379 lots

LOT 81

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex, Ref. 3330, produced in 180 examples between 1938 and 1942. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. polished, satined. D. mat silver with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation. "Skeleton" radiumed hands. M. 14 3/4"' rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 37 mm.

HKD 50,000 - 60,000

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: HKD 76,590

LOT 82

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Certified Chronometer, Ref. 4362, 1950's. Fine centre second, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch.

C. polished, screwed back and crown, waterproof. D. champagne with painted Arabic numerals and indexes. "Skeleton" radiumed hands. M. 9 3/4"' rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In good condition. Diam. 35 mm.

HKD 16,000 - 20,000

CHF 3,200 - 4,000

Sold: HKD 22,977

LOT 83

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex made for H.G. Bell, Salisbury, Ref. 3080, 1930's. Fine center second, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch.

C. polished, satined. D. mat silver with painted Arabic numerals and indexes. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. 10"' rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. In good condition. Diam. 32 mm.

HKD 10,000 - 12,500

CHF 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 14,042

LOT 84

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex Antimagnetic, Ref. 3695, produced in 48 examples in yellow gold and 48 examples in pink gold between 1940 and 1941. Very fine and rare 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter, with fitted box.

C. massive, polished. D. champagne with painted Arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Alpha" blued steel hands. M. 14? rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 36 mm.

HKD 40,000 - 50,000

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: HKD 68,931

LOT 85

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex Antimagnetic, Ref. 3827, 1940's. Very fine and rare 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and telemeter.

C. massive, polished. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. "Bâton" gold hands. M. 13? rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 33 mm.

HKD 80,000 - 90,000

CHF 16,000 - 18,000

LOT 86

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex Anti-magnétique, Ref. 3529, produced in 62 examples in 1939. Very fine and extremely rare square, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. massive, polished. D. champagne with painted indexes + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, at the centre, spiral tachometric scale. "Alpha" blued steel hands. M. 10? 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 25 x 25 mm.

HKD 150,000 - 160,000

CHF 30,000 - 32,000

LOT 87

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rolex Précision, Ref. 2546, 1930's. Fine and rare cushion shaped, 9 ct gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, hooded lugs. D. mat silver with painted indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 10?rhodiumed, 17 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance adjusted to 2 positions, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 30 x 30 mm.

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

CHF 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 28,083

LOT 88

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Rittelmeyer à Berlin, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold, quarter repeating watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, the back chased with a pastoral scene depicting children playing with a donkey and a goat, outer floral and rocaille decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring (slightly chipped on the border of the winding hole). Gold Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.

HKD 17,500 - 20,000

CHF 3,500 - 4,000

Sold: HKD 38,295

LOT 89

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Jodin à Paris, No. 215, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold, quarter dumb repeating watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, the back chased with hunting dogs and trophies, outer rocaille decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring (slightly chipped on the border of the winding hole). Gold Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three armbalance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 43 mm.

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

CHF 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 30,636

LOT 90

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

L'Epine à Paris, No. 15939, circa 1780. Fine 18 ct. three coloured gold and enamel, diamond-set, quarter repeating watch in a glazed gilt brass protecting case.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, with diamond set pendant and bow, the rose-diamond set bezel chased with foliage decoration against a matted ground, the back centred with a fine enamel panel in a rose-diamond set frame, painted with a scene depicting "Venus and Cupid", outer chased floral decoration against an engraved ground. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Rose diamond set Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 40 mm. with the outer protecting case.

HKD 22,500 - 25,000

CHF 4,500 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 35,742

LOT 91

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Not signed, Swiss, circa 1775. Fine 18 ct. gold and enamel, diamond-set, quarter dumb repeating watch with matching gold and enamel key.

C. Double body, Louis XVI, the bezels chased with a formai decoration, the back with a fine enamel panel painted with a scene depicting a couple in a garden exchanging gifts, rose-diamond set push piece. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Rose-diamond set Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.

HKD 30,000 - 35,000

CHF 6,000 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 48,507

LOT 92

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Klett à Sühl, circa 1775. Rare and fine 18 ct. three coloured gold and steel watch.

C. Double body Louis XVI, the bezel of gun-metal inlaid and applied with chased gold formai decoration, the back of gun-metal as well, inlaid with a chased gold scene of Chinese inspiration, the border decoration matching that of the bezel. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Rose-diamond set Louis XV hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three arm-balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XVI continental cock with blued steel endpiece. Signed on the back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.

