Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
Hinged top with lock and key, incorporating four drawers within the bureau, 30 small parts drawers, 24 medium sized drawers and one large drawer, on bracket feet. Dim. 107 x 77 x 33 cm.
Good condition, cleaned
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 1,900 - 3,200
USD 2,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 7,906
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
Hinged top with lock and key, incorporating two drawers within the bureau, 18 small parts drawers, 6 medium sized drawers and 3 large drawers, on bracket feet. Dim. 83 x 37 x 27 cm.
Good condition, cleaned
CHF 1,300 - 1,800
EUR 800 - 1,100
USD 1,100 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 3,540
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
Swiss or French, circa 1890. Very fine mahogany watchmaker's bench with adjustable stool.
Flat top, with raised superstructure at the back containing 10 drawers, five further drawers below, bone knobs. Dim. 99 x 109 x 51 cm.
Good condition, cleaned
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,500 - 5,700
USD 5,700 - 7,500
Sold: CHF 14,160
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Finely birchwood veneered case with waisted sides, drum head and base with glazed lenticle, moulded finials, featherbanded edges, glazed trunk door secured by six wooden pegs, machined gilt brass bezel. D. Circular off-white stove enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds track and Arabic five minute/seconds numerals. Blued steel hands with finely pierced and chased gilt tips and terminals. M. Iron posted "birdcage" type, brass wheel train, maintaining power, pinwheel escapement, 9-rod steel and brass grid-iron pendulum with large circular brass bob, regulation nut. Dim. 157 x 38 x 12 cm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 24,000 - 28,000
EUR 15,000 - 18,000
USD 20,000 - 23,000
Sold: CHF 27,140
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Gilt brass ?gorge?, glazed sides and back door, the top glazed to view the escapement, hinged carrying handle. D. White enamel, rectangular, chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials below for date and alarm. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Gilt brass, rectangular plates, four pillars, barrels for the going, striking and alarm trains, lateral lever escapement on a frosted gilt platform, bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating the hours and half-hours on a bell. Dial signed, case and movement numbered. Dim. 111 x 74 x 67 mm., excluding the handle.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 2,800 - 3,800
USD 3,700 - 5,300
Sold: CHF 6,608
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Gilt brass, "cannelée", the pillars, base, sides top and handle decorated with blue, black and white champlevé enamel stylized foliage, oval glass in the top for viewing the escapement, hinged handle. D. Matte gilt chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, dial mask decorated with champlevé enamel to match the case. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Gilt brass, rectangular, going barrel, lateral lever escapement on a frosted gilt platform, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Dim. 74 x 45 x 51 mm. excluding handle.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 1,900 - 3,200
USD 2,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 3,776
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Rectangular rose wood frame secured to the back box with two hooks. Finely painted oil on panel view of Thun riverside and church, the clock tower with radial Roman numerals. Blued steel "arrow" hands. M. Circular brass, going barrels for the going and striking trains, anchor escapement, brass bob pendulum, quarter striking on two gongs with two hammers, strikework mounted on the backplate, stop/start pulls in the side of the case. Back of picture dated 1853. Dim. 106 x 78 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,500 - 5,700
USD 5,700 - 7,500
Sold: CHF 11,210
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, fancy lugs. D. Matte silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, minute and 1/5th second division, outer tachometer scale. Black gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, the push-button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return-to-zero functions of the split-seconds chronograph. Dial and case signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 3,800 - 5,000
USD 5,000 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 11,210
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Massive, polished, hinged back and bezel, mobile lugs. D. White enamel with painted dauphine numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, inner spiral tachometric scale, outer telemeter scale. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 16???, gilt brass, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, the coaxial single button on the winding crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
EUR 3,200 - 4,500
USD 4,000 - 5,700
Sold: EUR 5,500
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded bezel bearing the indication of 24 cities around the world, lapidated lugs. D. Two-tone matte silver with an outer 24-hour revolving ring dial in silver and black with painted Arabic numerals for the nocturnal and diurnal hours, concentric, applied gold bâton indexes, at the center, the maps of South America, Africa, part of North America, Europe and the Middle East, aperture for the date on the 3. Steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 260, copper-colored, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,200
USD 2,000 - 2,800
Sold: CHF 4,720
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, stepped bezel, triangular lugs, dust protecting cap. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dot indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation in painted blue Arabic numerals, concentric, the 1/5th second scale and the minutes in red Arabic numerals. Yellow gold ?épee" hands. M. Cal. 95 M-12''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 1,900 - 3,200
USD 2,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 5,900
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes in 24 hours, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the slide-rule and the telemeter. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,200 - 3,500
USD 2,800 - 4,500
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bi-directional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs. D. White with applied gold bâton, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 45-minute register, outer graduation for the telemeter and the slide-rule. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 175, copper-colored, with switching wheel, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,200
USD 2,000 - 2,800
Sold: CHF 3,186
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with logo, bi-directional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Black with luminous indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer telemeter and slide-rule graduations. Luminous "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 1,900 - 3,200
USD 2,500 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 3,776
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds and the 45-minute register, minute and 1/5th seconds track, concentric tachometer scale, outer telemeter scale. Blued steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 14''', rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating ?Breguet? balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, case numbered. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,600 - 2,200
USD 2,000 - 2,800
Sold: CHF 3,304
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, wide straight lugs. D. Brushed silver with applied Arabic numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second track, Arabic five minute/ second numerals, concentric blue tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the months. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 481, rhodiumplated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 2,800 - 4,000
USD 3,700 - 5,300
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, curved lugs. D. Brushed silver with luminous dot indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track concentric blue tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. Luminous "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 481, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,300 - 3,300
EUR 1,500 - 2,100
USD 2,000 - 2,700
Sold: CHF 2,832
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic and bâton indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five minute/second numerals, concentric blue tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 287, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,200 - 3,500
USD 2,800 - 4,700
Sold: CHF 3,776
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished, curved bezel, curved lugs. D. Brushed silver with applied pink gold Arabic and pyramidal indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five minute/second numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 481, rhodium- plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 2,800 - 4,000
USD 3,700 - 5,300
Sold: CHF 6,136
Important Collectors Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, curved lugs, dedicated case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic and bâton indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five minute/second numerals, concentric blue tachometer scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date around the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 287, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,200 - 3,500
USD 2,800 - 4,700
Sold: CHF 5,310