329 lots

LOT 161

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Portrait of a Young Lady? Romilly, à Paris, Swiss. Made circa 1775. Fine, 20K gold, painted on enamel and rosecut diamond-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, leaf-engraved, the back set with a painted on enamel portrait of a young lady with flowers and a ribbon in her hair, the border and bezel set with rose-cut diamonds in silver mounts. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals intersected by rose-cut diamonds, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. ?Louis XV? hands. M. 31 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned cylindrical baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, micrometric potence adjustment, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental cock, silver regulation disc. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 16,000

USD 1,600 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: HKD 17,700

LOT 162

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Beautiful Lady? Ch.t Moricand a Genève, No. 35032. Made circa 1780. Fine, 20K gold, painted on enamel and rose-cut diamond-set, pair-cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: Two body, ?bassine?, the bezels matted and chased with continuous leaf decoration, the back set with a painted on enamel portrait of a lady with roses in her hair, rose-cut diamond-set border and pierced surround over a royal blue translucent enamel over engine-turned ground. Inner: two-body, ?bassine? polished. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals. Diamondset pierced hands. M. 31 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate with hexagonal baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, single-footed cock, faceted red endstone, silver regulation disc. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 16,000

USD 1,600 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: HKD 16,520

LOT 163

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

"Golden Leaves" Swiss, No. 10049. Made circa 1830. Very fine and rare, thin, 18K gold, paste-set, granulation-decorated, lady?s pendant watch with detachable matching pendant suspension.

C. Two-body, very elaborately decorated with applied gold forming a foliate and floral pattern with paste-set flowers, paste-set rosette in the center, granulation on edges, whole on finely matted gold background, bezel, bow, pendant and fitting decorated en suite. D. Silver, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 35 mm., bagnolet type calibre, frosted gilt, full-plate with cutout for the balance, going barrel, the mainspring beneath a plate with two screws, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 45 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 16,000

USD 1,600 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: HKD 30,680

LOT 164

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Cupid at the Altar of Love? Swiss. Made circa 1780. Fine and rare, quarter-repeating, gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

C. Two-body, leaf-engraved with a continuous band of white enamel reserves and translucent green enamel leaves, the back decorated with a painted on enamel scene of cupid in a landscape playing with two doves beside the altar of love, upon which are two flaming hearts, translucent aqua enamel over an engine-turned border. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions with five-minute Arabic numerals, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Gold ?leaf? hands. M. 32 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate with turned cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, continental cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation disc, repeating on a bell activated by depressing the pendant. Diam. 40 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

USD 2,600 - 3,300

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 33,040

LOT 165

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?The Grand Vase? Austrian. Made circa 1900. Fine and unusual, large silver skeletonized watch with movement in the shape of a vase, visible balance, silver chain and key.

C. Three-body, ?drum-form?, polished, hinged bezels with catches, glazed on both sides, turned pendant and large bow. D. Convex silver, radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions, center with an engraved rosette. Gold ?spade? hands. M. Vase-shaped, silver, fullplate decorated on both sides with matting and fluting, fusee and chain, baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel and blued steel striped visible three-arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced two-footed cock. Diam. 95 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 30,000

USD 2,600 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000

LOT 166

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

"Alpine Watermill" George Prior, London, No. 41412. Made for the Islamic market, circa 1810. Fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel, triple-cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: two-body with scalloped edges, glazed back, bezels in light green champlevé enamel with translucent red enamel flower and leaf decoration. Middle: two-body, scalloped edge, back with painted Alpine scene with a watermill on the banks of a stream in the foreground, translucent red border, bezels with opaque azure champlevé enamel with decoration matching the outer case. Inner: two-body, ?bassine'? polished, punched ?AN?. D. White enamel with Islamic numerals, outer minute track, Islamic five-minute numerals. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. 23 mm, gilt brass full plate, elaborate pierced vase pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, one-footed cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical foliage, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate with Islamic numerals. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 60,000

USD 5,300 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 82,600

LOT 167

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Tavernier Calendar & Moon Phase Key? Et(ienne) Tavernier, Paris. Made circa 1800. Very fine and very rare, 18K gold, astronomical, mechanical calendar key with moon phase and lunar calendar.

C. Three-body, "Empire", polished bezels, glazed on both sides, coin-edge band, swivel loop. D. White enamel on the front with day (in blue) and date indications. Blued steel hands. Back with engine turned gold plate engraved, with moon phase aperture, enamelled moon disc, age of the moon engraved on the border. M. All the functions advance by depressing a small lever protruding from the band each time the key is inserted in the winding square. Dial signed. Diam. 26 mm. Good overall condition.

Grading System:

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 16,000 - 21,000

EUR 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: HKD 141,600

LOT 168

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Pink Gold "Portuguese Perpetual" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Perpetual Calendar", Ref. 5021. Made circa 2004. Very fine and rare, large, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with secular perpetual calendar, moon phases, 7-day power reserve and an 18K pink gold IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, stepped concave bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the day, date, months and the 7-day power reserve indication, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. C 50611, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 66 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, mono--metallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, skeletonized rotor with gold medallion inlay engraved "IWC -Probus Scafusia". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Property of an Asian Collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 140,000 - 180,000

USD 18,000 - 25,000

EUR 14,000 - 18,000

Sold: HKD 218,300

LOT 169

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Stainless Steel ?Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante,? Ref. 3712, No. 2895663. Made in the 1990s. Fine and rare, large, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph and register.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging front bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dot minute indexes, guilloché subsidiary seconds and 30 minute-register dials. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of an Asian Collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 100,000 - 130,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: HKD 118,000

