406 lots

LOT 121

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Hubert Sarton a Liege. Made circa 1790. Fine, silver quarter striking and repeating coach watch with alarm.

C. Two-body, pierced, polished and engraved with stylised foliatedecoration, aperture for the repeat cord below 6. D. White enamel,Arabic numerals, outer star minute markers, Arabic quarter hour numerals,sonnerie/silence lever in the dial plate. Blued steel Breguethands. M. 87 mm, frosted gilt, full plate, turned pillars, fusee with chain,spring barrels for the striking and alarm trains, polished steelhammers, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance, blued steelbalance-spring, pierced and chased continental type balance cock,polished steel ?V? shaped regulator arm with index scale, striking andrepeating on a bell at the quarters or at will.Dial signed. Diam. 109 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 85,000 - 100,000

EUR 9,000 - 10,000

USD 11,000 - 13,000

Sold: HKD 97,750

LOT 122

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Daniel De St. Leu, Servant to Her Majesty, London, No. 3221. Made circa 1780. Extremely fine and rare, pair cased silver hour striking coach watch with alarm.

C. Outer: two-body, by John Terrill Pain (ITP), very finely pierced, chasedand engraved with scrolls and flowers, thecenter engraved with an iris in a bouquet within a laurel-leaf oval border.Inner: two-body, by John Terrill Pain (ITP), polished bezel,very finely pierced, chased and engraved with inhabited foliage, floralswags and a bust portrait of an old man in Tudor dress,strike/silent lever in the bezel. D. White enamel with radial Romannumerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals, inneralarm ring with Arabic numerals and half and quarter hour markers. Bluedsteel beetle and poker hands, polished steel alarm hand.M. 75 mm., gilt, turned pillars, fusee with chain, spring barrels forstriking and alarm trains, steel hammers, verge escapement, threearmpolished steel balance, blued steel flat balance-spring, finely pierced,chased and engraved backplate furniture, calibrated silveredregulator disc, gilt dust cover.Dial, movement and dust cover signed. The bell scratch-signed Drury.Diam. 116 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 100,000 - 120,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000

USD 13,000 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 143,750

LOT 123

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

P.yuer, A Florence, circa 1700. Very fine and rare, brass, silver and enamel, pair-cased, single-hand ?oignon? watch with alarm.

C. Outer: two-body, overlaid with chased and engraved silver,back with a painted on enamel portrait of the Emperor Joseph I1674-1711) surrounded by an applied silver plaque decoratedwith two figures and the Habsburg crown above. Framing them,a silver-overlaid band with four vignettes representing battlescenes, the bezel decorated with foliage and flowers, squarehinge. Inner: two-body, 'bassine', the band pierced andengraved with flowers and foliage, polished back, short, roundpendant. D. Silver, champlevé with Roman chapters, diamondhalf-hour marks, concentric silver revolving alarm disc withArabic numerals, with blued-steel fleur-de-lys pointer indicatingthe time. Blued-steel alarm hand. M. 39.6 mm, hinged gilt brassfull plate with turned vase pillars, two-train, fusee and chain,verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, double-footedcock, pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, regulatorpointer protruding from beneath a semi-circular blued-steelguard below the bridge, wheel and click set-up. Pierced andengraved fixed barrel for the alarm driving four-wheel steeltrain, striking on a bell.Signed on the movement.Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 47,000

EUR 4,000 - 4,800

USD 5,000 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 34,500

LOT 124

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Jean Hubert A Toulouse. Made circa 1690. Fine gilt metal and silver Louis XIV single- hand ?oignon? watch wound through the centre.

C. Double-body, silver overlaid, back and bezel lightly engravedwith flowers and foliage. D. Silver, with radial Roman numeralsand half and quarter-hour divisions. Blued-steel hand.M. 43.3 mm, hinged gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars,fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-armbalance, short flat balance spring, fine gilt brass cock piercedand engraved with inhabited foliage, rack and pinion regulator.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 27,000 - 43,000

EUR 2,800 - 4,500

USD 3,500 - 5,500

Sold: HKD 34,500

LOT 125

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne? André pinxit, 1716, movement by Pieter Klock, Amsterdam, circa 1725. Fine and very rare gilt metal and enamelled copper watch with date.

C. Two-body, 'bassine', the back very finely painted depictingAriadne and a cherub, The band painted with continuous lakesidescenes, the enamel inside the case with a lake, a folly, anda traveller, painted en camaieu de rose after an engraving byGabriel Perelle (1603-1677). D. Silver, champlevé, with Romanchapters and half-hour indications, outer minute ring with fiveminuteArabic numerals. Blued-steel 'beetle and poker' hands.M. 41 mm, hinged gilt brass full plate with elaborate pierced andengraved pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brassthree-arm counterpoise balance, two-footed cock pierced andengraved with inhabited foliage, rack and pinion regulator.Signed on the dial and the back plate.Diam. 48 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 50,000 - 65,000

EUR 5,000 - 7,000

USD 6,500 - 8,500

Sold: HKD 109,250

LOT 126

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

"Cephalus & Procris" William Gib Junior, Rotterdam, No. 126, circa 1740, repoussé case signed JNP. Very fine and rare large 22K gold repoussé pair-cased watch with mock pendulum.

