445 lots

LOT 81

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Courting Doves? Vaucher, Fleurier. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1860. Very fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel center-seconds pocket watch.

C. Two-body, the back finely painted on enamel with courting doves among flowers against a translucent red guilloché enamel ground, the bezels, pendant, and bow in black, red and pink champlevé enamel. Glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic numerals. Blued steel ?spoon? hands. M. 45 mm, 20???, polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, plain five-arm steel balance, blued steel balance-spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 54 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 30,000 - 40,000

USD 4,000 - 5,200

EUR 3,200 - 4,300

Sold: HKD 100,300

LOT 82

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?The Gift? Ilbery, London, No. 6226, Swiss. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set, pocket watch, the enamel attributed to the workshop of Abraham Lissignol.

C. Two-body, ?Empire?, with fixed bezel, the band with split-pearl inlaid champlevé decoration, split pearl set bezels pendant and bow with champlevé enameled decoration, the back enamel panel finely painted with a scene depicting two young women and a boy in classical dress within a landscape, a blue vase of roses and poppies on a table between, one of the women gestures to the flowers. Hinged gold cuvette fitted to the movement ring and engraved with decoration. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold "ovoid" hands. M. 48 mm, gilt brass, Chinese caliber, with free standing barrel, entirely engraved, single wheel duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with wedge-shaped blued steel weights, flat balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 59 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

HKD 150,000 - 200,000

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 365,800

LOT 83

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?The Swing? German, circa 1810. Fine and rare 18K yellow gold pocket watch with swing automaton.

C. Three-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned back, reeded band. D. Eccentric, set into the lower part of a silver guilloché and flower engraved plate, white enamel with radial Arabic numerals, minute dot divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, the top with a semi-circular aperture for the automaton scene, which is entirely painted on ivory. The girl on the swing is linked to the balance, and moves to and fro between two boys. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 47 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate entirely engraved in asymmetrical scrolls with a lion's head at the top flanked by two eagles, circular pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental style two-footed pierced and engraved cock placed in the center of the movement. The automaton is driven by an additional pinion added to the going train. Diam. 54 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 30,000 - 40,000

USD 4,000 - 5,200

EUR 3,200 - 4,300

Sold: HKD 70,800

LOT 84

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?The Pear? Ilbery, London, No. 6141. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold, pearl and painted on enamel pear-shaped pocket watch with center-seconds and duplex escapement.

C. Two-body, pear-shaped, the bezel set with split-pearls, the band, stem and bow decorated with pale green, blue, white and red champlevé enamel, hinged and sprung scallop-edged back cover set with a finely painted panel of summer flowers and fruit within a gold and enamel wavy-line border. Hinged and sprung gold cuvette overlaid with translucent guilloché scarlet enamel within a gold, white and pale green enamel scalloped border. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds divisions, Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel pierced hands. M. 45 mm., gilt "Chinese" caliber, foliate chased and engraved, standing barrel, duplex escapement, three-arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator. Movement signed. Dim. 63 x 53 mm. excluding pendant. To be sold without reserve

Grading System:

HKD 200,000 - 300,000

USD 25,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 32,000

Sold: HKD 731,000

LOT 85

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?The Fisherman? Fr(ançois) Achard à Genève. Made circa 1795. Very fine and unusual, 18K gold and painted on enamel quarter-repeating pocket watch with automaton jacks and automaton scene.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", polished back and bezels, engraved fluted band. D. Small, white enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. The painted on enamel gold dial plate decorated with a rural landscape with two applied cherubs above the dial appearing to strike the hours and quarters on two bells, also driven by the repeating train by means of cams and levers, another automaton scene in three-colored gold, applied below the dial, shows a scene with a flowing river, an automaton fisherman with a fish on his line, and a revolving water wheel. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell mounted in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Movement signed. Diam. 56 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

HKD 100,000 - 200,000

USD 13,000 - 25,000

EUR 11,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 283,200

LOT 86

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?The Forge? C.H., Genève, No. 34738. Made circa 1800. Very fine and rare, 18K gold pocket watch with automata.

C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, polished, glazed back. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with gilt five minute markers and Arabic quarter hour numerals. Gold ?spade? hands. Automaton dial finely painted on enamel with a Swiss landscape, the varicolored chased gold automata comprising two blacksmiths in a forge, one figure operating the furnace bellows, the other hammering work on the anvil, automaton fountain at the side, grassy foreground with a dog, cartwheel, horseshoes and tools. M. 50 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, inverted train, fusee and chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, brass three-arm balance mounted between the front plate and the dial, flat blued steel balance spring, regulation lever in the dial plate, the automata train constructed in the manner of a repeating train and activated by depressing the pendant. Movement stamped CH on the front plate. Case punched PIG beneath a crown and numbered 8348. Diam. 57 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

HKD 100,000 - 200,000

USD 13,000 - 25,000

EUR 11,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 265,500

LOT 87

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Oiseau Chanteur? Frères Rochat, Geneva, No. 457, made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine and rare, 18K varicolored gold and enamel singing bird box. Accompanied by a fitted Morocco leather box.

