Roman Charity. Gaudron A Paris, circa 1700, enamel attributed to Jean André I. Very fine silver and painted on enamel single-hand oignon watch.

C. Two-body, oignon type, polished, pronounced square hinge, back having a finely painted on enamel scene depicting “Roman Charity”, the inside painted with a castle in the foreground and mountains in the background.D. White enamel with bold blue radial Roman numerals on raised cartouches, inner half-hour markers, painted rosette in the center. Steel “arrow” hand. M. 47 mm, hinged, gilt full plate with Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain with gilt and engraved brass safety plate, verge escapement, 3-arm steel balance with flat balance spring, large cock, pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, wound through the center of the movement.Signed on the movement.Diam. 59 mm.

Henry Thornton, London, No. 1261, probably made for the Russian market, circa 1730. Very fine 20K gold diamond- and garnet-set pair-cased quarter-repeating verge watch.

C. Outer: double-body, pierced for sound, chased, diamond- and garnet-set in silver mounts (some missing) diamond-set thumb-piece. Inner: double-body, rococo pierced and engraved decoration with dolphins, foliate scrolls, heroic mask at 6 and village scene at 12 o'clock, gilt dust cap. D. Gold, radial Roman chapter ring, outer Arabic five minutes, blued steel “Beetle and poker” hands. M. 32 mm (14”'), hinged, gilt brass, full plate with column pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass balance cock pierced and engraved with foliage and mask, repeating on bell by depressing the pendant. Case punched with French gold guarantee marks.Dial, movement and dust cap signed.Diam. 48 mm.

Cupid and Venus at the Altar of Love. Jean Baptiste Baillon A Paris, Swiss, circa 1765. Fine and rare 18K gold and diamond-set quarter-repeating watch.

C. Double-body, “Louis XV”, the rose cut diamond-set bezel engraved with rocaille decoration, the back with a chased and engraved scene depicting Cupid and Venus making offerings at the altar of love within a diamond-set frame surmounted by a corresponding bow within a florally-chased surround. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring, eccentric winding hole. Gold “Louis XV” hands. M. 30 mm, 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 ruby endstone, hammers striking on a bell activated by plunge.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 40 mm.

The Single Wheel Watch. Pierre-Laurent Gautrin & Fils, Paris, No. 2, circa 1798. An exceptional and exquisitely made 18K gold single wheel, double-face, watch with jump hours, dead seconds, and two escapements, one with pirouette.

C. Three-body, faceted, polished. D. White enamel, small radial Roman hour chapter set at 6 o'clock, central minute track with five-minute Arabic markers. Gold Breguet hands. On the back, gilt metal retrograde seconds sector with seconds hand traveling 30 seconds in one direction and 30 seconds back. M. 49 mm, frosted gilt, built on three levels, skeletonized bridge, unconventional full plate, cylindrical pillars, going barrel. The escapement: based on one-wheel, the entire escapement mounted on the back plate, based on Tompion's tic-tac escapement with steel pirouette and two sets of pallets working in two opposite directions.Signed on the dial and movement “Gautrin et Fils, 2me Mtre a Une Roue, Reçue L'institut”.Diam. 60 mm

Breguet et Fils, No. 2768, sold to Monsieur de la Colonilla on February 12, 1816 for 876 Francs. Fine silver souscription watch.

C. Three-body, “Empire”, later, punched with Chaux-de-Fonds marks, reeded band. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer 5-minute division, made by Lucard and numbered 2768. M. 58 mm, gilt brass, souscription caliber with central barrel, 4-wheel train, Breguet overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, compensation curb, pare-chute on top pivot.Signed on the dial, case punched with Chaux-de-Fonds guarantee marks, the pendant punched with the Paris import mark used from 1838.Diam. 62 mm.

R.J. Barth & Fils, Chaux de Fonds, circa 1870. Exceptionally rare, probably unique, 18K gold watch of special construction with two time-zones, dead center-seconds, split-seconds, split-minutes, and split-hours, and a special escapement.

