478 lots

LOT 201

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Berthoud a Paris, Swiss. Made circa 1775. Fine, 20K gold and painted on enamel lady?s pendant watch.

C. Two-body, ?Louis XVI?, bezel decorated with blue, green and white enamel foliage, the back decorated with a painted on enamel river scene with boats by a watermill with opalescent ground, Imperial blue border and outer light blue and white enamel dot border. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Gold Louis XVI hands. M. 27 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, tapered pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, continental-type balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 32,000 - 42,000

USD 4,500 - 6,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,200

LOT 202

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Furet, Horloger du Roy à Paris, No. 1437. Made circa 1780. Very fine, 20K gold and champleve enamel, dumb quarterrepeating pocket watch with calendar.

C. Two-body, ?bassine?, the back finely decorated withy champleve enamel in a trellis pattern, the border and bezel decorated with alternating black and white champleve enamel circles and lozenges. Gilt brass dust-cap. D. White enamel with gilt Breguet numerals, outer star minute divisions and gilt fifteenminute numerals, inner calendar ring. Gold Breguet hands, gold heart calendar hand. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece, repeating on the case activated by depressing the pendant. Dial-plate edge, dust-cap and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 28,000

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,800

LOT 203

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

The Butterfly Des Arts & Cie a Geneve, No. 53222. Made circa 1810. Fine and unusual, 18K gold and champleve enamel, quarterrepeating pocket watch.

C. Three body, ?Directoire?, the band with champleve enameled geometrical decoration, the back with hinged glazed cover, centred with a champleve enameled butterfly on an engine-turned ground with outer champleve enameled floral decoration against a black enameled ground. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals. Gold skeleton tulip hands. M. Hinged 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, repeating on a bell activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 20,000 - 28,000

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,800

Sold: HKD 19,800

LOT 204

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Doves and Flowers Dimier, Genève. Made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Fine, large, gilt and painted on enamel, pearl-set, center-seconds pocket watch with partially mirror-polished movement.

C. Three-body, "Empire", spring-loaded back painted on enamel with a two white doves amongst flowers, lilac ground, pearlset bezels, pendant and bow. Gilt-rimmed glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, large narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions. Blued steel ovoid hands. M. 52 mm., Chinese calibre, mirror-polished steel bridges and free-standing barrel, matte gilt plate decorated with engraved appliqués of birds and flowers, jewelled to the center wheel, straight-line lever escapement, the counterpoise set with a red cabochon, three-arm steel balance with blued steel ?wings?, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 45,000 - 60,000

USD 6,500 - 8,600

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 79,200

LOT 205

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Calm Harbor J(u)l(ie)n Le Roy a Paris, No. 66180. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1760. Fine, large, quarter-repeating, gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, pearl-set bezel engraved with repeat leaf pattern, the back decorated with a scene of ships moored in a harbor in a pearl-set vase-shaped cartouche with royal blue, red and green translucent enamel border with gold paillons, outer engraved border decorated to match the bezel, shuttered winding hole. Gilt dust cover. D. White enamel with radial Islamic numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Islamic five-minute numerals. Seed pearl-set gold hands. M. 43 mm., matte gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, threearm brass balance, pierced and engraved continental balance cock with steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial, dust cover and movement signed, repeating on a bell (missing) in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Diam. 58 mm

Grading System: A

HKD 30,000 - 45,000

USD 4,300 - 6,500

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 50,400

LOT 206

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Rinaldo & Armida Just & Son, London, No. 2933. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1870. Fine, large, gilt and painted on enamel, pearl-set, center seconds pocket watch with duplex escapement. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, "Empire", spring-loaded back set with a painted on enamel scene of Rinaldo and Armida, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Gilt cuvette fixed to the movement ring. D. White enamel, convex, large narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions. Gold ovoid hands. M. 47 mm., gilt, entirely engraved with foliate scrolls, Chinese caliber, free-standing barrel, duplex escapement, polished steel threearm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, diamond endstone. Movement signed, case with faux English hallmarks. Diam. 58 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 30,000 - 45,000

USD 4,300 - 6,500

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 45,600

LOT 207

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Singing Bird Box with Watch Attributed to Raymy?s, No. 693. Made circa 1930. Fine and rare, silver-gilt and enamel, singing bird box incorporating a keyless watch.

C. Two-body, rectangular, rounded corners, side panels overlaid with translucent red guilloche enamel, borders engraved with stylized foliage, front set with the watch, the oval bird cover decorated with a painted on enamel scene of an Alpine lake view. D. Oval matte silver with painted graduated Arabic numerals. Blued steel lozenge hands. M. Watch: signed Inula Watch Co., Swiss, 10 ½???, rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 2 adjustments, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. The singing bird: 90 x 48 mm., rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellow, the revolving bird with moving wings, beak and tail, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage. Movement and case numbered. Dim. 99 x 64 x 40 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 70,000 - 90,000