C. Three-body, by ?C.I?, rectangular with rounded corners, the top with applied varicolored floral and foliate patterns, the spring-loaded bird cover finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, engine-turned side panels with edges of applied green gold laurel leaf pattern, back panel hinged to reveal key compartment, slide in the front to activate the rising of the bird, which rotates, turns its head, opens its beak, flaps its wings and moves its tail. The bird is facing the inside of the mirror-polished, concave medallion, which enlarges the bird in its reflection, gold engraved grill. Singing bird movement. 74 x 41 mm, rectangular brass, fusee and chain, eight cams and a whistle with sliding piston for the song's modulation, cams rotating four times per song and lifting one step every rotation, allowing a long duration of singing, typical Rochat lifting mechanism by additional cam gathering four pins on the lifting cam wheel. Complicated rising of the bird?s medallion and the bird with five-wheel train finished by a pinion in eccentric socket to regulate the speed of the opening and closing. This complicated mechanism allows for precision control of the raising of the bird and medallion, and its speed. Stamped "FR" in an oval on the back of the bird mechanism, along with the number, the box punched with maker?s mark and Geneva quality mark. Dim. 78 x 52 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System:

HKD 300,000 - 500,000

USD 40,000 - 65,000

EUR 32,000 - 55,000

Sold: HKD 413,000

LOT 88

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

-{84}- ?Carillon Minute Repeater? (Constant Piguet, Sentier), Swiss Patent No. 11048, made circa 1915. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold hunting-cased pocket watch with carillon minute repeat via four hammers.

C.. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Dauphine numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Black steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm (19???), frosted gilt, bar caliber, 28 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating the hours, quarter hours and minutes with four hammers on four gongs activated by a slide in the band. Diam. 54 mm. Case hallmarked and numbered, movement numbered. Diam. 54 mm.

HKD 200,000 - 300,000

USD 25,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 32,000

Sold: HKD 295,000

LOT 89

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar? B. Poitevin, No. 25356. Made for CHs. Grottendieck, Horloger, Bruxelles, circa 1900. Very fine, keyless, astronomic, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with perpetual calendar and moon phase.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filet", polished, the hinged and sprung front cover engraved with a monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and red painted five-minute numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months, the date and the seconds, aperture for the moon phase. Gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 43 mm., (19'''), frosted gilt, 31 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, "swan-neck" index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Signed by the maker on the dial-plate, cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 54 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 120,000 - 150,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: HKD 82,600

LOT 90

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Minute Repeater? F(réderic) Sagne, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss, No. 17302. Made circa 1890. Fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch with 24-hour dial.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, the covers with an engine-turned and engraved repeat-pattern border. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover for viewing the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and red painted Arabic five minute numerals, inner red painted 24-hour numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 44 mm., 20???, nickel plated, ?wavy line? decoration, 29 jewels, some in gold screwed chatons, wolf?s tooth winding, gold train, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Signed on the frontplate. Diam. 53 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 23,000 - 30,000

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,200

Sold: HKD 31,860

LOT 91

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

Breguet, No. 1568. Made circa 1930. Very fine and rare, unusual, 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with single button chronograph and progressive minute and hour register/second time zone dial.

C. Four-body, ?bassine? polished, chronograph and hand setting buttons in the band. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette. D. Frosted gilt, eccentric meantime dial with radial Roman numerals and outer minute track, independently adjustable second time zone/minute and hour recording dial with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, outer chronograph track with fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five second numerals. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 19???, frosted gilt, bar caliber, 15 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, extra wheel and bridge to drive the additional dial, straight line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, case numbered. Diam. 53 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 15,000 - 23,000

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 64,900

LOT 92

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

"Diamonds and Sapphires" Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 945387, case No. 659759, Ref. 3071. Made circa 1952. Very fine and elegant, 18K yellow gold, diamond and sapphire-set lady's bracelet watch with concealed dial and integral sapphire-set bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, circular body with domed hinged cover over the dial with pave set diamonds, single hinged lugs set with 14 diamonds, sapphire set flowerheads, integral bracelet composed of curled links, each set with five sapphires. D. Silvered with applied gold dot indexes and painted Arabic quarterhour numerals. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. 5''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25.5 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 18 cm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

HKD 60,000 - 75,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 88,500

LOT 93

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

"Diamond Bracelet" Gübelin, Swiss, No. 554252, case No. 100502. Made circa 1940. Fine, 18K white gold lady?s wristwatch set with 112 diamonds, with integral 18K white gold and diamond-set bracelet.

