Michael Hoffrichter, Auguste Vindelicorum (Augsburg), circa 1690. Very fine and rare pair-cased silver single-hand alarm watch.

C. Outer: Two-body, shagreen covered with silver studs. Inner: Two-body with the sides pierced for sound, winding apertures for going and alarm trains. D. Silver with champlevé radial Roman numerals, inner quarter ring, the center with gilt brass alarm ring with steel pointer for the hours, blued steel alarm-setting hand. M. 38 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock, worm-gear mainspring set-up mounted on the back plate, 4-wheel train running along the edge.Signed on the movement.Diam. 57 mm.

Adam and Eve. Johanes Van Ceulen Le Jeune, Hagae, circa 1710. Fine silver pair-cased repoussé watch.

C. Outer: Two-body, the back repoussé with a scene depicting Eve handing the apple of the knowledge to Adam while the serpent gives her another one, bezel with scrolling. Inner: Two-body, "bassine" with deep back, polished, winding aperture in the back with a shutter. D. Silver, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers on polished cartouches, the center repoussé with British coat of arms. Gilt hands. M. 42 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock pierced and engraved with symmetrical foliage, streamers at the neck.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 61 mm.

King Stanislaus Leszczynski. Charles Cabrier, London, No. 3060, circa 1740. Very fine 22K gold double-cased quarter-repeating Royal presentation watch with à tact option.

C. Outer: center repoussé with mermen flanking a reserved crest surmounted by a flower basket, sides pierced for sound with four busts, bezel pierced, engraved and repoussé. Inner: Two-body, "bassine" with deep back, center engraved with small rosette and the words "STANISLAUS REX", band pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, engraved mask at 6 o'clock. D. Gold, champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers on polished cartouches, matte background. Blued steel hands. M. 34 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring,single-footed cock, repeating on bell by depressing the pendant, with a thumb pin for optional à tact repeating.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 50 mm.

Flower Basket. Jean Fol A Paris, (Geneva), circa 1760. Very fine 20K gold and enamel diamond-set, à toc and à tact, quarter-repeating watch.

C. Two-body, by master casemaker Joseph Quentin, "Louis XV", back finely painted on enamel, depicting a flower vase, bezels with enamel vignettes painted with flowers, diamond-set thumb piece. D. White enamel, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Diamond-set hands. M. 17''', hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock, repeating on gold blocks via the pendant, with a thumb pin for à tact repeating.Signed on the movement, case punched with prestige marks.Diam. 45 mm.

Pierre Patron L'ainé, Genève, circa 1775. Fine 18K gold dumb quarter-repeating watch with à tact option.

C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", engine-turned in a wickerwork pattern. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Brass "beetle and poker" hands. M. 36 mm. (16'''), hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, originally verge escapement (now converted to lever) gold balance with flat balance spring, continental cock with cut upper portion to view the gold balance, repeating on gold blocks by depressing the pendant.Signed on the movement, case punched "PR".Diam. 45 mm.

Charles Bertrand, Horloger de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, A PARIS, No. 1471, hallmarked 1787-88. Very fine and unusual silver, gold and enamel hunting-cased watch with date.

C. Two-body, by Jean-Louis-Gabriel Gillet, both covers with translucent imperial blue enamel over sunburst engine-turning, the front with a stylized baroque gold initial "M", the back with an "A", gold trimming. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, inner 31-day Arabic date chapter. Gold "serpentine" hands with fancy tips. M. 45 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental "star" cock.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with Paris guarantee marks.Diam. 55 mm.

Gold and Steel "Breguet a Paris", No. 11533, Swiss, circa 1810. Fine and rare 18K gold and polished steel, painted on enamel watch.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", gold bezels with champlevé enamel, polished steel back centered with filigree gold and enamel rosette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 1 o'clock. Gold skeletonized "cathedral" hands. M. 46 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 55 mm.

Mother and Daughters. Matthey & Comp., No. 1232, Swiss, circa 1790. Fine 18K gold and painted on enamel watch.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", back finely painted on enamel with a scene depicting a young mother playing with her two daughters, champlevé enamel bezels and pendant. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Gold skeletonized "cathedral" hands. M. 43 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with letters "MATTHEY".Signed on dial and movement and cock.Diam. 52 mm.

Crossing the Stream. Roman, Melly & Roux a Constance, No. 8847, circa 1790. Very fine 18K gold, painted on enamel watch.

C. Two-body, back painted on enamel, depicting a young man helping a lady to cross a stream at dawn, champlevé bezels with gold paillons. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Gold "serpentine" hands. M. 33 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement, movement also punched with a letter "C" in a shield.Diam. 39 mm.

The Temptation. D(avi)d Fh Othenin Girard, Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold animated Adam and Eve watch with date and days of the week.

C.Two-body, "Empire", polished.On the back, framed by an engraved gilt band, is a circular enamel plaque with a painted scene depicting Adam and Eve surrounded by animals in the Garden of Eden, with the Tree of Knowledge in the center.The silver serpent revolves around the enameled scene, pursuing and tempting Adam and Eve, and making one revolution of the dial per minute.D. Enamel, alternating with vertical royal blue and white stripes, eccentric Breguet chapter ring below, with outer minute divisions and fifteen-minute Arabic markers, concentrically the date,to the left days of the week with corresponding planets. M. 53 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 61 mm.

Shepherdess. Swiss, circa 1790. Fine 18K gold center-seconds watch with date and painted on enamel dial.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", polished. D. White enamel, depicting a pastoral scene, small Arabic chapter ring set at the lower part with outer minute divisions, the top with date subsidiary dial, outermost seconds divisions. Gold "crescent" hands. M. 46 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Diam. 54 mm.

