pinion, parachute on top pivot, micrometric screw regulator, half-ogival platinum weight swinging between two spring-loaded rollers mounted in the case with a stop mechanism triggered when fully wound, repeating with a single hammer on a short gold block in the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and dial plate signed. Diam 54 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 300,000 - 350,000

EUR 190,000 - 220,000

USD 245,000 - 285,000

Sold: CHF 501,800

LOT 36

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

Omega, "Speedmaster" Collection, Ref. 3599.97, No III/V HC. Made in 1998. Extremely rare and impressive attaché case containing 23 Speedmaster watches.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, to 500 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Black, with luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and the 12-hour registers, each watch bearing the logo of a space mission. Luminous ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 1861, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.

Grading System:

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 50,000 - 63,000

USD 65,000 - 80,000

Sold: CHF 164,000

LOT 37

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Yellow Gold Ref. 2583? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 763585, case No. 697266, Ref. 2583. Made in 1957. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Roman numeral, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600AT, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, 18K "guilloché" yellow gold rotor. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 17,700

LOT 38

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Stainless Steel Ref. 3574? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1211412, case No. 520629, Ref. 3574. Made and in 1971. Fine and rare, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, stepped polished and brushed bezel. D. Matte silver with applied steel and black indexes. Steel and black "bâton" hands. M. 23-300 PM, stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 40 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 3,800 - 5,000

USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 10,030

LOT 39

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

Stainless Steel ?Ref. 3509? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1146840, case No. 2657369, Ref. 3509. Made in 1968. Fine, water-resistant, flat, stainless-steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from Archives.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, straight lugs. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals. Black "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 23-300, stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,700

Sold: CHF 10,620

LOT 40

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 4269? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1395162, case No. 2779848, Ref. 4269. Made in 1978. Fine, thin, "carré galbé", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded and stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Onyx with signature. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 16-250, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 28 x 32 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,700

Sold: CHF 5,310