Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1125300, case No. 322886, Ref. 3514. Produced circa 1965, retailed by Gobbi Milano. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back, concave lugs. D. Satiné silver with painted radial Roman numerals , subsidiary seconds, aperture for the date. Blued steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 27-460 M. stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes?decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Height 10 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 975461, case No. 674896, Ref. 2503. Produced in 1953. Very fine and rare, rectangular "bombé", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, overhanging teardrop-shaped lugs, flat-top crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "Baton" hands. M. 9'''-90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 41 mm. Height 8,5 mm.

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 128709, case No. 299950, Ref. 4072. Produced in 1947, sold in Mexico City in 1947. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, sloped bezel, concave lugs. D. Satiné gold with applied pink goldArabic numerals and bâton indexes, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer tachometer and telemeter graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Pink gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 13'''-434, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures,self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 11 mm.

?Black Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 760609, case No. 682090, Ref. 2526, 2nd generation. Produced in 1954. Extremely fine and very rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 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, slightly domed screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. Black soft enamel with raised gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 11,5 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761432, case No. 686634, Ref. 2526, third generation. Produced circa 1955. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet "à chevrons". Accompanied by original box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed down case back, rounded band, stepped bezel, concave lugs.D. White enamel with raised yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands.M. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, 18K yellowgold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 760915, case No. 681561, Ref. 2526 G, 2nd generation. Produced circa 1954. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe model G bracelet especially designed for reference 2526, with fluted and curved gold links flanked by two rows of rectangular polished elements. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down slightly domed case back, concave lugs. D. Off-white soft enamel with inlaid yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12'''-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.Approx. overall length 190 mm.For a note, see lot 65.

?Two-Tone Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863732, case No. 642425, Ref. 130 , retailed by "Le Palais Royal Habana". Produced circa 1945. Very fine and rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with two-tone dial, square button chronograph, register and telemeter. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs. D. Two-tone, silvered, with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer telemeter graduation, concentric, 1/5th second scale. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguetbalance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Height 11,5 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 973312, case No. 512025, Ref. 2443. Produced circa 1950. Very fine and rare, rectangular 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, rectangular overhanging straight lugs, "bombé" crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds . Pink gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 41 mm. Height 12 mm.

A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte b/Dresden, No. 34143/64143, made in 1895, refinished in 1906, sold to Fa. S. Stern & Co., Frankfurt a. M. on July 13, 1912 for 1,468.50 DM. Extremely rare and highly important, 18K gold, large, hunting-cased, keyless, A-1 quality, pocket chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, free-sprung balance and 30-hour power reserve indication. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate of origin, Lange?s 1945 bill for servicing, and a Thomas Mercer chronometer rating certificate.

C. Six-body, massive (123 grams), ?Lucia?, polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewingthe movement, gold dust protection ring. D. White enamel, double sunk, radial Roman numerals, outerminute divisions, up-and-down indicator below 12, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands.M. 46.9 mm (20 1/2'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, reversed fusee with Harrison?s maintaining power and chain, highly polished steel three-arm equidistant Lange type 1 carriage with Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, large cut bimetallic compensation balance with winged arms and gold temperature and mean-time screws, blued steel, free-sprung balance spring with Philips outer terminal curve and over-banking device, jeweled to the fusee, center wheel and fusee jeweled on both sides, fusee?s lower pivot in blue sapphire jewel, most jewels in gold settings, unusual up-and-down arrangement, lever hand-set.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 60 mm.

The Kaiser Wilhelm II Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte bei Dresden, No. 44033, enamel signed by John Graff, circa 1900. Extremely fine and possibly unique massive 18K gold hunting-cased keyless watch with a painted on enamel portrait of Kaiser Willhelm II.

C. Five-body, the front with a very finely painted on enamel portrait of Wilhelm II, polished back, bezels and band engraved with a floral pattern, stamped with Dürrstein?s ?portal? mark reserved for the watches made entirelyin the factory. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute red Arabic markers.M. 44 mm (20'''), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate, 20 jewels, the top ones in gold screwed settings, straight line Glashütte lever escapement with gold fork and escape wheel, cut bimetallic compensation Glashütte type balance with gold temperature and quarter screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 57 mm.

?Minerva? Uhrenfabrik Union, Glashütte, No. 55175, circa 1900. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold and niello, hunting-cased, pendant watch with case designed by Prof. Carl Ludwig Theodor Graff.

C. Four-body, ?Louis XV?, Renaissance style, entirely engraved, central cartouche depicting Minerva with a plumed helmet, diadem and a necklace, surrounded by courting birds, cornucopias, flower ribbons and small repeated ribbon pattern, gold bow and the upper part of the pendant engraved, gold hinged cuvette, back cover with box-hinge, numbered as the movement. D. White enamel, double sunk, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 28 mm (13'''), gilt-brass, three-quarter-plate, straight-line lever escapement, 16 jewels, Glashütte bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, gold escape wheel and pallet fork, jeweled to the center.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.

