502 lots

LOT 101

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

Franck Muller Genève, "Master of Complications", No. 04, Ref. 7000 QP L, launched in 1994.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, perpetual calendar, moon phases, 42 hours autonomy and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a box and a certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, back with signature, straight curly lugs, white gold screwed bars, rounded bezel.D. two-tone silver with applied blued steel pyramid indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the day of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 7000, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and ?fausses côtes? decoration, 30 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 110,000 - 140,000

USD 14,000 - 18,000

Sold: HKD 115,000

LOT 102

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

Franck Muller, Genève, No. 00. Produced in the 1990's.Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph register and pulsometer.

C. three-body, solid, polished, transparent back, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight curly lugs. D. white enamel with painted Breguet numerals, sunk auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer pulsometergraduation for 30 pulsations. "Lozenge" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 13 ''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 68,000

USD 8,000 - 68,000

Sold: HKD 80,500

LOT 103

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

Franck Muller, Genève, No. 74, Ref. 5850 MC. Produced in the 1990's.Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, gentleman's wristwatch with triple date calendar, 47 hours autonomy and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, rounded band. D. "guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals, concentric, graduation for the seconds and the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 2800, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 32 x 45 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 55,000 - 60,000

USD 7,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 57,500

LOT 104

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

Unsigned, probably Geneva, circa 1880.Fine and rare 18K rose gold, set with diamonds and pearls, keyless pendant form watch designedas a shield.

C. Four-body, spring-loaded front medallion covering the dial with applied bird sitting on a tree branch with two diamonds on top and bottom, applied gold, diamond- and pearl-set floral appliqués on engraved background, top and bottom with applied gold crests, polished band and back, gold hinged cuvette. D. Oval, enamel, the circular white center with Roman hour chapter and outer minute ring, the top and bottom painted with flowers on light blue background. Blued steel, "spade" hands. M. 26.7 mmgilt brass, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilded balance, flat balance spring, pin-set.Dim. Height 37 mm, width 31 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 4,000 - 8,000

USD 500 - 1,000

Sold: HKD 6,900

LOT 105

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

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 94750, case No. 213967, made in 1892, sold on August 28, 1896, accompanied by a certificate.Very fine and unusual silver, keyless pendant watch.

C. Four-body, ?Louis XV?, the back cover repoussé with Venus and Cupid, bezels repoussé with a scrolling pattern, polished band, silver, hinged cuvette. D. Louis XV style, white enamel with Roman chapters, outer minute ring and five-minute Arabic markers. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 26.6 mmø (12'''), nickel, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, off-center index regulator with the scale on the barrel bridge, wolf-tooth wheels.Signed on the dial and the case, numbered on the movement.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 15,000 - 18,000

USD 2,000 - 2,300

Sold: HKD 17,250

LOT 106

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

Agassiz, Geneva, No. 110973, circa 1920.Very fine 18K multicolored gold, set with diamonds, keyless pendant watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", back cover with high relief applied gold flowers set with diamonds, matching bezel and band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute gold paillon divisions. Gold "Louis XVI" hands. M. 20.6 mm, rhodiumed, 16 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial.Diam. 26 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 12,000 - 15,000

USD 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 17,250

LOT 107

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

Agassiz Watch Co., Swiss , No. 2091, circa 1980.Fine 18K gold, extra thin, keyless, 20 U.S. Dollar coin watch, the coin dated 1894.

C. Three-body, polished, hinged inside the coin, the dial revealed by pushing a concealed piece in the band.D. Matte gilded with black indexes and Roman quarters. Blued steel ?bâton? hands. M. 20 mmø (9'''), rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, Signed on the dial, case and movement, balance bridge engraved ?AXA?, a code given to Agassiz by the US Customs Office.Diam. 34.3 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 10,000 - 14,000

USD 1,300 - 14,000

Sold: HKD 11,500

LOT 108

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

Tiffany & Co., New York, No. 111345, Swiss made, circa 1920.Very fine 18K gold and enamel diamond-set keyless pendant watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", entirely covered with champlevé azure enamel forming floral and foliate pattern, flowers set with diamonds, swivel pendant. D. Matching azure enamel with white cartouches for Arabic hour chapter, outer gold paillon minute divisions. Gold "Louis XVI" hands. M. 20.6 mm, nickeled, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 26 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 9,000 - 11,000

USD 1,100 - 1,500

Sold: HKD 14,950

LOT 109

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

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 22436, made for A. H. Rodanet, circa 1864.Fine 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set pendant watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", spring-loaded back cover with translucent dark blue enamel over engine-turning, centered by diamond-set flowers, gold, hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 26.5 mm, gilt brass bar calibre, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm, gilded balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette, case stamped with casemaker's mark ?D&D? in oval.Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 13,000 - 16,000

USD 1,700 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 21,850

LOT 110

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

Vacheron & Constantin, Geneva, case No. 111871, circa 1840.Fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set pendant watch, accompanied by a chain and a gold key.

C. Four-body, "bassine", spring-loaded back cover centered by a diamond-set rosette over black enamel, vermicelli bezels and band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 26.6 mmø, gilt brass bar caliber, cylinder escapement, gold three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Signed on the movement, cuvette signed A. Maurel, Bordeau.Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 7,000 - 9,000

USD 900 - 9,000

Sold: HKD 13,800

LOT 111

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

Moulinié & Legrandroy, Genève, No. 29091, circa 1850.Fine 18 K gold and enamel, diamond-set pendant watch.