C. Four-body, “bassine” with coin-edge band, both covers florally engraved on engine-turned background, pendant and bow engraved with scrolling, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, eccentric hour chapter with Breguet numerals and outer minute track at 6 o'clock marked “GARE”, another with radial Roman numerals at 2 o'clock marked “VILLE”, and a third, also with radial Roman numerals, for split-minutes and split-seconds at 10 o'clock marked “DÉPART”, outermost dead seconds track. Blued steel “spade” hands. M. 40.6 mm (18'''), frosted gilt, 3/4-plate with aperture for standing barrel, jeweled to the third wheel, dead-beat escapement combining Chinese duplex (Jacot) and Robin's lever escapements, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 50 mm.

Joseph Feune a Delémont, Swiss, circa 1810. Important and rare silver watch with special escapement.

C. Three-body, engine-turned back, reeded band. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, winding aperture at 2 o'clock. Brass “sun-ray” hands. M. 49.6 mm (22'''), frosted gilt, full skeletonized plate, fixed barrel, experimental lever/pin-wheel escapement, three-arm brass balance, short four-coil blued steel balance spring.Signed on the movement, case punched.Diam. 56 mm.

Charles Fasoldt, Rome NY, No. 61, circa 1863. Very fine and rare 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless patented pocket chronometer with special escapement and duo-in-uno balance spring.

C. Five-body, “bassine et filets”, both covers engine-turned, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel hands. M. 44.5 mm (19 3/4'''), gilt brass, parallel bridge caliber, Fasoldt patented unidirectional double wheel lever-chronometer escapement with locking on the large wheel and impulse from the smaller one, large pierced single roller, strong draw on both locking pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel duo-in-uno (a combination of helical and flat balance spring controlled by Fasoldt micrometric regulator, going train (80/10, 75/10, 80/10, 15/8) calculated for 18,000 beats/hour.Signed on the movement, which is also engraved “Patent. Feb 1, 1859“ and “Patent applied for”.Diam. 55 mm.

Au son des cloches Imhof, London, (Swiss), circa 1800. A fine and rare 18K gold two train Grande et Petite Sonnerie Clockwatch with automaton Jacks striking bells mounted on the dial and quarter-repeat.

C. Two-body, Consular-type, polished, hinged engine-turned dust cover. D. Eccentric white enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, five-minute Arabic markers, later mixed gold hands, upon a translucent dark blue enamel ground with chased and engraved three-color gold ”Jacks” modeled as a lady and a shepherdess striking two polished bells within a gilt arabesque border. M. 45 mm, gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm brass balance, foliate pierced cock, bright steel clock work on the back plate, both trains run from fixed barrels, strike-work under the dial, repeat activated by depressing the pendant, engine-turned hinged dust cover. Dial and dust cover signed.Diam. 58 mm.

Martin-Martine ?Breguet et fils?, Swiss, circa 1815. Fine silver, half skeletonized quarter repeating watch with automaton Jacks.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned with reeded band, hinged gilt cuvette, the back centered with engraved spray of flowers. D. Small white enamel, Breguet numerals. Blued steel ?Spade? hands. ?Martin-Martine? type varicolored chased gold Jacks, on each side of the dial over the polished steel repeating work set over the frosted and gilt chased front plate, striking the hours and quarters on two bells. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece, repeating on two gongs by depressing the pendant.Dial, cuvette and movement signed.Diam. 58 mm.

L'Amour instruit l'Innocence. “Breguet & Fils”, Swiss, No. 8189, circa 1815. Fine and rare silver and gold pocket watch with painted on enamel decoration having a concealed erotic section.

C. Three-body, engraved band, hinged glazed bezels, the back cover painted on enamel with a scene representing Amor and Innocence, the back bezel with chased inner frame covering the erotic section of the enamel, the scene surmounted by a black banner inscribed “l'Amour Instruit l'Innocence”. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, eccentric winding hole. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48 mm.(21.5'''), hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring, geometrically pierced and engraved continental cock.Movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.

