459 lots

LOT 82

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

A Monsieur Maleszewski Breguet, No. 255, sold to Monsieur Maleszewski on 29 Floreal an VI (May 5, 1798) for 672 Francs. Very fine, rare and important silver and gold early souscription pocket watch.

C. Three-body, ?forme quatre baguettes? by master casemaker Ami Gros, engine-turned back with gold center, bezels, pendant, and hinges, band engraved in an uncommon pattern. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals and outer five-minute track with 2 1/2 minute divisions, signed on the reverse ?S. Cavé, Pl. Thionville, 266?, secret signature below 12. Blued-steel Breguet hand. M. 54 mm (24'''), frosted gilt, early asymmetrical-plate, central barrel wound from the front only, overhanging Breguet ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance with unusually thin rim, blued steel flat balance spring, temperature compensating curb.Dial and movement signed, case punched with the serial number and casemaker?s mark. Diam. 62 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 63,250

LOT 83

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Altesse le Prince Belosselsky Breguet, No. 3795, delivered to Jousselin & Brasch for Prince Belosselsky on January 11, 1823 for 2,200 Francs. Very fine and rare 20K gold half-quarter repeating pocket watch with jump-hour-hand.

C. Four-body, ?forme quatre baguettes?, No. 3918 by master casemaker Tavernier, engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette.D. Silver, by Tavernier, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds between III and IIII o?clock. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 47 mm (21''') frosted gilt, bridge caliber, jeweled to the center, hanging barrel with Breguet continuous stopwork, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, gilt 3-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top balance pivot, temperature compensation curb, Breguet type all-or-nothing repeating system with lifters disengaging by vertical movement, repeating on single gong via intermediate block by pull-and-twist piston in the pendant.Signed on dial and case.Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

USD 40,000 - 55,000

EUR 30,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 71,300

LOT 84

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

A Monsieur le Comte de Noailles Breguet et Fils, No. 4156, sold to the Comte de Noailles on May 24, 1824 for 3,150 francs. Very fine and rare, small 18K gold and silver pocket watch with jump-hour hand and half quarter- repeating.

C. Four-body, by master casemaker Tavernier, "forme quatre baguettes", gold with silver band, the whole engine-turned, the back engraved with the Count de Noailles? coat of arms, gold cuvette with bayonette fixing. D. Silver, by Tavernier, champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned center, sunk subsidiary seconds between V and VI. Gold Breguet hands. M. 38 mm (17'''), frosted gilt, bar caliber, hanging barrel, jeweled to the center, ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, Breguet repetition system, repeating on single gong by pull-and-twist piston on the band at 2 o?clock.Dial and cuvette signed, case, dial, movement, and cuvette with the same serial number.Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 28,000 - 35,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 85

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

A Monsieur Halévy Breguet No. 265, recorded in the archives as early as June 21, 1791, completed by Janeret on January 1792, sold to M. Lorand on March 30, 1792 for 1,000 Francs. Fine and rare 18K gold quarter dumb repeating pocket watch, nouveau calibre.

C. Gold with square band, polished, the back engraved with the monogram of Elie Halévy. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and stars, and fleur-de-lys minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Inverted gilt brass full plate, the back plate relieved for the going barrel secured by a bridge. Early overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Quarter dumb repeating by depressing the pendant.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

USD 50,000 - 65,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 109,250

LOT 86

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

A Monsieur l?Ambassadeur Azara Breguet No. 30, sold on 23 Frimaire year 7 (13 décembre 1798), to the nephew of the Ambassador Azara for 1,440 Francs. Very fine and rare gold-cased dumb quarter-repeating garde temps pocket watch, with jumping hours and échappement isolé.

C. Gold engine-turned case, ?forme collier?, made by Mermillod No. 454, gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel by Cavé (signed on the counter-enamel), Breguet numerals, star minute divisions and small offset subsidiary seconds. Secret signature ?Breguet No. 30? beneath the 12. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass movement, Lepine caliber with free-standing barrel, Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension, blued steel flat balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the index. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant with a massive polished steel single hammer.Diameter. 55 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

USD 50,000 - 65,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 86,250

LOT 87

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Pendule à l?enfant Breguet et Fils, 2425, bronze by Thomire, sold to Monsieur Labinski on February 20, 1809 for 1,400 francs. Extremely rare and fine gilt bronze two-week going table clock.

