?Brillie Electric Master Clock? Electrique Brillie Fres., No. H973, retailed by J. Auricoste, Horloger de la Marine de l?Etal. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, gilt brass and marble electric ?master? wall regulator with center seconds, 24-hour dial and half-second gridiron pendulum.

C. Rectangular, brass frame with bevelled glass panels, white and grey marble backboard. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, inner Arabic 24-hour numerals, outer minute and seconds track. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Brass with electrical contacts and glass battery housing, Invar gridiron pendulum with spherical brass bob, ?U? shaped iron magnet, electric coil, regulator for fine adjustment. Dial signed. Dim. 45 x 25 x 13 cm. Property of a French Gentleman

?Bardon System Electric Clock? L. Bardon, French, No. 289. Made circa 1930. Fine and very rare, mahogany lancet-top electric clock with Bardon?s patent electromagnetic movement.

C. Mahogany, lancet-top, the front with inlaid stringing, molded base, polished gilt brass bezel. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer dot minute indexes and Arabic 15-minute numerals. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 8 x 8 cm., brass plates, mounted on a cast non-ferrous frame, the battery terminals above, Brocot-type spring suspension with regulating device on the dial, massive gilt brass pendulum bob with horseshoe magnet, central rating nut, electrical coil below to provide impulse to the pendulum. Dial signed. Dim. 35 x 22 x 14 cm. Property of a French Gentleman

?Eureka Electric Clock? Eureka Clock Co. Ltd., London, No. 4178. Made circa 1910. Rare and early, brass-cased, electrically driven mantel clock with Eureka?s patent No. 14614 movement of 1906.

C. Circular brass base housing the batteries, the movement supported on two turned brass pillars, glass shade. D. Off-white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, molded brass bezel. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Brass with spotted decoration, linear plates, massive cut bimetallic compensation balance with peripheral adjustment screws, electrical coil within the steel arm, impulse pin and contact strip, blued steel flat balance spring. Movement signed. Dim. 21 x 22 cm., excluding dome. Property of a French Gentleman

"Master Alarm Mechanism" Bardon, French. Made circa 1920. Fine, gilt brass, marble and glass, wall-mounted "master" electric automatic alarm system adjustable for setting for any time period and using mercury contact switches.

C. Square, white and grey-veined marble backboard, electrical contacts, gilt brass frame with beveled glazing. M. Circular brass with three mercury contact switches mounted on the periphery, large minute ring with numbered holes to accept the setting pins, inner discs for setting the hour and five minute intervals. Signature plaque on the backboard. Dim. 36 x 36 x 17 cm. Property of a French Gentleman

Two folders containing gouache designs and drawings of Art Deco watch cases and jewelry. Large folder: 102 designs; small folder: 54 designs. (a selection is illustrated on p. 28)

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A collection of advertisements and catalogues, dating from approximately 1920 to 1950.

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A lot comprising 9 drawings representing Art Deco clock designs and 17 Art Deco dial designs. (a selection is illustrated on pp. 24 - 27)

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A lot comprising 16 photographs of the Léon Hatot workshop and factory in Besançon,dating from approximately 1918 - 1919. (one photographis reproduced on p. 19)

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A lot comprising 10 studies for monumental Art Deco clocks, and 18 designs for signs. (a selection is illustrated on pp. 22 - 23)

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A lot comprising 21 drawings and gouache studies of Art Deco clocks, and a drawing of the Léon Hatot stand of 1931. (a selection is illustrated on p. 29)

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A lot comprising 23 photographs of the Léon Hatot stand at various trade fairs, dating from 1924-1937 and 1948-1951. (see pp. 20, 21, 33, 42, 47, 53, 60, )

In good condition Property of a French Gentleman

A set of five Chopard wristwatches A. "1000 Miglia B A G" Chopard, Genève, "1000 Miglia B A G ", Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, No. 77/1000, case No. 969966, Ref. 8915. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a titanium Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-color black and silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary silver guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

B. "1000 Miglia Vintage Blue" Chopard, Genève, "1000 Miglia Vintage Blue", Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, No. 77/1000, case No. 970634, Ref. 8915. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a titanium Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.
C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-color blue and silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

C."1000 Miglia Racing Silver" Chopard, Genève, "1000 Miglia Racing Silver", Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, No. 77/1000, case No. 970341, Ref. 8915. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a titanium Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.
C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