Adam and Eve. Swiss, circa 1810. Fine silver and gilt watch with revolving serpent.

C. Two-body, silver and gilt, dodecahedron band. D. White enamel, small, eccentric, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold “pointer” hands, painted on enamel scene of the “Garden of Eden”, at 12 a panel depicting the Temptation of Adam within a revolving serpent surround. M. 47 mm (21'''), frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring.Diam 60 mm.

Attributed to Louis Richard, Le Locle, circa 1860. Very fine and exceptionally rare 18K gold hunting-cased watch with special constant force escapement.

C. Four-body, “bassine et filets”, both covers chased with stylized scrolling pattern, reeded band. D. Silvered with applied gold radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned border, center engraved with flowers. M. 45.1 mm (20'''), gilt brass, bar caliber, going barrel, 26 jewels, very special constant force chronometer escapement with 3 detents, steel double escape wheel, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws and a recess for blued steel free-sprung spherical balance spring, train designed for 18,000 beats/hour.Diam. 54 mm.

Omega Watch Co., Geneva, No. 4000109, made by Philippe René Jaccard, circa 1930. Unique and very fine nickel, keyless watch with very special silent unidirectional escapement that requires no oil.

C. Three-piece, screw bezel and glazed back. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds, aperture for viewing the escapement action. M. 45.1 mm (20'''), rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, Jaccard escapement with the impulse given directly to the balance spring, cut bimetallic compensation balance, free-sprung blued steel balance spring, jeweled to the center, the train giving 18,000 beats/hour, negative winding/setting system patented by Louis Brandt (founder of Omega) on September 15, 1903.Signed Omega on the dial and punched with their mark on the movement under the dial.Diam. 59 mm.

Ulysses and Andromache or The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas. Blois or Paris painted on enamel case enamel attributed to Jean II and Henry Toutin, movement signed J(acob) van Leeuwaerden, Haerlem, circa 1650. Magnificent and extremely rare 22K gold and painted on enamel “savonette” pre balance-spring, single-hand pendant watch.

C. Two-body, “bassine”, very finely painted on enamel in a pointillistic style, the back depicting the Ulysses asking Andromache to return Astyanax, the son of Hector, or alternately, the meeting of Dido and Aeneas after a lost painting by Sebastien Bourdon (1616-1671), the front with the scene of Sophonisba receiving the poison, the band having four vignettes painted with landscapes (one very slightly restored), inside the cover a rural scene with a traveler, a fisherman and ruins, inside the back similarly painted to the inside cover, with a traveler in a rural landscape. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals on a narrow white enamel chapter ring, fleur-de-lis half-hour markers, center painted on enamel with a traveler crossing a stream, a village on the other bank, mountains in the background, and wild geese flying. Single long gilt “tulip” hand. M. 38 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, widely pierced Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance with 1.5-coil balance spring (originally springless), small well-finished, pierced and asymmetrically engraved gilt brass cock secured by a screw with earlier pin marks, endless screw wind-up, short train with five-leaf pinions.Signed on the movement.Diam. 46 mm.

Venus and Mars. Case painted on enamel and signed by the frères Huaud, movement by Vollenhove, Amsterdam, circa 1690. Very fine and rare 20K gold and painted on enamel single-hand pendant watch.

C. Two-body, “bassine”, back very finely painted on enamel, in the pointillistic technique, with a scene depicting Venus and Mars with Cupid, four vignettes painted with rural landscapes after engravings by Gabriel Perelle, the inside finely painted with a traveler among ruins, engraved spit bezel. D. White enamel on gold, wide chapter ring with bold radial Roman numerals and half-hour marks, center painted with Venus and Mars. Single brass hand. M. 33 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full plate with baluster pillars, fusee and chain, endless screw mainspring set-up, four-wheel train, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, continental Dutch style cock.Signed on the movement, case signed “Les deux frères Huaut P.d.S.A.E.B. a Berlin” (peintres de Son Altesse Electeur de Brandebourg à Berlin).Diam. 40 mm.