C. Outer: gilt metal and shagreen two-body protective outer casewith glazed back. Second: Two-body, repoussé, indistinctlysigned, very finely chased with a scene of Cephalus and Procriswithin a scroll and shell border and with female bust length figuresemblematic of the four seasons, Inner: Two-body, plain polished.D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outerarcaded minute ring with five-minute Arabic numerals. Rosediamond-set hands. M. 40 mm, gilt full plate with pierced fancysteel pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel balancewith flat balance spring, double-footed silvered cock withcut half-circle for the mock pendulum, inscribed beneath "UnCoup Suffit", the other half chased with a cupid firing his arrowat a heart on a pedestal, finely pierced and chased backplatefurniture. Signed on the movement.Diam. 63 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: HKD 74,750

LOT 127

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Francis Upjohn, London, No. 952. Made circa 1760. Fine, quarter repeating 22K gold repoussé pair cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: Two-body, pierced, finely chased repoussé with scrollsand a scene of a lady presenting fruit to a warrior. Inner: twobody,pierced, chased and engraved with foliage. Gilt dust cover.D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, arcaded minutetrack and Arabic five minute numerals. Blued steel beetle andpoker hands. M. 30 mm., full-plate, gilt, turned pillars, vergeescapement, three-arm steel balance, pierced, chased andengraved cock, diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial,repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant.Movement and dust cover signed. The bell by Drury.Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 55,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,500

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 59,800

LOT 128

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Terpsichore? Swiss, No. 334, circa 1820. Very fine, 18K gold and enamel two-train quarter repeating, hour-striking musical watch.

C. Four-body, the back engraved with musical instruments surrounded by anengine-turned frame, fluted band, hinged, spring-loadedgilt brass hinged cuvette. D. Gold, white enamel cartouches with Breguetnumerals, outer blue enamel minute ring with white divisions,the centre painted on enamel with an allegory of Music and Love depicting aseated Terpsichore with a cherub at her side. Blued-steelBreguet hands. M. 52 mm, gilt brass full plate, cylinder escapement, goldthree-arm balance, flat balance spring, music by a pinnedrevolving disc with pinson both sides, playing on 24 tuned teeth arranged ina fan shape, music on demand by slide at 1 o'clock, therepeating work on the back plate, striking on two gongs by depressing thependant.Diam. 58 mm.The present watch was previously sold in the Lord Sandberg sale, April 1,2001, lot 311, and is published in the Lord Sandberg book,pages 190-191.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,500

Sold: HKD 55,200

LOT 129

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Minute-Repeating? Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 8319, case No. 3820. Made circa 1855. Fine minute-repeating 18K yellow gold hunting-cased pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned with reeded band, goldhingedcuvette with winding and setting apertures. D. White enamel, radial Romannumerals,outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 44mm (19,5'''),nickel, bar caliber, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated long leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steelBreguet balance spring, early minute-repeating mechanism with all-or-nothingand automatic surprise piece, repeatng on gongsby a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 40,000 - 55,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 50,600

LOT 130

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Split-Seconds? Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 15525, Made circa 1900. Fine minute repeating 18K pink gold keyless pocket watch with split seconds chronograph, register and Jürgensen?s patent hand setting mechanism.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, the back cover engraved with amonogram, five-bar hinges. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette.D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and concentric redpainted fifth of seconds indexes, outer Arabic fiveminute/second numerals, subsidiary seconds at 6, 30-minute register at 12.Blackened Breguet hands. M. 18???, rhodium plated, 32 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, bluedsteel Breguet balance-spring, index regulator, repeatingon two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 52.5 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 110,000 - 130,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000

USD 14,000 - 17,000

Sold: HKD 155,250

LOT 131

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Julien Le Roy, A Paris, probably made in Friedberg (Germany), circa 1750. Very fine and rare, Louis XV silver and shagreen, petite sonnerie striking and repeating coach watch with alarm and the original gold-tooled leather covered travelling case.

