HISTORICAL PENDANT- WATCH PRESENTED DURING THE VIENNA UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION IN 1873; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant- watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6. The cuvette (dome) is engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “Exposition Universelle, Vienne, 1873”.
Grading System: AA
HKD 24,000 - 31,000
CHF 2,980 - 3,970
USD 3,000 - 4,000
Brand Louis Audemars, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Year Circa 1872-1873
Movement No. 11 701
Calibre 13’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 11 701
Diameter 35.9 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Original fitted box and certificate of origin
LOUIS AUDEMARS POCKET WATCH WITH MINUTE-REPEATER AND DEAD INDEPENDENT SECONDS; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with three horological complications: • Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 5 o’clock) • Dead independent seconds (exterior graduation with central hand; activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case- band, at 12 o’clock) • Two barrels with differential gears and bidirectional-winding inspired by Sylvain Mairet’s (1805-1890) works (1850 / 1855) Cover and case-back polished.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 150,000 - 190,000
CHF 18,750 - 25,000
USD 18,900 - 25,200
Brand Louis Audemars, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Year Circa 1880-1883
Movement No. 2 678
Calibre 19’’’, lever escapement
Diameter 55.6 mm.
Signature Cuvette
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 175,000
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 1589, LARGE, OFF-SET INCLINED CONCAVE LUGS; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, large gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, off-set inclined concave lugs and flat bezel, silver mat dial with Roman numeral and square dots, subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 160,000 - 200,000
CHF 19,900 - 24,850
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 1589
Year Circa 1953
Movement No. 722 172
Calibre 12-400, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hall Mark
Case No. 305 900
Bracelet Black leather strap, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Diameter 36.3 mm. and 37.4 mm. on the lugs
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
PATEK PHILIPPE HISTORICAL WATCH, REF. 1593, SO-CALLED “HOUR GLASS”; 18K PINK GOLD
The watch of Artur Hescket Hall (1896-1970), Brazilian General 18K pink gold, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped with concave sides, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, flared pillar-shaped lugs, faceted crystal-glass, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “Os oficiais de S. Paulo / e Mato Grosso ao seu / grande Chefe Gen. / Hescket Hall / S. P. 20-VII-57” (The officers of São Paulo and Mato Grosso to his Great Chief General Hescket Hall, São Paulo, July 20, 1957).
Grading System: AA
HKD 130,000 - 170,000
CHF 16,450 - 21,950
USD 16,550 - 22,100
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 1593
Year Circa 1955
Movement No. 976 595
Calibre 9-90, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hall Mark.
Case No. 690 420
Bracelet Black leather strap, gilded metal buckle
Dimensions 42 x 25.8 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 162,500
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with nine horological complications: • Quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 6 o’clock) • Dead independent seconds (exterior graduation with central hand; activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the border of the case, at 12 o’clock) • Two barrels with differential gears and bidirectional-winding inspired by Sylvain Mairet’s (1805-1890) works (1850 / 1855) • Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar • Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock) • Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; indications given in French) • Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in French) • Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in German) • Age and phases of the moon (subsidiary dial, graduated from 0 to 29 1/2, and aperture at 9 o’clock) Cover and case-back guilloché engine-turned.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 240,000 - 300,000
CHF 30,000 - 37,500
USD 30,200 - 37,750
Brand Louis Audemars, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Year Circa 1869-1872
Movement No. 11 167
Calibre 19’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 11 167
Diameter 55.1 mm.
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Sold: HKD 275,000
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2406, ELONGATED CONCAVE LUGS; 18K PINK GOLD
18K pink gold, manual-winding, tonneau-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, rounded bezel and band, elongated concave lugs, recessed crown, pink dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AA
HKD 70,000 - 100,000
CHF 8,800 - 13,200
USD 8,850 - 13,250
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2406
Year Circa 1953
Movement No. 720 540
Calibre 12-400
Case No. 668 491
Bracelet Black leather strap, 18K pink gold PP buckle.
Diameter 34.8 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement.
Accessories Extract from the Archives
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2427, OVERHANGING TRIANGULAR EXPENDED LUGS; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, curved, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, overhanging triangular expended lugs, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6. Case-back is engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “M.D.L / April 8, 1951”.
