210 lots

LOT 81

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

Classique ?La Tradition Breguet? Breguet, ?3593?, Ref. 7027. Sold in early 2006. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman` s wristwatch with a visible ?Souscription? design caliber with power reserve indication on the front and the back of the movement and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, rounded bezel, gold screwed bars, transparent case back, sapphire crystals.
D. Off-center, hand-guilloché, two-tone silver with radial Roman numerals, retrograde power reserve indication at 11 o´clock. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands.
M. Cal. 507 DR, ?Souscription? shaped, sand-blasted surface finish, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with four regulating screws, ?parachute? absorber, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 15,000 - 21,000

EUR 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: HKD 141,600

LOT 82

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Chinese Zodiac? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, Mercator, No. 861243, case No. 684407, Ref. 43050. Made in 1996, sold in 1997. Exceptionally fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing the Chinese zodiac, double retrograde sectors graduated for 12 hours and 60 minutes and an 18K gold Vacheron Constantin deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, overhanging fluted lugs, sapphire glass back.
D. White enamel on gold dial plates with the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac centered by the sun with radiating gold sectors, the lower section with two sectors graduated from 1 to 12 for the hours and from 0 to 60 for the minutes with painted Arabic numerals and dot indexes. The gold hands, in the shape of a marine compass, are placed at 12 rather than at the center of the dial.
M. 121/2???, cal. 1120, extra-flat (2.45 mm. thick), rhodium-plated,?fausses côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, annular glucydur balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, selfcompensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor bearing the engraving 1594 - Gérard Mercator - 1994. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 15,000 - 21,000

EUR 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: HKD 171,100

LOT 83

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Tourbillon? Gérald Genta, Genève, ?Tourbillon?, No. 24, case No. 46730, Ref. 4008.4. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, skeletonized, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and ?Vendôme? type lugs which are octagonal at the sides, as well as a Gérald Genta 18K yellow gold deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, cylindrical lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals.
D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a hand-engraved gold bridge, carrying the red seconds hand. Yellow gold ?épée? hands.
M. Cal. 14???, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, skeletonized and hand-engraved, gilt, 29 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped steel frame under a polished ?GG? steel bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized and handengraved rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 150,000 - 200,000

USD 20,000 - 26,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 165,200

LOT 84

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

Ref. 69028, Diamond And Sapphire ?Datejust? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual "Datejust", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 9087984, Ref. 69028. Made in the 1980s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold diamond and sapphire lady's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold, diamond and sapphire "Pearlmaster" bracelet and concealed deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, bezel set with 40 baguette sapphires, lugs set with round diamonds, screweddown case back and crown, sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens.
D. Pavé diamond with sapphire indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold ?baton? hands.
M. Cal. 2135, rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 26 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 270,000 - 350,000

USD 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 28,000 - 36,000

LOT 85

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Spirit of Challenge? Pierre Kunz, Genève, ?Spirit of Challenge?, No. 25. Made circa 2003. Very fine, square, 18K white gold lady`s wristwatch with 358 diamonds, 12 emeralds and an 18K gold Pierre Kunz buckle with seven diamonds. Accompanied by a fitted Pierre Kunz box, Certificate of Origin and guarantee (now void).

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, pave diamond bezel and lugs, sapphire crystal.
D. Pavé diamond with twelve ba-guette emerald hour markers, retrograde flinqué 30-second sector. Black ?épée? hands.
M. Cal. with quartz standardization. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Dim. 30 x 30 mm. Thickness 8.8 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 120,000 - 150,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000

LOT 86

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Dagger? Mouawad, ?Dagger?, No. 031/050. Made circa 2000. Fine, diamond and 18K white gold gentleman`s wristwatch. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, wide bezel with various patterns and two horizontal rows of diamonds at the sides, hexagonal crown set with a blue cabochon, case back secured with four screws.
D. Mother-of-pearl and pavé-diamond with black Arabic numerals for the quarters. White gold and black ?baton? hands.
M. Cal. withquartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 x 37 mm. Thickness 9.4 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 22,000 - 30,000

USD 2,800 - 4,000

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

LOT 87

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

Ref. 3636-1, Yellow Gold ?Diamond and Ruby Dial? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1405152, case No. 2793049, Ref. 3636-1. Made in limited number 1982, sold on May 6, 1982. Fine, "carré galbé", 18K yellow gold, diamond and ruby gentleman's wristwatch with an integral 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet and deployant clasp with pavé-set diamonds.