The Dutch Kitchen. Painting on enamel attributed to Jean-Louis Richter, movement attributed to Pierre Simon Gounouilhou, Geneva, circa 1810. Exceptional and very rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set double-face watch with an automaton scene with eight animations.

C. Double-body, “Empire”, back very finely painted on enamel with a harbor scene in the manner of Joseph Vernet; three sailing ships, men fishing from a boat with a net, another one fishing with a fishing rod from the shore, a castle at the shore, mountains in the background, champlevé enamel border, split pearl-set bezel. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel “ogival” hands. Automaton: Magnificent varicolored gold automaton scene applied over a painted enamel ground depicting an animated lady by a kitchen stove maintaining an animated fire upon which a chicken is being roasted, a small child sitting opposite, above, a barking dog running in a rotating cage turns the spit, at the right water is running from a fountain, below a dog is playing with a cat. M. 51 mm, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, automaton driven by an independent movement from a fxed barrel and five-wheel train, eccentrically mounted and adjustable pinion as the governor, driving the automata by means of cams and levers.Punched twice with the serial number on the movement.Diam. 60 mm.

Cherub Carousel. Chevalier et Cochet, Geneva, No. 6540, circa 1800, made for the Spanish market. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel double-face automaton watch.

C. Two-body, “Directoire”, glazed on both sides, polished. D. White enamel, eccentric chapter with Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions set in the lower part, the top with regulator, winding aperture at 4 o'clock. Automaton: Set on the back, within an aperture of very fine gold plate decorated in champlevé with flower vases, gold trees, courting doves, and Cupid's attributes on a translucent imperial blue and azure enamel ground, a charming cavalcade of gold cherubs appearing in the aperture, one riding in a chariot, another on a goat, two walking with a ribbon, the whole against a painted on ivory landscape. M. 47.4 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement heavy brass balance with flat balance spring, double-footed solid cock.Signed on the dial, numbered on the movement.Diam. 57 mm.

The Blacksmith. Attributed to Piguet et Capt, Genève, circa 1805. Very fine, and very rare 18K gold and enamel pearl-set double train automaton watch with visible diamond-set balance mounted in a ring.

C. Rectangular top with canted corners, half pearl-set bezel, polished flat band and back with a sliding cover of winding and setting apertures, unusual shank extending at the top, hinged on both sides with a mechanism allowing for easy expansion or contraction, a pin at the left side for activating the automaton. D. Set on a painted on enamel scene, an applied multicolored gold blacksmith hammering on an anvil, a forge close by and a fountain with running water. Small, eccentric, with Breguet numerals and outer minute dot divisions. Blued steel “index” hands. M. Rectangular with canted corners, 27.9 x 13.8 mm., brass full plate, two fixed barrels, cylinder escapement, three-arm diamond-set balance with flat balance spring, the blacksmith activated by pins set on the second wheel of the automaton train.Dim. 35 x 21 mm.

“Gris Trianon”. Piguet & Meylan, Geneva, No. 6377, enamel attributed to Jean-François Dupont, circa 1820, made for the Chinese market. Extremely fine and equally rare 18K gold and painted on enamel, graduated pearl-set center seconds quarter-repeating watch.

C. Four-body, “Empire”, the back exquisitely painted on enamel with a portrait of a fashionable Genevan lady on a gris trianon ground, broad frame of translucent emerald green enamel over wavy engine-turning, bezels set with fine graduated split pearls and red enamel simulating rubies on black enamel ground, band, pendant and bow decorated in champlevé enamel, gold hinged cuvette decorated with translucent imperial blue and azure champlevé enamel in floral and foliate pattern, spring-loaded front and back covers. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost seconds divided into fourths. Blued steel “lozenge” hands. M. 47 mm, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fixed barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant.Punched with the makers' mark on the pillar plate under the dial.Diam. 57 mm.