LOT 170

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Monochrome Pink Ref. 96? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 920607, case No. 296858, Ref. 96. Made in 1941, sold on May 19th, 1941. Very fine, mid-sized, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with two-tone gold dial and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Two-tone gold with applied pink gold baton indexes and Arabic quarters, outer minute divisions on a polished ground, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12'''- 120, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam.31 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System: AA

HKD 100,000 - 120,000

USD 13,000 - 16,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: HKD 212,400

LOT 171

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Yellow Gold Ref. 2514/1? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 702915, case No. 678080, Ref. 2514/1. Made in 1953, sold on April 24th, 1954. Fine "carré galbé", center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, domed crystal. D. Matte silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic 6 and 12, outer seconds/minute divisions. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27SC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation ballance, shockabsorber, Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 31 x 31 mm. Property of an Italian Collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 80,000 - 100,000

USD 11,000 - 13,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: HKD 112,100

LOT 172

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Ref. 3970E, "Pink Gold" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876822, case No. 2953522, Ref. 3970E. Made circa 2000. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a spare solid case back and the Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down case back. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold baton indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 24-hour with day-night indication, the 30- minute register, the leap year and the days of the month, apertures for the day of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System:

HKD 650,000 - 750,000

USD 85,000 - 100,000

EUR 65,000 - 75,000

Sold: HKD 754,000

LOT 173

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Yellow Gold Ref. 1579? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869128, case No. 2633277, Ref. 1579. Made in 1963, sold on January 30th, 1964. Very fine and rare, oversized 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, faceted teardrop lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. 13'''-130, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11,5 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System:

HKD 500,000 - 600,000

USD 65,000 - 80,000

EUR 50,000 - 60,000

Sold: HKD 590,000

LOT 174

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Empire? Cartier, Paris. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, thin 18K yellow gold dress watch, with two-tone ?24-hour? dial.

C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished band and bezels, case back with engraved ?diamond? decoration. D. Two-tone guilloché silver with bold black radial Roman I - XII and Arabic 13 - 14 on concentric chapter rings intersected by guilloché fields, outer minute divisions. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 16???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44.5 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

USD 2,000 - 2,600

EUR 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 21,240

LOT 175

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Yellow Gold Dress Watch? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 890330, case No. 418730. Made in the 1930s. Very fine, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch.

C. Three-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 16???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bi-metallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 14,000 - 18,000

USD 1,800 - 2,400

EUR 1,400 - 1,800

Sold: HKD 25,960

LOT 176

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Stainless Steel Dress Watch? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 871133, case No. 629804. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and rare, keyless, stainless steel dress watch.

C. Three-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, case back inside with dedication. D. Matte silver with applied stainless steel gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 16???, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 30,000 - 40,000

USD 4,000 - 5,300

EUR 3,000 - 4,000

LOT 177

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

"Belle Epoque" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 352430, case No. 218664. Made in 1911. Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, rose diamond-set, keyless pendant watch with matching chain.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, back overlaid with gray/green translucent guilloché enamel, applied diamond-set foliate filigree mount, en suite chain with enameled cylindrical bars interspersed with chain-links. Dedicated hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver with Breguet numerals, engine-turned center, outer minute track. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 11''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 16 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with 7 adjustments, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000

EUR 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 129,800

LOT 178

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?5-Minute-Repeater? Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 10150. Made in Switzerland, circa 1870. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 5-minuterepeating 18K yellow gold pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, engineturned covers, coin-edge band, hinged and glazed gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 18???, ?maillechort?, 35 jewels, fork and escape jewels in gold caps, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 50,000

USD 5,300 - 6,500

EUR 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 49,560

LOT 179

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Extra, Bulletin d?Observatoire? Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 177532, case No. 411101. Made in 1919, sold on June 15, 1927. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold keyless " EXTRA" pocket Chronometer pocket watch with Guillaume balance. ?Bulletin d?Observatoire? obtained on January 28th 1926. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a copy of the Observatory bulletin.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the back cover with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette with dedication inscription. D. White enamel with Paris numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel ?Breguet" hands. M. 43 mm., 19???, rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, engraved twice with the movement number, 21 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with "winged" arms, gold temperature adjustment screws and platinum mean time screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring with inner and outer terminal curve, swan-neck micrometer regulator with index. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System: AAA

HKD 120,000 - 140,000

USD 16,000 - 18,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

LOT 180

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Les Chevaux? Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Pièce Unique - Pendulette Dôme ?Les Chevaux?, No. 1803815, case No. 1327. Made in 1986, sold on October 6, 1986. Very fine and unique, solar-powered and electro-mechanical, brass table clock with polychrome cloisonné enamel panels depicting wild horses signed by L. Chappaz. Accompanied by a box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Cylindrical brass with panels and domed top, entirely polychrome cloisonné enameled with scenes of horses galloping, the solar cells on top of the dome, case raised on 3 ribbed feet. D. Brushed gilt with chapter ring with 180 radial Roman numerals and Calatrava cross indexes, white mask with applied enamelled spandrels. Pierced black and gilt hands. M. Cal. 17???, solar-powered by photoelectric cell with lithium battery back-up, driving a remontoir train, winding the barrel spring, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 22 x 12.5 cm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 180,000 - 240,000

USD 25,000 - 32,000

EUR 18,000 - 24,000

Sold: HKD 377,600