USD 10,000 - 13,000

EUR 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: HKD 126,000

LOT 208

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

The Swan Pool ? Watch with Five Automaton Actions Attributed to François Achard, Geneva. Made circa 1795. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel, quarter-repeating pocket watch with five automaton actions, polychrome enamel automaton jacks, two automaton water fountains and a dipping swan.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", polished bezel, faceted and engraved band with sound frets, the back engraved with a basket of flowers and a butterfly. D. Small, white enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. The painted on enamel gold dial plate decorated with a garden landscape with two applied polychrome painted on enamel cherubs above the dial appearing to strike the hours and quarters on two bells, multi-colored gold classical pool with an automaton dipping swan, to each side of the pool an applied multi-colored gold urn with a glass rod automaton fountain issuing from each. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balancespring, gilt brass continental cock with faceted endstone, silvered regulation dial, repeating on a bell mounted in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant, the automata driven from the repeating train. Diam. 57 mm

Grading System: AAA

HKD 270,000 - 330,000

USD 40,000 - 47,000

EUR 27,000 - 33,000

Sold: HKD 348,000

LOT 209

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Venus & Cupid Clockwatch Jaquet Droz, London. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1785. Very fine and extremely rare, two-train, quarter-striking, gold, painted on enamel, pearl and ruby-set clockwatch with shuttered winding and cylinder escapement.

C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with half-pearls alternating with rubies, band decorated with dark blue, turquoise and white enamel panels with gold paillons, the reverse decorated with a painted on enamel scene of Venus and Cupid in a gold paillon border, outer border of dark blue translucent guilloché enamel, half-pearl surround and ruby-set outer border, shuttered winding holes opened and closed by a button in the back of the case. Gilt metal dust cap. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes/seconds divisions. Pierced gold Jaquet Droz hands. M. 39 mm., matte gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, two-train with going barrels, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, pierced and chased continental balance, diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial, strike/not strike selection lever in the dial plate. Dust cap signed. Diam. 53 mm

Grading System: AA

HKD 250,000 - 350,000

USD 35,000 - 50,000

EUR 25,000 - 35,000

Sold: HKD 300,000

LOT 210

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Siberian Bear Attack & Nautical Erotic Automaton Paul Buhre, Swiss, ?Faber Type?. Made for the Russian market, circa 1910. Fine, large, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, champleve and painted on enamel, diamondset, hunting-cased, keyless, pocket watch with painted on enamel Jaquemart dial and concealed erotic automaton.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, the back cover overlaid with translucent Imperial blue guilloche enamel, polished gold, translucent red enamel and opaque blue enamel lappet border, the center set with a large rose-cut diamond within a black enamel, polished gold and translucent red enamel anthemion border, the front cover decorated with a finely painted scene of Cossacks defending themselves from a bear attack in a snowy wooded landscape, border decorated to match the back cover, band decorated to match. Hinged cuvette with painted on enamel erotic scene depicting a couple enjoying the pleasure of a sailor in a wooded landscape. D. White enamel, two-piece, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, inset subsidiary seconds, the polychrome painted on enamel border decorated as a sailing ship with sailors on the rigging, the two above the dial appearing to strike a bell when the repeating is activated. Pierced gold fancy hands. M. Rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed. Diam. 63,5 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 300,000 - 400,000

USD 43,000 - 57,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: HKD 354,000

Sold: HKD 5,400

Sold: HKD 8,400

LOT 213

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Sold: HKD 3,600

Sold: HKD 5,640

Sold: HKD 6,000

Sold: HKD 10,200

Sold: HKD 11,400

Sold: HKD 10,200

LOT 219

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Set of three Longines wristwatches, No. 0619/1000. Made in 1997 to mark the 130th anniversary of the company?s founding and the 165th anniversary of their horological activity. Produced in a limited edition of 1000 sets. Sold on December 30, 1999. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, certificate, and instruction booklets. To be sold without reserve

A. Longines, Automatic, "Chronograph", No. 0619/1000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date, and a stainless steel Longines buckle. C. Three-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. White with grille effect at the center and painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, aperture for the date. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 667.2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil de perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

B. Longines, Automatic, "World Time", No. 0619/1000. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with World Time system, and a stainless steel Longines buckle. C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, Concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with grille effect at the center and painted Arabic numerals, outer ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities of the world, concentric, revolving dial in 24 hours, aperture for the date. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 635.3, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil de perdrix decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

C. Longines, Automatic, "Chronometer", Officially Certified, No. 0619/1000. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with a stainless steel Longines buckle. C. Three-body, polished, transparent case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. White with grille effect at the center, outer painted Arabic numerals and 1/5th second graduation, aperture for the date. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 622.2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil de perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 20,000 - 27,000

USD 3,000 - 3,800

EUR 2,000 - 2,700

Sold: HKD 21,600

LOT 220

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

Girard-Perregaux, "Chronographe à Rattrapante,? No. 26, Ref. 9015. Made especially for Ferrari in a limited edition commemorating Michael Schumacher?s victory in the Belgium Grand Prix on August 25th, 1996. Fine and rare, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph and registers. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, case back with eight screws engraved with the Ferrari logo and a dedication, sapphire crystal. D. Silver with applied steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, below the 12 the Ferrari logo and at 6 blue steering wheel logo, outer 1/5th seconds scale. Steel dauphine hands. M. Cal. 8290, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic ba-lance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 14.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 55,000

USD 5,700 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: HKD 48,000