C. Two-body, solid, pavé-set flared bezel with different-sized round diamonds.
D. Yellow gold, entirely pave-set with diamonds, four baguette rubies for the quarters. Yellow gold and black ?dauphine? hands.
M. Cal. 16-250, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to isochronism, heat, cold and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 34 mm. Approx. overall length of the bracelet 210 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 650,000 - 850,000

USD 85,000 - 110,000

EUR 65,000 - 90,000

LOT 88

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

Piaget, case No. 502975, Ref. 15312. Made in the 1990s. Extremely fine, elegant and important 18K yellow gold lady's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold articulated bracelet set with 316 baguette diamonds weighing 41.9 cts.

C. Two-body, entirely set with 316 baguette diamonds. D. Black with two-color gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. With quartz standardization. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Dim. 19 x 23 mm. Approx. overall length of the bracelet 185 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 1,000,000 - 1,200,000

USD 130,000 - 155,000

EUR 100,000 - 125,000

Sold: HKD 1,116,500

LOT 89

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Niello Pivoted Detent Chronometer" Swiss, No. 1892, retailed by M. French & Son, Royal Exchange, London. Made circa 1900. Fine, large, nielloed silver and gold, keyless pocket chronometer with pivoted detent escapement and 24-hour dial.

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", the bezel and band decorated with leaves and berries, the back cover with a foliate monogram within an ivy-leaf border, gold hinges, thumb-piece, collar and bow. Hinged silver cuvette.
D. Off-white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, red 24-hour numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands.
M. 43 mm., 19''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-cotes" and "oeil de perdrix" decoration, 13 jewels, four in screwed gold chatons, wolf's tooth winding, gold wheel train, Earnshaw type pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel helical balance spring, index regulator. Dial and cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 25,000 - 35,000

USD 3,200 - 4,500

EUR 2,600 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 37,760

LOT 90

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Minute Repeater Chronograph? Volta (Maurice Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds), No. 37182. Made circa 1910. Fine, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four body, "bassine", polished, the front cover with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette, decorated with medals awarded in different exhibitions, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, Arabic minutes and seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 48 mm., 21''', frosted gilt brass, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a push piece in the band, centrifugal regulator, chronograph with visible work, push piece in the band at 2 o?clock. Cuvette and case signed. Diam. 57 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 22,000 - 30,000

USD 2,800 - 4,000

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 30,680

LOT 91

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Split-Seconds Chronograph with Secondes Foudroyantes? Swiss, No. 25208. Made for the Indian market, circa 1900. Very fine and unusual, 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph, 30-minute register and 1/4 seconds diablotine.

C. Four body, "bassine", polished, the front cover engraved with a crest and monogram, the back with a monogram. Hinged gold cuvette inscribed ?Exam.d by Goldsmiths Company, 112 Regent Street, London?.
D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track and outermost chronograph ring, subsidiary 30-minute register and 1/4 seconds diablotine. Blued steel "spade" hands.
M. 19''', frosted gilt, 17 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, chronograph with visible work, start/stop and split-seconds push pieces in the band. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 16,000 - 20,000

USD 2,000 - 2,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 21,240

LOT 92

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Split-Seconds Chronograph" Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 06314, Ad. Fmsz, supplied by Nicole Nielsen & Co. The case with London hallmarks for 1879-80. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, keyless, hunting-cased pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filet", by Charles Nicole and Emile Nielsen (master mark), polished. Hinged gold cuvette.
D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds divided into fifths, Arabic five minutes/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds at 9. Blued steel "spade" hands.
M. 42 mm, (18 1/2???), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, 14 jewels, mostly in screwed chatons, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, double-over-coiled blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, index regulator, Nicole Nielsen chronograph mechanism. Dial and movement signed, case punched with Nicole Nielsen master mark. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

USD 7,700 - 10,000

EUR 6,000 - 8,000

LOT 93

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Quarter-Repeating? Du Bois & Fils, Genève, No. 2324. Made circa 1820. Fine, 18K gold, quarter-repeating pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement. To be sold without reserve

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, Mastermark ?FHM?, reeded band, polished bezels, the back engine-turned with a sunray pattern and engraved initials in a cartouche, bolt at 1 o?clock for locking the repeat. Hinged gilt cuvette.
D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and outer minute track. Blued steel "Breguet" hands.
M. 52 mm., 22''', gilt brass, standing barrel, jewelled ruby cylinder escapement with steel escape wheel, plain three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 17,000 - 22,000

USD 2,200 - 2,800

EUR 1,700 - 2,300

Sold: HKD 24,780

LOT 94

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Thin Quarter-Repeater" La Croix, a Geneve, No. 7045. Made circa 1840. Fine, slim, quarter-repeating, 18K gold pocket watch with duplex escapement.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filet", coin-edge band, polished bezel, engine-turned back with polished border and central vacant cartouche. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel "fleur-de-lys" hands. M. 43 mm., 19''', frosted gilt, duplex escapement with steel escape wheel, gold three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Signed on the dial plate under the dial. Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