D. "1000 Miglia Rosso Corsa" Chopard, Genève, "1000 Miglia Rosso Corsa", Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, No. 77/1000, case No. 849568, Ref. 8915. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a titanium Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.
C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-color red and silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

E. "1000 Miglia Speed Yellow" Chopard, Genève, "1000 Miglia Speed Yellow", Chronograph, Certified Chronometer, No. 77/1000, case No. 850147, Ref. 8915. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a titanium Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.
C. Three-body, brushed, curved lugs, tachometer graduation on the bezel, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-color yellow and silver with painted luminous Arabic numerals and dots, subsidiary silver guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Chopard, L.U.C. "Sport 2000", Ref. 8200, No 1464. Produced in a limited series of 200 examples in 2004. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 100m/330ft., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, rubber strap and a stainless steel Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back with screws, wide bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with embossed pattern, applied triangular steel indexes and luminous markers. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. L.U.C. 4.96, certified chronometer, rhodium-plated,?fausses-côtes? decoration, 31 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. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

"L.U.C. 4.96 - GMT" Chopard Genève, "L.U.C. 4.96 - Automatic GMT", No. 0088/1860, case No. 985324, Ref. 16/1867. Produced in a limited edition of 1860 examples in 2004. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with two time-zones, night/day indication, date and an 18K white gold Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a Certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche black with applied white gold dart indexes on an outer plain reserve, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary dial for the second time-zone with 24-hour night/day indicator activated by a push-button on the band, aperture for the date. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. L.U.C. 4.96, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

"Elton John AIDS Foundation" Chopard, Genève, "Elton John AIDS Foundation" No. 761/2000, case No. 980406, Ref. 8331. Made in a limited edition of 2000 pieces for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 2004. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a Certificate.

C. Three-body, polished, straight lugs, dedicated transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Two-color green and silver, ?oeil-de-perdrix? decoration with luminous radial Arabic numerals, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, inclined outermost tachometer graduated to 400 unite/hour. Subsidiary gray dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2894-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.

Ref. 5059J, Yellow Gold ?Retrograde Perpetual Calendar? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3235984, case No. 4254153, Ref. 5059J. Made circa 2005. Very fine and important ?Officier-style?, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, setting pin and Certificate of Origin.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band and bezel, straight lugs with yellow gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, retrograde sector for the days of the month in the center, apertures for the days of the week at 9, the months at 3, the leap years at 12 and the moon phases, outermost minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. Black bronze gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 315/136, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Ref. 5110P, ?Platinum World Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time", No. 3211828, case No. 4210299, Ref. 5110P. Made circa 2005. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with "World Time" system and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate of origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown, push button on the band at 10 to activate the settable discs with the different time zones, the 24 hours and jump-type time setting, concave lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché blue-gray with applied white gold indexes, surrounded by a black and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 world locations. White gold "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 240/188, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K yellow gold micro rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Ref. 42005 ?White Gold? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Malte Dual Time Régulateur", No. 927356, case No. 744149, Ref. 42005. Made circa 2002. Very fine, two time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with regulator dial, 24-hour indication, date, 65-hour autonomy and an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with six screws covered by a hinged 18K white gold cover with a mirror inside, pusher on the band to activate the second 24-hour time zone, flat bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone matte silver with painted radial Arabic numerals for the minute indications, subsidiary guilloché ring dial for the seconds and date in black and red Arabic numerals at 6, subsidiary 24-hour dial for the second time zone in black and red painted Arabic numerals as well with a guilloché center bearing the inscription "Dual Time", subsidiary hour dial in painted Roman numerals and indexes at 12, signature at 3. White gold "épée" and "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1206, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.

Yellow Gold, "Ref. 43041 Saltarello" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Saltarello Automatic", No. 81/100, movement No. 861642, case No. 698812, Ref. No. 43041/000R. Made in a limited edition of 100 in the 1999. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with jump-hour, retrograde minutes and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel and lugs, transparent case back secured by 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and lozenge indexes on a curved retrograde graduation from 9 to 3 for the minutes, yellow gold aperture for the jump-hour at 12. Yellow gold "dauphine" hand. M. Cal. 1120/2, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized hand engraved rotor with 21K gold segment. Dim: 36 x 36 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm.

Ref. 81180 ?Yellow Gold? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Patrimony, Grande Taille", No. 960258, case No. 788766, Ref. 81180. Made circa 2006. Very fine, large, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart and baton indexes. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 1400, stamped with the seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 7 mm.