C. Inner: two-body, pierced, chased and engraved with rococo flowers,scrolls and geometric patterns, strike stop button in the bezel,gimballed pendant. Outer: overlaid with shagreen, molded bezel, pin-workdecoration, circular sound holes, pull cord operating a pivotedsprung lever for pressing the strike stop button on the inner case bezel.Outer leather covered, chamois lined case with gold toolingand hinged cover for viewing the dial while traveling. D. White enamel withradial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabicfive minute numerals, inner Arabic alarm chapter with half hour and quarterhour markers, key arbour for setting the alarm hand. Gilt?Louis XV? hands. M. 86 mm., gilt, full plate, turned pillars, fusee withchain, spring barrels for the striking and alarm trains, polishedsteel hammers, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steelbalance-spring, pierced and chased foliate continental type balancecock, silvered calibrated regulator disc, striking on a bell.Movement signed. Diam. 112 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 95,000 - 110,000

EUR 9,500 - 11,000

USD 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: HKD 120,750

LOT 132

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Monoblocco? Rolex Oyster Chronographe Antimagnétique, Ref. 4048. Made for Beyer, Zurich, circa 1940. Very fine tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and stainless steel Rolex buckle.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with tritium coated bâton indexesand Arabic 12, guilloché subsidiary seconds, 30-minute and 12 hour-register dials, outer fifths of a second scale and Arabic fiveminute/second numerals. Radium-coated "bâton" hands. M. 13''', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 125,000 - 160,000

EUR 13,000 - 17,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 161,000

LOT 133

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Cartier Pre-Daytona" Rolex Chronograph, Ref. 6238/6241. Retailed by Cartier. Made circa 1964. Fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and stainless steel Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box and guarantee stamped by Cartier.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Satiné silver with applied steel indexes, guilloché sunksubsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation. Tritium-coated steel "épeé" hands.M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, three adjustments, shock-absorber, selfcompensatingBreguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed. Dial signed by the retailer, lugs stamped with Cartier inventory number.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 160,000 - 200,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: HKD 241,500

Sold: HKD 50,600

LOT 135

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Datejust,? Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1630. Made circa 1970. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with date and integrated stainless steel and gold bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown,faceted gold bezel, sapphire crystal with"cyclops" lens. D. Champagne with appliedgold bâton indexes and tritiumcoated dots, outer minute and secondindexes. Tritium coated gold "bâton"hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium plated, 26jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance adjusted to temperaturesand five positions, shockabsorber,self-compensating free-sprungBreguet balance-spring, Microstella regulatingscrews, hack mechanism.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 36 x 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 27,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,800

USD 2,500 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 32,200

LOT 136

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "Date", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1530. Made circa 1970. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with an integrated stainless steel bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed,screwed-down case back and crown, polishedbezel, sapphire crystal with"cyclops" lens. D. Satiné silver with appliedsteel indexes, tritium-coated dots,outer minute track and date aperture.Tritium-coated steel "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance adjusted to temperaturesand five positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating Breguet balancespring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 36 x 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 43,000 - 60,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,500

Sold: HKD 57,500

LOT 137

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Oysterquartz? Rolex Oysterquartz "DateJust", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 17013 B. Made in the 1980s. Fine, center-seconds, water-resistant, tonneau shaped, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's quartz wristwatch with date, and stainless steel and yellow gold integrated Rolex bracelet and deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, bi-color, polished andbrushed, screwed case back and crown,faceted yellow gold bezel and crown, steelcase, sapphire crystal with ?cyclops?lens. D. Brushed silvered with appliedgold and tritium indexes. Tritium-coatedgold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 5035 withquartz standardization. Dial, case, andmovement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm.Approx overall length 150 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 20,000 - 27,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,800

USD 2,500 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 21,275

LOT 138

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

A unique collection of 12 Rolex ?Oyster Perpetual Day-Date? Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified watches with fancy dials.

Cases: Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, crystal with ?cyclops? lens. Luminous gold bâton hands. Movements: Rhodium-plated, ?oeil de perdrix?, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dials, cases and movements signed.

Grading System:

HKD 950,000 - 1,150,000

EUR 95,000 - 120,000

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Sold: HKD 1,305,000

LOT 139

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Three-Tone Dial? Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 826524, case No. 613847. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and elegant, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold Art Deco dress watch with three-tone dial.

C. Three-body, "demi-bassine,? solid, polished, striped engine turned back. D. Three-tone silvered and gilt withapplied yellow gold Arabic quarters and enamel bâton indexes, outer minute track, ?guilloché? subsidiary secondsdial. Yellow gold ?feuille " hands. M. Cal. 37 mm. (16.5'''), rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels,straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swanneckmicrometer regulator, ?wolf?s teeth? winding wheels.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 30,000 - 45,000

EUR 3,200 - 5,000

USD 4,000 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 39,100

LOT 140

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

?Dress Watch? Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 824634, case No. 415819. Made in the 1920s. Very fine and elegant, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold Art Deco dress watch.

C. Three-body, "demi-bassine,? solid, polished. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, outerminute divisions, ?guilloché? subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?bâton " hands. M. Cal. 38 mm. (17'''), rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balanceadjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, blued steel flat balance-spring, ?wolf?s teeth? winding wheels.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 19,000 - 27,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,800

USD 2,500 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 21,850