502 lots

LOT 481

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 923202, case No. 629459. Produced in the 1940's.Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, dust-protecting cap, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12 '''-120, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, mono-metallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 90,000 - 110,000

USD 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: HKD 52,900

LOT 482

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863407, case No. 636707, Ref. 130. Production of this reference started in 1934.Fine 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Yellow gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 13 ''' rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 120,000 - 170,000

USD 16,000 - 22,000

Sold: HKD 195,500

LOT 483

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Rolex "Anti-Magnétique", Ref. 3529. Produced in the 1940's.Very fine and rare square, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, sharp angles, domed crystal, straight lugs. D. champagne with painted Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minute register dials, outer graduation for the seconds, at the centre, spiral tachometric scale in blue painted Arabic numerals. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 26 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 90,000 - 110,000

USD 12,000 - 110,000

Sold: HKD 161,000

LOT 484

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

The Spinning WheelUnsigned, Swiss, circa 1825.Very fine, 18K gold automaton watch with quarter-repeater and striking Jacks.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, back cover, band and bezel engine-turned, bolt on the band at 11 o'clock to block the repeating, spring-loaded, gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel ring with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, the glazed center disclosing the automaton in which, in front of open curtains, an animated lady sits working at an animated spinning wheel, at the top two Cupids strike bells when repeating, all on a blued steel plate. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 50 mm, gilt brass full plae, fusee and chain, lever escapement probably converted from verge, plain three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, continental balance, the automaton driven from the repeating train, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Pendant stamped with French mark used between 1821 and 1838Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 120,000 - 150,000

USD 15,000 - 18,000

LOT 485

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1825.Fine 18K gold quarter-repeating watch with automaton Jacks.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, polished back, reeded band with a bolt to block the repeater. Spring-loaded gilded cuvette. D. White enamel ring with Breguet hour numerals and outer minute divisions, glazed center disclosing two multicolored gold and silver putti standing on two horns-of-plenty, striking the hours and quarters on two bells, a third one sitting below, points towards a quiver with Love arrows. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brss three-arm balance with flat balance spring. Gilt brass continental cock with stone steel end-piece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 35,000 - 47,000

USD 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 50,600

LOT 486

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

The Fountain of LoveUnsigned, probably Geneva, circa 1820.Very fine and rare 18K gold musical automaton watch with quarter-repeater with visible works.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, back cover centered by engraved musical instruments encircled by ?sunburst? pattern engine turning, reeded bezels, fluted band with a gold bolt at one o'clock to activate the music, spring-loaded, gilded cuvette. D. White enamel ring with Breguet hour chapter and outer minute divisions, center glazed for viewing the automaton, which represents a lady playing the guitar as Cupid conducts, while a fountain of love runs nearby, all on blue enamel ground. Blued steel Breguethands. M. 51.6 mm, gilt brass, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain brass balance, flat balance spring, ?sur plateau? musical movement with 27 tuned teeth engaging pins on both sides of the disc, the music playing on the hour or on demand, automaton driven by the music train, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 64 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 190,000 - 220,000

USD 25,000 - 30,000

LOT 487

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062. Production of this reference started in 1950.Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases an with a 14K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. two body, polished and brushed, screwed down case back and crown.D. matte silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Alpha" yellow gold hands. M. 9 3/4 ''' rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 220,000 - 260,000

USD 30,000 - 35,000

Sold: HKD 299,000

LOT 488

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Précision", No. 46607. Produced in 1943.Very fine and rare 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. three body, solid, polished and brushed, pressure case back, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied pink gold bâton and dot indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial at the 9 and signature at the 3. " Bâton" pink gold hands. M. 13 ''' three-quarter plate, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance with screw, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 90,000 - 120,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

LOT 489

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 46923. Produced in circa 1943.Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with olive shaped button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated bezel, concave lugs.D. champagne with applied gold square indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 13 ''', ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with screw, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 150,000 - 180,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

LOT 490

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Bovet, Fleurier, No. 883, circa 1840.Very fine 18K gold and enamel, center-seconds pocket watch with special movement andspecial escapement.