Grading System: AA
HKD 88,000 - 130,000
CHF 11,000 - 16,450
USD 11,050 - 16,550
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2427
Year Circa 1950
Movement No. 972 304
Calibre 9-90, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions
Case No. 511 464
Bracelet Black leather strap, 18K yellow gold buckle (by A. Wenger, Geneva).
Dimensions 40.7 x 26 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
18K pink gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding and patented hand-setting by folding bow, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 4 o’clock).
Grading System: AAA
HKD 50,000 - 80,000
CHF 6,250 - 10,000
USD 6,400 - 10,200
Brand Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen and Le Locle
Year Circa 1871-1873
Movement No. 12 666
Calibre 19’’’ (ebauche by Piguet & Lecoultre, probably Vallée de Joux), lever escapement
Case No. 12 666
Diameter 54 mm
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Copy of the invention patent; copy of the Manufacture book
Sold: HKD 68,750
ALBERT H. POTTER & CO. KEYLESS-WINDING POCKET WATCH WITH MINUTE-REPEATER; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, open-face “cut hunter”, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 6 o’clock). Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the cypher “G C M”. Inside the case-back a tintype (or melainotype or ferrotype) portrait a lady. Glazed cuvette (dome).
Grading System: AAA
HKD 110,000 - 120,000
CHF 12,950 - 15,900
USD 13,000 - 16,000
Brand Albert H. Potter & Co, Geneva
Year Circa 1880
Movement No. 322
Calibre 19’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 68 707 / 137
Diameter 51.4 mm
Signature Dial and movement
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2428, OVERHANGING FLUTED ELONGATED STRAIGHT LUGS; 18K YELLOW GOLD
18K yellow gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, stepped bezel, overhanging fluted elon- gated straight lugs, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AA
HKD 88,000 - 130,000
CHF 11,000 - 16,450
USD 11,050 - 16,550
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2428
Year Circa 1949
Movement No. 953 648
Calibre 10-200
Case No. 422 109
Bracelet Black leather strap, gilded metal buckle.
Diameter 34.9 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 100,000
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2440, FLUTED OVERHANGING TEARDROP LUGS; 18K PINK GOLD
18K pink gold, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped with rounded corners, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, concave bezel, fluted overhanging teardrop lugs, recessed crown, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AA
HKD 70,000 - 100,000
CHF 8,800 - 13,200
USD 8,850 - 13,250
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2440
Year Circa 1949
Movement No. 953 141
Calibre 10-200, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions
Case No. 653 798
Bracelet Black leather strap, 18K pink gold PP buckle
Dimensions 45 x 27.8 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 87,500
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and ten horological complications: • Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 6 o’clock) • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock) • Dédoublante, a kind of split-seconds (second concentric central hand; activated by the same push-piece) • Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar • Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock) • Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English) • Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in English) • Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock) • Phases of the moon (aperture at 12 o’clock) • Diurnal (day-time) and nocturnal (night-time) hours with a 24-hour (AM-PM) scale (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock) Cover and case-back polished.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 320,000 - 400,000
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
USD 40,300 - 50,350
Brand J. J. Badollet & Co., Geneva
Year Circa 1875
Calibre 20’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 88 165
Diameter 58.5 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Contemporary fitted box
Sold: HKD 375,000
18K pink gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, flat inclined bezel and faceted downturn lugs, so-called “Spider lugs”, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 9 and two horological complications: 1/5 second chronograph with tachometric scale graduated for 1 000 metres; half-instantaneous 30-minute recorder.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 440,000 - 600,000
CHF 54,850 - 76,750
USD 55,200 - 77,250
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 1579
Year Circa 1952
Movement No. 868 509
Calibre 13-130, eight adjustments, Geneva Quality Hall Mark
Case No. 674 431
Bracelet Black leather strap, gilded metal buckle
Diameter 36 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 587,500
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2423, HORN-SHAPED CONCAVE LUGS; 18K PINK GOLD
18K pink gold, manual-winding, square with rounded corners and vertical rectangular-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case- back, stepped bezel, horn-shaped concave lugs, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AA
HKD 220,000 - 260,000
CHF 27,450 - 32,900
USD 27,600 - 33,100
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2423
Year Circa 1950
Calibre 10-200
Case No. 658 904
Bracelet Brown leather strap, gilded metal buckle
Dimensions 43.3 x 30.2 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 275,000
HAAS POCKET WATCH WITH TRIPLE CALENDAR AND MOON PHASES; 18K PINK GOLD
18K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6: half-instantaneous date of the month; day of the week, month of the year, phases of the moon. Case-back polished with en applique (applied) the gold cypher "A H".
