549 lots

LOT 541

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LANGE & SÖHNE POUR LE MÉRITE TOURBILLON LIMITED EDITION ? WHITE GOLD ? THE FIRST EXAMPLE IN WHITE GOLD AT AUCTION A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte I/SA., Tourbillon ?Pour le Mérite,? movement No. 409, No. 133/150, case No. 110383, Ref. 701.001. Made circa 1996 in a limited edition of 150 examples ? 15 in white gold. Extremely fine and equally rare, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 36-hour power reserve and an 18K white gold A. Lange & Söhne buckle. Accompanied by a Lange & Sohne proof of origin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved straight lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Blued with painted Arabic numerals and dot indexes on the outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 9 and the power reserve indication at 3, aperture with polished steel bridge to view the tourbillon cage at 6. White gold alpha hands. M. Cal. L 902.0, Glashütte 3/4 plate, maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 29 ruby jewels including 5 in screw-mounted gold chatons, power equalization with chain and fusée maintaining power and stepped planetary gearing, tourbillon cage bearing 2 diamond endstones, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with equidistant polished steel three-arm carriage, Glucydur balance with screws adjusted to 5 positions, Nivarox balance-spring with Strasser overcoil, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, hand engraved balance bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38.5 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 180,000 - 280,000

USD 195,000 - 300,000

EUR 145,000 - 225,000

Sold: CHF 338,500

LOT 542

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

ULYSSE NARDIN ?ASTROLABIUM GALILEO GALILEI? Ulysse Nardin, Locle, Suisse, ?Astrolabium Galileo Galilei?, No. 258, Ref. 951-22. Made circa 1988. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with astrolabe, days and months, and an 18K yellow gold Ulysse Nardin deployant buckle. Accompanied by the original Ulysse Nardin wooden deck-type box, winding carrousel and Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded band, case back with four screws, rounded bezel graduated with engraved alternating Roman and Arabic numerals for the 24 hours, fluted lugs, recessed crown. D. Gray and silver, off-center gold disk with division for the 12 signs of the Zodiac, overlapping rings representing the following: equinoctial time, local time, the months, signs of the zodiac, the elevation and azimuth of the sun and the moon on the planisphere, the diurnal and nocturnal hours, the moon phases, the aspect of the sun and the moon in relation to each other. Blued steel baton hands. M. Cal. UN90, gilt with oeil de paris decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 22,000 - 33,000

EUR 16,000 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 35,000

LOT 543

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

CARTIER PINK GOLD & DIAMOND LA DONA Cartier, ?La Dona?, case No. 110461LX, Ref. 2896. Sold in October 2006. Very fine and elegant, lady?s 18K pink gold and diamond set quartz wristwatch with integral S-link 18K pink gold Cartier bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted Cartier box, Certificate and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, curved trapezoidal, polished and brushed, the bezel set with 62 round white diamonds, back with 4 screws, crown set with an inverted faceted white diamond, sapphire crystal. D. Silver sunray with radial Roman numerals, secret signature at 7, inner minute track. Blued steel epee hands. M. With quartz standardization. Dial and case signed. DIAM. 28 x 28 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. Approx. Overall length 160 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 13,000 - 18,000

USD 14,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,500 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 17,500

LOT 544

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

BREGUET SOUSCRIPTION SET NO. 79 ? MINUTE REPEATER WRISTWATCH & PERPETUELLE POCKET WATCH Breguet, ?Souscription No. 79?. Made in 1992. Extremely fine, rare and important set of two Souscription watches: an 18K yellow gold minute-repeating wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and an 18K gold Breguet buckle and an 18K yellow gold, selfwinding ?perpetuelle? pocket watch with power-reserve, instantaneous calendar, phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by the original special fitted box and magnifying glass, an extra 18K yellow gold chain for the wristwatch, push pin and an 18K yellow gold long Breguet chain for the pocketwatch