HKD 20,000 - 22,500

CHF 4,000 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 30,636

LOT 93

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Schérer à Genève, circa 1815. Fine and unusual, silver giit, double face, two-time zone centre seconds watch with 1/4 second " diablotine" and special escapement.

C. Double body, Empire, polished, glazed on both faces. D. Silver engine-turned on the front face with centre seconds, small eccentric Roman chapter ring and symetrical subsidiary 1/4 second "foudroyante". Blued steel Breguet hands. White enamel on the rear face with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and small sector for the regulator index. GiIt brass Breguet hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, virgule escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring. Signed on the dial. In good condition. Diam. 55 mm.

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

CHF 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 35,742

LOT 94

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Not signed, Swiss, circa 1840. Highly unusual gilt brass watch with fly-back subsidiary seconds.

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", the back engraved with foliage. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. Silvered with engraved scrolled decoration and ears of corn, small eccentric Roman chapter ring and half-moon sector above for the fly-back subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "scoties" hands. M. 20"', gilt brass, very unusual bar calibre with going barrel, 4 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.

HKD 15,000 - 17,500

CHF 3,000 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 25,530

LOT 95

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Breguet à Paris, Swiss, circa 1815. Fine silver automaton "Adam and Eve" watch.

C. Double body, Empire, polished with reeded band. D. Enamel with small eccentric Breguet chapter, decorated with a painted view of Paradise with several animais, circular aperture centred with a scene depicting "Adam and Eve" with the automaton serpent crawling around. Blued steel hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with conical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: HKD 35,742

LOT 96

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1840. Fine and rare, 18 ct. gold Bonapartist watch.

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes", engine turned, an engine-turned portrait of Napoleon, inside the back. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Glazed, 19"' gilt brass, highly unusual bar calibre, the bridges forming the name of the Emperor: "N.A.P.O.L.E.O.N.", with going barrel, 10 jewels, swan neck lateral lever escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.

HKD 35,000 - 40,000

CHF 7,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 48,507

LOT 97

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Not signed, Swiss, made for the Chinese market, circa 1850. Fine and unusual, 18 ct. gold, two time zone, dead centre seconds watch with special escapement.

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes" with reeded band, the engine-turned back centred with a blank escutcheon. Hinged gold cuvette engine-turned on the border. D. White enamel with centre seconds, subsidiary seconds and small Roman and Arabic chapters for the two time zones. Gold "spade" hands with blued steel tips. M. 18"', silvered, Chines calibre with free standing barrel, fully engraved with foliage decoration, Jacot type Chinese duplex escapement with plain three-arm balance and flat balance spring. In very good condition. Diam. 48 mm.

HKD 11,000 - 13,000

CHF 2,200 - 2,600

Sold: HKD 38,295

LOT 98

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Movado, Swiss, circa 1915. Fine 18 ct. gold keyless watch with chronograph, tachometer and 30 minute instantaneous recorder.

C. Four body, massive, "demi-bassine", polished. Gold cuvette engraved with awarded prizes at different Exhibitions between 1900 and 1910. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute, chronograph ring and 1000 meters base tachometer scale,sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Gold "spade" hands. M. 18-, nickel plated, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Chronograph with visible work, the button on the winding crown. Signed on the dial and cuvette. In very good condition. Diam. 55 mm.

HKD 4,000 - 5,000

CHF 800 - 1,000

Sold: HKD 10,850

LOT 99

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Union Horlogère, Bienne-Genève, circa 1915. Fine 14 ct. pink gold, hunting cased, moon phase astronomical keyless minute repeating watch with chronograph and triple calendar.

C. Four body, "bassine", polished. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute and chronograph ring, apertures for the days of the week and the months, subsidiary dials for the dates and the seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 20"', gilt brass, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with push piece in the band. Chronograph with visible work, push piece in the band. In good condition. Diam. 57 mm.

HKD 30,000 - 35,000

CHF 6,000 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 45,954

LOT 100

Important watches and collector's Wis... Hong Kong, Victoria Hotel, Jun 17, 1994

Paul Ditisheim, Sovil, No. 734912, Swiss, circa 1920. Fine silver, keyless chronometer watch with special compensated balance.

C. Four body, "demi-bassine", polished. Silver cuvette engraved with the awarded prizes at the Exhibitions of Paris in 1900 and Berne in 1914. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17-, rhodium plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Affix balance, Swiss patent No. 98234, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition. Diam. 51 mm.

HKD 6,000 - 7,000

CHF 1,200 - 1,400

Sold: HKD 9,574