USD 2,300 - 3,000

EUR 1,800 - 2,400

LOT 95

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

?Patent Thermometer? Swiss, No. 88667. Made circa 1860. Fine and very unusual, two-time-zone, 14K gold pocket watch with center seconds and mercury Fahrenheit thermometer.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished bezel and band, engine-turned back cover with polished border and vacant cartouche. D. Gold, matte and foliate engraved, two meantime dials, one with radial Roman numerals and outer dot minute divisions, the other with radial Arabic numerals and outer dot minute divisions, outer dot seconds divisions, curved mercury thermometer in the lower half of the dial with Fahrenheit scale calibrated from 20 to 130 degrees. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 46 mm., 20 1/2???, frosted gilt, the back plate cut-away with scroll edges, going barrel, lateral lever escapement, three-arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

USD 2,500 - 3,200

EUR 2,000 - 2,600

Sold: HKD 29,500

LOT 96

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Thin Quarter-Repeater" Robert & Courvoisier, La Chaux de Fonds, No. 24870. Made circa 1815. Very fine and rare, thin, large, quarter-repeating, 18K gold pocket watch with visible movement.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", polished, concave bezel, concealed hinge. Spring-loaded gilt-metal cuvette. D. Annular white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, the center with aperture exposing the movement. Blued steel skeletonized hands. M. 51 mm., 22 1/2''', frosted gilt, full plate, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, polished steel bridge, repeating on gongs actvated by depressing the pendant, polished steel repeating work on the backplate. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 45,000 - 60,000

USD 6,000 - 7,700

EUR 4,600 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 47,200

LOT 97

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

Breguet, No. 858, sold to Monsieur Malzoff, a Russian Officer, on 8 Germinal, An 10 (March 28, 1802), for 648 Francs. Very fine and rare, silver and gold, ?montre de souscription? pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement. Accompanied by a Breguet certificate.

C. Three-body, ?forme collier?, No. 4252, by Amy Gros (master mark), engine- turned band, gold bezels and bow, the engine-turned back cover with a central polished gold disc. D. Silver, polished chapter ring with Breguet numerals, outer five-minute, quarter and half-hour divisions, engine-turned center, secured by a screw. Blued steel ?souscription? hand. M. 54 mm., frosted gilt, souscription caliber, central barrel winding from the front or back, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, pare-chute on the top pivot, flat blued steel balance spring, bimetallic temperature compensation curb on the index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 180,000 - 220,000

USD 23,000 - 28,000

EUR 18,000 - 23,000

Sold: HKD 206,500

LOT 98

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"A La Breguet" Breguet, No. 1087. Made in Switzerland, circa 1860. Fine, large, 18K gold pocket watch with exposed movement constructed in the manner of a Breguet "montre de souscription a tact".

C. Three-body, "forme collier", polished bezels, coin-edge band, the back engraved with a scene of a gentleman in a landscape within a foliate and engine-turned cartouche and scroll border. D. Small, white enamel, eccentric, radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 52 mm., frosted gilt, foliate engraved, central going barrel fitted with a tact mechanism, winding from the front only, cylinder escapement with steel cylinder, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator.Movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

USD 2,300 - 3,000

EUR 1,800 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 61,360

LOT 99

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Arnold-Type Spring Detent Chronometer" (Paul Philip) Barraud, Cornhill, London, No. 180. Made in 1798, the case with London hallmarks for 1818-1819. Fine and rare, 18K gold, pocket chronometer with Arnoldtype spring detent escapement and dead subsidiary seconds.

C. Three-body, "consular", polished, fixed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial with Arabic four-second numerals. Yellow gold "pear" hands. M. 43 mm., hinged, gilt brass, full plate, ringed cylindrical pillars, 8 jewels, three in screwed chatons, fusee with chain, Harrison's maintaining power, Arnold's spring detent escapement beating 18,000 beats per hour, detent set in a slot cut in the back plate, cut bimetallic compensation balance with internal and external temperature and meantime adjustment screws, free-sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond endstone, foliate engraved cock. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 100,000 - 130,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

LOT 100

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

"Dual-Time-Zone & Thermometer" Courvoisier Frères, Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, No. 1912. Made for the Indian market, circa 1900. Fine and very rare, hunting-cased, 18K gold, independently adjustable two time-zone keyless pocket watch with Réaumur Fahrenheit thermometer.

C. Four-body, "basine et filets", polished, bi-directional slide on the band for setting the hands. Hinged gold cuvette with engineturned border. D. White enamel with two dials for "Railway Time" and "Calcutta Time", each with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, Réaumur Fahrenheit thermometer sector above calibrated from 20 - 120 degrees. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42 mm., 19''', frosted gilt, 15 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 45,000 - 60,000

USD 6,000 - 7,700

EUR 4,600 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 49,560