C. Two-body, ?Empire?, back cover with a very finely painted on enamel scene a couple in a country settings, band with foliate pattern in red, green, yellow and blue champlevé enamel, pearl-set bezels, bow and pendant, spring-loaded, gold glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 53.6 mm, made entirely in steel, ?Chinese? calibre with standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement, uncut, three-arm bimetallic balance with blued stel wedged weights, flat balance spring, all visible pivots jeweled.Signed on the movement.Diam. 65 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 65,000 - 80,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

LOT 491

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Charman & Co., London, No. 9053, made for the Chinese market, circa 1820.Fine large 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set watch with a special escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire? with fixed cuvette, the back enamel panel painted with a fine composition of flowers on a red ground over engine-turning, the border decorated in champlevé enamel, engine-turned band, split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow. Spring-loaded back (with two springs) opened by depressing the pushpiece in the pendant. D. Off-white enamel with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 50 mm, hinged, full-plate, fire-gilded, cylindrical pillars, ruby cylinder escaement driven by a going barrel, gilt brass four-arm balance, blued steel balance spring, the balance and the steel escape wheel jeweled, both with ruby endstones, gilded cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage.Signed on the back plate and numbered on the dial.Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 80,000 - 95,000

USD 10,000 - 12,000

LOT 492

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Barraud, Cornhill, London No. 9102 (first series), made for the Chinese market, circa 1818.Fine 18K gold and enamel pearl-set watch with a special escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire? with fixed cuvette, the back panel with fine flowers painted over translucent enamel over engine-turning with borders in champlevé enamel, enameled band, split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow.D. Off-white enamel with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 53.6 mm, full plate fire-gilded, cylindrical pillars, going barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, monometallic gilded four-arm balance, flat balance spring, balance and the steel escape wheel jeweled and ruby-capped, single-footed gilded cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage.Signed on the movement, dial and movement numbered.Diam. 59 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 125,000 - 150,000

USD 16,000 - 19,000

LOT 493

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Bovet, Fleurier, No. 397, Swiss, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1830.Fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set centre second watch with special movement.

C. Three body, ?Empire?, with split-pearl set bezels pendant and bow, the band with pale green champlevé enamelled decoration, the back enamel panel painted with a fine composition of Summer flowers and dovesover an azure ground. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border the centre engraved with a rosette.D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute and second hands. Blued steel ?spade? hands.M. Polished and blued steel, ?Chinese? calibre with free standing barrel, single wheel duplex escapement with steel escape wheel and three-arm balance with wedge shaped and partly blued steel weights, flat balance spring and regulator.Signed on the movement.Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 125,000 - 150,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

LOT 494

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869491, case No. 2700443, Ref. 2499, third series. Production of this reference started in 1951.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, and with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, in exceptional condition.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal.D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. 13 ''' CC, Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 850,000 - 1,000,000

USD 110,000 - 130,000

LOT 495

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 711943, case No. 2842701, Ref. 3411. Production of this reference started in the 1958.Fine, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a fitted box.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, lapidated triangular lugs. D. matte silver with yellow gold bâton indexes. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 30,000 - 38,000

USD 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 39,100

LOT 496

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868880, case No. 692265, Ref. 130. Production of this reference started in 1934.Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold Roman numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 13 ''' rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 149,500

LOT 497

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Cartier, Paris, No. 38, circa 1925.Exceptional ?Pendule Mystérieuse Modèle A?, 18K gold and rock crystal eight day going Mystery clock, accompanied by the original fitted leather travelling box in original Morocco fited box.

C. Rectangular rock crystal case with molded tapered pediment, yellow gold mounted on a rectangular onyx base. D. White champlevé enamel ring with applied white gold Roman numerals, with rose-cut diamond-set inner minute ring, placed within a rectangular frame decorated en suite. Rose-cut diamond-set hands. M. Rectangular brass frosted and gilt movement with going barrel, gilt platform with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Signed on the base.Dim. Height 137 mm, width at the base 91 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 1,250,000 - 1,500,000

USD 180,000 - 200,000

Sold: HKD 1,340,000

LOT 498

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888178, case No. 696479, Ref. 2497, third series. Production of this reference started in 1951.Exceptionally fine and rare center-seconds, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and square indexes, auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-SC Q , stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, momometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000

USD 100,000 - 130,000

LOT 499

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "World Time", No. 929576, case No. 647132, Ref. 1415 HU. Production of this reference started in 1939.Exceptionally fine and rare, 18K pink gold, gentleman's wristwatch.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hand engraved revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 31 towns in the world, teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and Roman numerals, surrounded by a revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Pink gold fancy hands. M. 12 '''-120, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 800,000 - 1,000,000

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Sold: HKD 790,000

LOT 500

Important Watches, Collector's Wrist... Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

Unsigned, Geneva, circa 1820.Very fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set musical quarter-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, back cover with very well painted on enamel flowers against unusual zigzag engine turning, paillon fleur-de-lis border, band with green and red enamel flowers on an azure enamel ground, bezels, pendant and bow set with half-pearls, gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, blued steel ?serpentine? hands.M. 52 mm, gilt brass, cylinder escapement, three-arm, plain brass balance, flat balance spring, sur plateau musical movement with 24 tuned teeth engaging pins on both sides of the disk, playing every hour or on demand, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 110,000 - 150,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000