C. Two-body, set with lines of brilliant cut diamonds, back with two screws. D. Brushed, silvered, with baton indexes and applied star quarter hour markers. White gold ?baton? hands. M. Rectangular, rhodium plated, ?fausses-cotes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperature, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 11 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: A

HKD 17,000 - 23,000

USD 2,200 - 3,000

EUR 1,800 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 27,140

LOT 94

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Bombé Bracelet? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 470528, case No. 310535, Ref. 4198. Made in 1948. Very fine, 18K yellow gold lady's bracelet- watch, with an articulated 18K yellow gold bracelet, decorated with 18 "bombé" gold elements on the sides and fluted double-link at the center.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, bezel and lugs repeating the bracelet decoration motif. D. Matte silver with applied gold pyramidal and baton indexes. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. V. 153, 8???, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 22 mm. Thickness 8,5 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 47,000 - 57,000

USD 6,000 - 7,500

EUR 5,000 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 33,040

LOT 95

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Diamond Ribbons? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 375012, case No. 230473, Ref. 3011. Made in 1916. Very fine and rare diamond-set platinum lady's Art-Deco wristwatch with diamond-set hinged hooded lugs and diamond-set platinum clasp.

C. Two-body, flared rectangular, polished, case entirely set with diamonds on ribbons, diamond set hinged hooded lugs and winding crown. D. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Baguette, rhodium plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, bi-metallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Case and movement signed. Diam. 17 x 42 mm. Thickness 7 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 75,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 88,500

LOT 96

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 516321, case No. 354763, Ref. 6203. London Import marks for 1956-57. Fine and rare 18K white gold and diamond lady's wristwatch with an integrated 18K yellow gold and diamondset Vacheron Constantin bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, reeded band, bezel set with diamonds diamondset lugs. D. Matte silver with applied white gold dots and applied diamond-set quarters. White gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 153/1B, rhodium-plated, "fausses- côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometalic balance adjusted to temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 22 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 35,000 - 43,000

USD 4,500 - 5,500

EUR 3,800 - 4,600

LOT 97

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

"Baguette Duo-Plan" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, "Baguette Duo- Plan", No. 548399, case No. 1851. Produced in 1958. Fine, rectangular, 18K yellow gold lady's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold bracelet ?à chevron?.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, dust-protecting cap, back winder. D. Matte gilt with painted baton indexes. Blued steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1005 baguette, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 7 x 32 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 28,000 - 33,000

USD 3,600 - 4,300

EUR 3,000 - 3,500

LOT 98

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Floral Bracelet? Patek Phlippe & Co., Genève, No. 857090, French case. Made circa 1952. Very fine and elegant, 18K yellow gold, diamond, sapphire, citrine and turquoise- set lady's bracelet watch.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed and chased, circular body, floret bezel set with 12 baguette sapphire hour markers, acanthus leaf lugs, faceted citrine crystal, integral woven gold bracelet with sapphire and turquoise-set flowers, citrineset mounts and turquoise-set leaves, a total of 3 citrine, 4 turquoise and 24 sapphires on the case and bracelet. D. Gold with applied gold dot and dart indexes. Blued steel "baton" hands. M. 8''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Movement and case signed, case with French makers mark. Dim. 25.5 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 22,000 - 27,000

USD 2,800 - 3,500

EUR 2,400 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 25,960

LOT 99

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Pink Bracelet? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 940183, case No. 632077. Made in 1945. Very fine and elegant 18K pink gold lady?s wristwatch with integral 18K pink gold hinged Patek Philippe bracelet. Recent serviced by Patek Philippe.

C. Two-body, square, polished and brushed, single hooded lugs, curved domed crystal, hinged ridged bracelet. D. Brushed champagne with applied baton indexes and painted Roman halfhour numerals. Pink gold ?bâton? hands. M. 5???, rectangular, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 14.5 x 14.5 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

USD 2,000 - 2,600

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 25,960

LOT 100

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

"Diamonds and Rubies" Patek Phlippe & Co., Genève, No. 946411, case No. 677041, Ref. 3189-2. Made circa 1952. Very fine and elegant, 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby-set lady's bracelet watch with concealed dial and integral leaf and heart link bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, circular body with domed hinged floral cover over the dial set with 10 brilliant cut diamonds and 9 rubies, single hinged lugs conforming to the bracelet design each set with one diamond, bracelet composed of leaf and heart shaped links. D. Silvered with applied gold dart indexes. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. 5''', rectangular, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 21 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 53,000 - 65,000

USD 6,800 - 8,500

EUR 5,700 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 70,800