Grading System: AA
HKD 40,000 - 48,000
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
USD 5,050 - 6,050
Brand Maison B.Haas Jeune, Geneva and Paris
Year Circa 1880
Movement No. 15 272
Calibre 19’’’, lever escapement
Case No. 15 272
Diameter 51.5 mm.
Signature Cuvette (dome)
Sold: HKD 43,750
18K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, large pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and eight horological complications: • Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 6 o’clock) • 1/5 second chronograph (activated by the single olive push-piece located on the case-band at 12 o’clock) • Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar • Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock) • Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English) • Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; indications given in English) • Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock) • Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock) Cover and case-back polished.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 160,000 - 200,000
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
USD 20,150 - 25,200
Brand Jeanneret & Kocher, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Year Circa 1893-1896
Movement No. 1 083
Calibre 20’’’, based on LeCoultre & Co., Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux) 19 / 20 RMCSQ (from 1892), lever escapement
Case No. 1 083
Diameter 58.5 mm.
Signature cuvette (dome; by the maker) and movement (by the manufacture)
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 190,000
18K pink gold, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, triple-bodied overhanging curved and flared lugs, “bombé” crystal-glass, silver dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 300,000 - 350,000
CHF 38,400 - 43,850
USD 38,650 - 44,150
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2471
Year Circa 1951
Movement No. 973 567
Calibre 9-90
Case No. 666 997
Bracelet Black leather strap, gilded metal buckle
Dimensions 38.8 x 24.5 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 350,000
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 2549-1, OVERHANGING HORN SHAPED LUGS, SILVER GUILOCHÉ DIAL; 18K PINK GOLD
18K pink gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with snap-on case-back, fluted bezel, overhanging horn shaped lugs, silver guiloché (engine-turned) dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 220,000 - 300,000
CHF 27,450 - 38,400
USD 27,600 - 38,650
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Reference 2549-1
Year Circa 1954
Movement No. 742 277
Calibre 10-200, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hall Mark
Case No. 683 056
Bracelet Black leather strap, 18K pink gold PP buckle
Diameter 33 mm.
Signature Dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives
Sold: HKD 293,750
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and four horological complications: • Five minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 8 o’clock) • 1/5 second chronograph with single push-piece (activated by the round push-piece located on the winding-crown); safety bolt locking the chronograph’s functions (slide at 11 o’clock) • Split-seconds (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 10:30) • Instantaneous 60-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock) Movement based on the American invention patent No. 61 867, delivered on February 5, 1867, to Geo. Reed, Boston, MA (USA), for a “Watch Regulator” (precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail).
Grading System: AAA
HKD 95,000 - 110,000
CHF 11,900 - 14,900
USD 12,000 - 15,000
Brand H. R. Ekegrén, Geneva
Year Circa 1890-1900
Movement No. 78 233
Calibre 18’’’, 3/4 plate, nickel-plated, with going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, cut compensated balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw
Case No. 78 233
Diameter 51.7 mm
Signature Dial, case and movement (by the retailer)
18K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 and three horological complications: • Minute-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 8 o’clock) • 1/5 second chronograph with single push-piece (activated by the round push-piece located on the winding-crown); safety bolt locking the chronograph’s functions (slide at 11 o’clock) • Split-seconds (activated by the rectangular push-piece located on the case-band at 10:30) Movement based on the American invention patent No. 61 867, delivered on February 5, 1867, to Geo. Reed, Boston, MA (USA), for a “Watch Regulator” (precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail). Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “Julien Ashton Ripley / 1900”.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 120,000 - 140,000
CHF 14,900 - 17,900
USD 15,000 - 18,000
Brand H. R. Ekegrén, Geneva
Year Circa 1890-1900
Movement No. 77 841
Calibre 16’’’, 3/4 plate, nickel-plated, with going barrel, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, cut compensated balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw
Case No. 77 841
Diameter 46 mm
Signature Dial, case and movement (by the retailer)