C. Four-body, lobed, spring-loaded back cover with dark blue enamel over engine-turning, center set with rose-cut diamonds forming a sprig of lilies of the valley, the bezels set with matching diamonds, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 22 mmø, gilt brass bar caliber, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilded balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette, dial and movement signed Moulinié, Genève.Diam. 29 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 7,000 - 9,000

USD 900 - 1,200

Sold: HKD 14,720

LOT 112

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

Rigby, Charing Cross, London, with London hallmarks for 1881.Very fine 18K gold, moon phase astronomical keyless minute repeating, perpetual calendar watch.

C. Four-body, solid, ?bassine et filets?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman chapters, outer minute ring, subsidiary dials for days of the week, months of the leap year cycle, days of the month and aperture for the phases of the moon, age of the moon on the border. Blued-steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 42 mmø, gilt-brass three-quarter plate, English pointed tooth lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel balance spring with outer terminal curve.epeating and striking on gongs by a slide in the band.Signed on the dial.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 55,000 - 70,000

USD 7,000 - 70,000

LOT 113

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

The Royal AstronomerUnsigned, Swiss, circa 1900.Fine 18K gold, keyless astronomical seven time zone watch with two dials, calendar, and phases of the moon, made for the Indian market.

C. Three-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, dials on both sides. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, four subsidiary dials for days of the week, days of the month, months concentric with seconds, aperture for phases and age of the moon, signed above in red ?The Royal Astronomer?, the reverse with white enamel dial with seven subdials showing time in New York, St. Petersburg, Calcutta, Melbourne, Vienna, Berlin and Paris, signed Patent No. 6585, all with blued-steel ?spade? hands. Both dials withnap-on fit. M. 20''', gilded, straight line, 15 jewels, counterpoised lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, pin-set.Signed on the case.Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 70,000 - 90,000

USD 9,000 - 11,000

LOT 114

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

Unsigned, Swiss, No 259, circa 1865.Very fine 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless, astronomical perpetual calendar watch with fly-back date hand and phases of the moon.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", initials ?BW? engraved on the front cover among harvest fruits, reeded band,gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, subsidiary dials for sunk secondsset at 8 o'clock, months at 4 o'clock, retrograde days of the month sector at the top with fly-back hand, aperture for the phases of the moon above, small aperture for the days of the week at 6 o'clock. Gold "spade" hands.M. 43.6 mmø, nickel, 20 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, wolf-tooth winding wheels, pin-set.Diam. 55 mm

Grading System: AA

HKD 43,000 - 50,000

USD 5,500 - 6,500

LOT 115

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

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 47372, made in 1872 for A. Barbero & Co., Rome, sold to General Zinovief on September 27, 1873.Extremely fine and rare 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket chronometer with special escapement, accompanied by a ?Bulletin de Marche de l'Observatoire de Genève? and a certificate.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, gold, hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 45.4 mm, frosted gilt brass, going barrel, gold train, Earnshaw type spring detent chronometer escapement with gold escape wheel and unusual gold passing spring coming from outside to inside over the locking jewel, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold timing and compensation screws controlled by freesprung blued steel spherical balance spring, all wheels jeweled, escapement capped.Signed on the case.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 300,000 - 350,000

USD 38,000 - 45,000

Sold: HKD 322,000

LOT 116

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

Tiffany & Co, New York, No. 15734, circa 1880.Fine 18K rose gold, keyless watch with eccentric dial and split-seconds chronograph and vertical recorder.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, 18K rose gold, polished, gold hinged cuvette.D. White enamel with small dial at the top, chronograph ring with red Arabic numerals, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued-steel ?spade? hands.M. 41.2 mm, nickel, half-plate, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight line, calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, going train jeweled to the center with endstones on the entire escapement, chronograph activated by pushing the crown, split-seconds by a button in the band with locking bolt.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 100,000 - 125,000

USD 13,000 - 16,000

LOT 117

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

Tiffany & Co. New York, Swiss, No. 16004, circa 1880.Very fine and unusual early keyless watch with split-seconds chronograph and horizontal recorder.

C. Four-body, massive, ?bassine et filets?, polished, the back engraved with a monogram. D. White enamel, small eccentric with Roman numerals and symmetrical running seconds, red outer Arabic chronograph ring. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19''', nickel plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, chronograph with visible work, released by depressing the winding crown, split second push-piece in the bnd.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 90,000 - 110,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000

LOT 118

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

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 154966, case No. 271869, circa 1906.Fine 18K gold, large, hunting cased, keyless gentleman's pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned with enameled monogram ?RPM? on polished medallion, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued-steel ?spade? hands. M. 21''', bar caliber, matte gilded, straight line equalized lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold mean and temperature screws, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, jeweled to the center, the escapement with end-stones, cam-type patented micrometric regulatr, wolf-teeth winding wheels.Signed on dial, movement, case.Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 47,000

USD 5,000 - 6,000

LOT 119

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

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 65766, case No. 65766, made in 1883, delivered on June 21, 1897, to Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, circa 1880.Very fine and rare 18K gold hunting cased, moon phase, astronomical, keyless minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph, especially well adjusted. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", polished. Gold cuvette engraved with a name and the date: 1880. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months and subsidiary seconds with inner red calendar ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the border. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42.7 mm (19''') nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance Breguebalance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with visible work and push-piece in the band.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 650,000 - 750,000

USD 80,000 - 95,000

Sold: HKD 768,000

LOT 120

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

Hanhart, circa 1940.Fine, water-resistant, nickel-plated military wristwatch with single button chronograph and register.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, stainless steel screwed-down case back. D. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, sunk guilloché auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials. "Skeleton" radium-coated white hands. M. 15 ''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, the single button on the 2 is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph.Signed on the dial.Diam. 40 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 8,000 - 10,000

USD 1,000 - 1,300

Sold: HKD 10,350