C. Gilt bronze figure of a kneeling infant holding the clock in his raised hands, round gilt bronze base, gilt bronze bezel decorated in acanthus-leaf pattern. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisionswith fifteen-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 6, gilt ring in the center. Blued steel Breguet hands.M. Circular, brass, going barrel, platform with overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Dial and platform signed.Dim: Height 45 cm, base 15 cm.

Grading System:

CHF 50,000 - 70,000

USD 40,000 - 55,000

EUR 30,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 74,750

LOT 88

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 363026, case No. 224490, made for Brasil on 1913. Very fine, 18K gold, keyless Chronometre Royal pocket watch. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, back engine-turned in sunburst pattern, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 49 mm (22'''), frosted gilt, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 57 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

USD 4,000 - 6,500

EUR 3,000 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 9,200

LOT 89

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 454892, case No. 286439, produced in 1945. Fine, large, silver, keyless center seconds deck lever chronometer with Guillaume balance. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, silver, hinged cuvette. D. Silver, champlevé Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 47.4 mm (21'''), gilt brass, Cal. 166, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 6,000 - 9,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 4,000 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 10,350

LOT 90

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 444741, case No. 279620, made for the British Hydrographic Service in 1943. Fine, large, silver, keyless deck lever chronometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, silver, hinged cuvette. D. Silver, champlevé Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 47.4 mm (21'''), rhodium-plated, Cal. 163, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed, case back engraved H.S.- 2 4741. Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 9,000

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 4,000 - 6,000

Sold: CHF 7,705

LOT 91

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 125299, case No. 240637, made in 1905 and sold on July 29, 1911. Extremely fine silver deck lever chronometer adjusted for the 1908 Geneva Observatory Timing Contest, with 36-hour power reserve indicator and Guillaume balance. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, silver hinged cuvette. D. Heavy, solid silver, bold champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer champlevé minute track, champlevé up-and-down sector at 12, champlevé subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel ?spade? hands. M. 47 mm. (21??) Cal. 18o, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with ?winged? arms, gold temperature adjustment screws and platinum mean time ones, special alloy Breguet balance spring inner and outer terminal curves, diamond endstone, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator. Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 92

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 132654, case No. 239404, made in 1905 and sold on July 29, 1911. Extremely fine silver deck lever chronometer adjusted for the 1909 Kew Observatory Timing Contest, with 36-hour power reserve indicator and Guillaume balance. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, silver hinged cuvette. D. Solid silver, bold champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, up-and-down sector at 12, and subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel ?spade? hands. M. 47 mm. (21??), Cal. 18o, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume balance with ?winged? arms, gold temperature adjustment screws and platinum mean time screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring with inner and outer terminal curves, diamond endstone, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed, movement numbered twice, as per Geneva Observatory requirements.Diam. 60 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

USD 14,000 - 18,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 25,300

LOT 93

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No.185339, case No. 283872, circa 1917. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch, accompanied by gold chain.

C. Five-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Off-white, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 43 mm, (19'''), frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, Wilmot patented micrometric cam regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: CHF 5,290

LOT 94

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 194887, case No. 410661, circa 1920. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch in original fitted box. Accompanied by original certificate.

C. Five-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette.D. Off-white, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 40 mm (18'''), frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

USD 4,000 - 5,500

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

Sold: CHF 6,900

LOT 95

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 66368, case No. 66368, circa 1887. Very fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating pocket watch.