Swiss, circa 1790. Fine 18K gold, center seconds watch with date, days of the week and painted dial.

C. Two-body, "Directoire", polished. D. White enamel, Breguet chapter ring set in the lower part, a lady on the left and a man on the right, subsidiary dial for the date at 11 o'clock, days-of-the-week subsidiary dial at 2 o'clock. Blued steel "double crescent hands". M. 45 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Diam. 53 mm.

After the Hunt. Charles DU TERTRE, A Paris, No. 806, hallmarked 1776. Fine and very thin, 20K gold and painted on enamel, diamond-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, by master casemaker Pierre-Louis Foulle, "Louis XVI", back painted on enamel and geometrically engraved, depicting a hunter offering trophies to a lady, bezels decorated with enamel flower wreath, diamond-set pendant. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Brass "sun" hands. M. 34 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with Foulle's trademark.Diam. 41 mm.

Love Attributes. Geneva, casemaker's mark "F.M." circa 1800. Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel locket in the form of a watch case.

C. Two-body, the front with the initials "MDP" within an elaborate frame of white, green, translucent imperial blue, and red enamel, depicting Cupid's attributes - quiver and arrows, musical instruments, two doves with laurel-leaf wreath, symbolizing love and building the family home, and flowers. The back centered with a finely painted on enamel scene depicting a young lady and her suitor in a rose garden with a lake and mountains inthe background, elaborate green, red, white, and blue champlevé enamel frame forming cornucopias, doves and flowers.Punched with maker's initials on the pendant.Diam. 62 mm.

F(ranç)is Traby A Malaga, Swiss, made for a Spanish retailer, circa 1790. Fine and unusual 18K gold double-face watch with date, age of the moon and days of the week.

C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", aperture in the back for the days of the week dial, engraved edge. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, four subsidiary dials for date, age of the moon, regulator and subsidiary seconds. Diamond-set hands. Enamel days of the week dial on back. M. 47 mm., frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance, flat balance spring, double-footed cock.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with a chevron, the Neuchâtel area gold guarantee mark.Diam. 53 mm.

Swiss, circa 1820. Fine and rare 18K gold quarter-repeating skeletonized watch with visible repeating works and virgule escapement.

C. Four-body, "Empire", back engraved with a Maltese cross surmounted by a crescent on an engine-turned ground, fluted band, gilt glazed cuvette. D. White enamel chapter ring with Breguet numerals and outer minute divisions, center glazed for viewing the movement. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 51 mm., gilt brass with steel bridges, standing barrel, virgule escapement with steel escape wheel, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, steel bridges on the dial side, repeating works on the back plate, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Diam. 58 mm.

Neuchâtel, Swiss, No. 8591, circa 1820. Fine and rare 18K two-tone gold and double-face watch with date, days of the week and painted on enamel dial.

C. Two-body, "Louis XVI", polished, bezels decorated with applied green gold twisted rope wire. D. Front: enamel, two putti on each side against a pink background, below a regulator scale surmounted by painted rose garlands, above eccentric radial Roman chapter, outer minute dot divisions with five-minute Arabic markers surmounted by a painted red ribbon. Brass oval-opening Breguet hands. Back: white enamel with outer red days-of-the-week track and inner Arabic 31-day date track. Gold "serpentine and heart" hands. M. 34 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with a chevron, the Neuchâtel area gold guarantee mark.Diam. 53 mm.

Catherine the Great. Pickett & Rundell, London, hallmarked 1783-84. Very fine and historically important 22K gold and enamel diamond-set royal presentation watch, presumably given to Empress Catherine the Great by King George III of England.

C. Two-body, back covered with imperial blue translucent enamel over engine-turning with the applied diamond-set initials "E II" for the initials of Catherine the Great in Russian, surmounted by a Russian crown, diamond-set frame, cream-colored enameled bezels with red enamel dots simulating rubies, pendant engraved with crowned lion's head, the crest of the English royal family. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 4 o'clock. Gold "arrowhead" hands. M. 31 mm., hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, lateral calibrated lever escapement, steel 3-arm balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock.Signed on the movement.Diam. 41 mm.

The Order of the Garter. John Kentish, Junior, London, No. 1073, hallmarked 1770-71. Very fine and rare 22K gold and painted on enamel watch of noble provenance, with center-seconds, eccentric dial, and stop feature

C. By Richard Palmer of 2 Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell, two-body, back centered by painted on enamel coat-of-arms with lion rampant flanked by two wings and surrounded by a garter with the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", the whole surmounted by a crown, the top with translucent imperial blue enamel ribbon, the bottom with two crossed fern leaves, bezels with translucent imperial blue enamel floral pattern, winding aperture concealed by a spring-loaded shutter, gilt brass dust cap. D. Off-white enamel with eccentric radial Roman chapter set at the top with outer minute dot divisions and five-minute Arabic markers, outermost seconds track. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. M. 46 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full plate with square baluster pillars, fusee and chain with special maintaining power device, jeweled cylinder escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring,single-footed cock with diamond endstone, stop lever at 5 o'clock for precision setting.Signed on dial and movement, case punched with the casemaker's mark.Diam. 57 mm.

Emperor Maximilian I Swiss, circa 1865. Fine 18K gold half-hunting keyless Royal presentation watch.

C. Five-body, "bassine", engine-turned, back with applied gold initials "MMI" (Maximilian, Imperator) surmounted by a crown, frontal dial aperture surrounded by applied gold ring with engraved letters "MAXIMILIANO E", gold hinged cuvette with applied gold Imperial crown. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel double "spade" hands. M. 42 mm (19'''), nickel, bar caliber, 15 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, uncut bimetallic balance with flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette under the applied coat-of-arms.Diam. 49 mm.