THE WRISTWATCH C. Three-body, massive, coin-edge band, straight lugs, transparent back, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone, guilloché silvered gold, signed ?Breguet, No. 79?, radial Roman numerals on a plain brushed reserve; small subsidiary rings for days of the week, months with concentric leap year indicator, the date and aperture for the moon phases, the age engraved on the border, secret signature on either side of ?VI?. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Cal. 567, rhodium-plated maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator, repeating on two gongs with two hammers via a slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 37 mm. THICKNESS 11.5 mm. THE POCKET WATCH Three-body, massive, ?Empire?, polished stepped bezels, coin-edge band with correctors, transparent back to view the movement, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone, guilloché silvered gold, signed ?Breguet, No. 79?, with radial Roman rumerals on a plain brushed reserve, outer minute chapter with dot divisions, subsidiary seconds, sector for power reserve calibrated for 45 hours, apertures for the instantaneous date, and moon phases with the age engraved on the border, secret signature on either side of the ?XII?. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass, 22???, caliber 90, with automatic winding, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with monometallic balance, with pare-chute on the top pivot, Breguet self-compensating balance spring, platinium winding weight pivoted on the edge of the movement with spring banking, unidirectional winding automatically disconnected when fully wound, and two ball-bearing runners, one visible in the weight, to reduce friction in the pivot point, the ?S? shaped arm providing elastic suspension and maintained in balance by a double-ended spring. Dial and movement signed. DIAM. 62 mm

Grading System:

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

USD 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 50,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 104,500

LOT 545

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

BREGUET PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Breguet, Chronograph, Quantieme Perpetuel, movement No. 1249, case No. 1322 F, Ref. 3617. Made circa 2000. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar with phases and age of the moon, leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle

C. Three-body, polished, rounded bezel, coin-edge band, straight lugs, correctors on the band, screwed bars, transparent back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone hand-guilloche silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain brushed reserve, subsidiary dials for the seconds concentric with days of the week, 30-minute register concentric with date, the months and the leap year, outer 1/5th of second/minute track, aperture for the phases of the moon with lunar calendar on the edge. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 13?, Cal. 533 QP, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38 mm. THICKNESS 11.5 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 22,000 - 33,000

EUR 1,600 - 24,000

Sold: CHF 40,000

LOT 546

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

BREGUET YELLOW GOLD TOURBILLON Breguet, Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9, ?Tourbillon No. 114?, No. 2297, Ref. 3357. Made in the 1990?s. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, transparent case back, straight lugs with gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone guilloché silver with painted black radial Roman numerals on an off-center plain brushed reserve showing the Breguet secret signature, visible tourbillon cage below 6 with brushed steel bridge, applied brushed seconds sector on the edge. Blued steel Breguet hands, three-arm seconds hand on the tourbillon upper pivot. M. Cal. 558, gilt hand-engraved along with the inscription ?Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9?, 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, polished steel one-minute tourbillon carriage with index regulator. Dial and case signed, movement signed and numbered 114. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

USD 27,000 - 38,000

EUR 20,000 - 28,000

Sold: CHF 38,750

LOT 547

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3970 WHITE GOLD WITH ARABIC NUMERALS ? FIRST AT AUCTION Patek Philippe, Geneve, movement No. 875854, case No. 2895995, Ref. 3970EG. Made circa 2003. Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box, spare solid 18K white gold back and push-pin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screw-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, outer 1/5 seconds/minute divisions. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70/155 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 200,000

USD 108,000 - 217,000

EUR 80,000 - 160,000

Sold: CHF 164,500

LOT 548

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970E YELLOW GOLD, 2ND SERIES Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 875872, case No. 2837143, Ref. 3970E. Sold on July 24th, 1991. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the certificate of origin, original Patek Philippe fitted box and setting pin Property of The Original Owner

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screw down case back, sapphire crystal. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week and the months in English and the moon phases. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm

Grading System:

CHF 75,000 - 85,000

USD 82,000 - 92,000

EUR 61,000 - 69,000

Sold: CHF 88,900

LOT 549

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

PATEK PHILIPPE REF.1379 ECHASSIERS DANS LES PAPYRUS Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Pièce Unique - Pendulette Dôme Echassiers dans les Papyrus,? movement No. 1804519, Ref. 1379. Made in 1991, sold in 1992. Very fine and unique, solar-powered and electromechanical, brass table clock with polychrome cloisonné enamel panels depicting scenes of exotic birds in the papyrus swamps. Accompanied by the travel fitted box and an extract from the archives.

C. Cylindrical brass with panels and domed top, entirely polychrome cloisonné enameled with scenes of women harvesting grapes surrounded by two panels representing a village, the solar cells on top of the dome, case raised on 3 ribbed feet. D. Matte off-white with applied brushed gilt chapter ring with radial black Roman numerals and Calatrava half-hour indexes. Gilt and black skeleton hands. M. Cal. 33???, solar-powered by photoelectric cell with quartz. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 22 x 12.5 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 80,000

USD 54,000 - 88,000

EUR 41,000 - 65,000

Sold: CHF 116,500