?Minerva? A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte, No. 34387, circa 1895. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and niello, hunting-cased, first quality watch with case designed by Prof. Carl Ludwig Theodor Graff.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, Renaissance style, entirely engraved, central cartouche depicting Minerva with a plumed helmet, diadem and a necklace, surrounded by courting birds, cornucopias, flower ribbons and small repeated ribbon pattern, gold bow and the upper part of the pendant engraved, gold hinged cuvette, back cover with box-hinge, under the cuvette a glazed bezel to view the movement while protecting it from dust, numbered as the movement. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals with outer Arabic red minutes, subsidiary sunk seconds, ?spade? hands. M. 1st quality, 43 mm (19'''), gilt-brass, three-quarter plate, straight-line lever escapement, 19jewels, Lange?s bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, gold escape wheel and pallet fork, jeweled to the center, back plate jewels in gold châtons, entire escapement with endstones, diamond over the upper balance pivot, Lange patented lever set design.Dial and movement signed, back cover stamped inside with Lange?s mark.Diam. 56 mm.

Helfried Meyer, Steinbeck/L, N. 4, started in 1985, finished in 1986. Very fine and important 18K gold, keyless double-barrel one-minute tourbillon chronometer with 36-hour power reserve indicator, straight-line lever escapement and and special balance.

C. Four-body, by Meyer, ?pommes? with box hinges, polished, gold glazed cuvette. D. Heavy silver, matte, applied gold ?bâton? indexes pinned from the underside, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold ?lozenge? hands. M. 45.5 mm (20'''), half-plate of Helwig design, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, gold wheel train, tourbillon carriage of special design with very light cage with straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic experimental compensation balance with gold outer and steel inner lamina, gold temperature and timing screws, blued-steel Breguet balance spring with Phillips terminal curves, two pins for adjustment between horizontal and vertical positions, differential up-and-down indicator.Signed on the movement, case punched with Meyer?s mark.Diam. 55 mm.

?Perpétuelle? J(oseph)Oudin, Eleve de Breguet, Rue Vivienne No. 7, No. 256/273, circa 1806. Exceptionally fine and equally rare 20K gold double-barrel self-winding perpétuelle pocket watch with quarter-repeating, à toc, 60-minute power reserve indication, and pin-wheel escapement with experimental balance.

C. Four-body, massive, ?Empire?, by Tavernier, No. 2435, polished, reeded band, gilt brass hinged cuvette.D. White enamel by master dial-maker Borel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, up-and-down sector at 6 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 49.4 mm (21 1/2'''), gilt brass caliber, wound by ogival platinum weight swinging on a pivoted arm between two spring-loaded roller bumpers, winding both barrels simultaneously via wolf-tooth transmission with over-winding prevention mechanism, pin-wheel escapement with pins on both sides, unusual three-arm bimetallic balance with alternating brass spokes and white metal pins, flat blued-steel balance spring, repetition system with two hammers and two large rectangular gongs, activated via pull-and-twist piston in the pendant.Dial, movement and cuvette signed, case punched with Tavernier?s Master mark and French gold marks.Diam. 54 mm.

Breguet, dated June 1, 1822 Important letter to Breguet from Alexandre Daniel de Talleyrand (1776-1839), diplomat.

C. Moulins, June 1, 1822Sir,I have received the note you sent me, and I bring to your attention the fact that the first article, concerning a perpetuelle watch with repeating, given to M. Garydau, does not concern me, but rather my brother, Count Auguste de Talleyrand, Minister of His Majesty in Switzerland. As for the second, upon my first journey to Paris, I will be sure to pay you for it.I am, etc.

Breguet, dated September 20, 1803. Important letter to Breguet from Lavoizier on behalf of Prince Galitzine.

C. Dresden, September 20, 1803Hotel des Victoire rue des fosses Montmartre (in Breguet?s writing)Sir,I am in possession of a watch that comes from you, that was sold to me by General Hédouville, to whom you sent it in St. Petersburg; a gold engine-turned watch, No. 933. Prince Galitzine has asked me to request a watch of similar form, but with repeating. He would like a ?montre marine?. Please be so kind, sir, as to give an answer to the bearer of this letter, who is my brother. Let me know whether you have such a watch at present, and if you do not, when you might have one ready. Prince Galitzine will probably come get it himself; if he does not come to Paris during the winter, I will inform you of the manner in which to sent it to him.I am, etc.