C. Five-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 43 mm (19'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Dial and case signed.Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 16,000 - 19,000

USD 13,000 - 15,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

LOT 96

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 97782, case No. 222417, made for Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, produced in 1897, sold on 26 July 1899. Very fine and very rare 18K pink gold, keyless, "triple complication", ?Special?, astronomical, minute repeating pocket watch with perpetual calendar, phases and the age of the moon, and split seconds chronograph. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Exttact from the Archives. This watch was recently serviced by Patek Philippe.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", polished, back engraved with the Cumming-Gordon family coat of arms, with the motto ?Sans Crainte?, gold hinged cuvette. Pushbutton at 10 o?clock for the split-seconds, bolt at 11 for blocking the chronograph. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, four sunk subsidiary dials for days of the week, date concentric with subsidiary seconds, months, and moon phase aperture with age of the moon. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 43 mm (19'''), rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, two-piece straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs via activating slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm

Grading System:

CHF 160,000 - 180,000

USD 130,000 - 140,000

EUR 100,000 - 120,000

Sold: CHF 202,050

LOT 97

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 27076, circa 1867. Very fine and rare, 18K gold hunting-cased, keyless astronomical pocket watch with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon.

C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned covers, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, three sunk subsidiary dials for days ofthe week concentric with seconds, date, months, and moon phase aperture. Blued-steel ?spade? hands.M. 43 mm (19'''), model 17A, nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring.Dial and case signed.Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 28,000 - 33,000

USD 22,000 - 26,000

EUR 18,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

LOT 98

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 174516, case No. 401684, circa 1916. Very fine and rare 18K gold, keyless, astronomical pocket watch with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and minute-repeating.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, four sunk subsidiary dials for days of the week, date concentricwith subsidiary seconds, months, moon phase aperture with age of the moon. Blued steel ?spade? hands.M. 45 mm (20'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 31 jewels, 8 adjustments, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometricregulator, repeating on gongs via activating slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 55 mm

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

USD 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 60,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 120,750

LOT 99

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930873, case No. 654940, Ref. 605 HU (Heures Universelles), sold in 1950. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold keyless "World Time" dress watch, the polychrome cloisonné enamel dial representing a map of North America. Recently serviced by Patek Philippe. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, "variée", polished with satiné back and milled revolving bezel, dedication inscription inside the case back. D. Cloisonné enamel with the map of North America and gold indexes, outer Arabic dark and light revolving chapter ring for day and night hours and the world time chapter ring, bearing the name of 41 locations around the world and revolving with the bezel according to the Louis Cottier world time patent. Gold hands.M. Cal. 17'''-170 HU, 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 with swan-neck micrometric index.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

USD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 50,000 - 60,000

LOT 100

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

?First Prize? Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 198381, case No. 416638, pocket chronometer with two cases and two dials, made in 1930, with tourbillon carriage by James Pellaton. Awarded the First Prize at Geneva Observatory Timing Contest of 1931. Exceptionally fine and important 18K gold, large keyless ?Extra? lever pocket chronometer with one-minute tourbillon regulator, adjusted by master adjuster J. Golay-Audemars. Accompanied by the stainless steel contest case, the silver contest dial, and copies of the observatory records, in original fitted box.

C. Three-body, massive, ?bassine?, polished with concealed hinges, gold hinged cuvette. Contest casEstainless steel, with double bezel. D. White enamel with bold Breguet Numerals, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds. Contest dial: two-tone silver with black enamel Arabic numerals and indexes. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 50 mm (22'''), rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, gold train, punched twice with the Geneva quality mark, jeweled to the center (18 jewels), three arm equidistant highly polished steel carriage with lateral calibrated lever escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with gold temperature and mean-time screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring with terminal curves.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 60.2 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 0 - 0

USD 0 - 0

EUR 0 - 0

LOT 101

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

?Two-tone sector dial? Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 862136, case No. 618181, circa 1939. Fine and very rare stainless steel small dress watch with chronograph, 30-minute register, tachometer and telemeter scale.

C. Three-piece, ?pomme? with concave bezels, polished, U-shaped bow. D. Two-tone, silvered, painted indexes on polished ring, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, outermost tachometer scale with base 1000, inner telemeter scale, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. 13''', 23 jewels, 8 adjustments, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 16,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 34,500