A Son Altesse le Prince Demidoff Breguet et Fils, No. 4661, sold on November 3, 1830 to Monsieur le Ch(evalie)r A. Demidoff for 3,500 francs. Exceptional and highly important small gilt bronze astronomical eight-day carriage clock built on the principles of the Garde Temps, with jeweled lever escapement, half-quarter-repeating, alarm, phases and age of the moon, and digital calendar, in original leather fitted box. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Multi-piece, "Empire", by Vande, glazed on four sides and the top, four Doric type columns, one on eachcorner, hinged front and back doors for access to the dial and the movement, engine-turned top with glazed oval center, pivoted handle, repeat button at the left side of the top panel, pull-alarm knob symmetrically to the right, four engine-turned gilt bun feet. D. Gilt brass engine-turned plate with aperture at the top for the silver hour and minute chapters with champlevé radial Roman numerals, by Joly, outer minute dot divisions, inner alarm dotdivisions, engine-turned center with aperture for the phases of the moon with its age sector along the edge, sunk subsidiary seconds at XII. Blued steel Breguet hands. To the right, alarm-setting aperture in rose gold cartouche, in the lower portion, the winding aperture flanked by apertures for the days of the week and the date, over asilver plaque engraved Breguet. M. Rectangular, 86.3 x 52.2 mm, brass, going barrel, five-wheel train, platform with straight line calibrated lever escapement with pallet fork having ruby insert for the pallets, draw on bothpallets, larger on the exit, straight rest surfaces, rounded pallets to minimize the contact surface, double roller, cut-bimetallic 2-arm compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, jeweledbalance, escape wheel and pallet fork, Breguet type repeating system with all-or-nothing and hammer pushers sliding vertically, single rack, repeating by a single hammer on a bell by depressing a push-piece at the top of the case, an ingenious and possibly unique mechanism for advancing the phases of the moon, utilizing a pivoted lever with oval opening running over the arbor of one of the motion train wheels which is fitted with a pin moving the lever to and fro, alarm on the same bell with its own hammer.Dial and traveling case signed, case, traveleing case and dial with the same serial number.Dim: Height 13 cm (without handle), width 9.6 cm, depth 7.7 cm.Dim. 28 x 40 mm.

A Monsieur André Becker Breguet, No. 1481, sold to Monsieur André Becker on 1 Germinal an 13 (March 22, 1805) for 864 francs. Very fine and large 20K gold souscription pocket watch, in exceptionally good condition, which was chosen to represent Breguet's achievements at the Centennial Exhibition held at Paris' Palais Galliéra in October 1923. Accompanied by original Desoutter box, gold Breguet key and short gold chain.

C. Three-body, No. 1042, by master casemaker Joly, "forme quatre baguettes", engine turned, reeded band, rose gold bezels, loose ring. D. White enamel, by master dialmaker Borel, No. 87, secret signature below 12, Breguet numerals, outer minute track with five minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hand with notched sleeve.M. 56.7 mm (25'''), gilt brass souscription caliber with central hanging barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, 3-arm gilt balance with pare-chute on the top pivot, blued steel flat balance spring with temperaturecompensation curb.Dial and movement signed, case punched with the same number, French guarantee marks for 20K gold, and casemaker?s mark.Diam. 62 mm.

A Monsieur Egerston Breguet, No. 1583, sold to Monsieur Egerston on December 17, 1813 for 3,000 francs. Extremely fine and equally rare 20K gold half quarter-repeating, à tact pocket watch with duplex escapement and jump hour-hand, built on the principles of the garde temps. Accompanied by a short gold chain and gold ratchet key.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, No. 1039, by master casemaker Joly, back engine-turned in a circular pattern, band reeded in three patterns, gold hinged cuvette engraved with the Bourbon coat-of-arms. D. White enamel, No. 118 by master dial maker Borel, secret signature below 12, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds at 4 o?clock. M. 52 mm (23'''), gilt, bridge caliber with hanging barrel, 30 jewels, ruby duplex escapement with double escape wheel: gold for the impulse, steel for the rest, three-arm cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring, pare-chute shock-preventing device on both balance pivots, Breguet type all-or-nothing repeating system with lifters disengaging by vertical movement, repeating by two hammers on gold blocks in the case by depressing the pendant.Dial and case signed. Diam. 56 mm.

Signed Breguet, No. 2620, Swiss, circa 1820. Very fine 18K gold quarter-repeating pocket watch with overhanging ruby cylinder escapement.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, engine-turned, gilt hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, secured by a screw above 6, secret signature ?2620, Breguet? below 12. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 51 mm (22'''), frosted gilt, bridge caliber,hanging barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with blued-steel flat balance spring, escapement jeweled, repeating on square gongs by pull-and-twist piston in the pendant.Cuvette signed, secret signature on the dial.Diam. 56 mm.