289 lots

LOT 326

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Breguet No. 3356, "Garde-Temps", sold to Monsieur Guillomot on September 13, 1939, for 30,000 francs.Very fine and important 18K gold and platinum, keyless one-minute tourbillon regulator with 30-hour power reserve indicator, accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Four-body, "Empire", polished back, reeded band, bezels with silver edges, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silver, radial Roman numerals on sanded ring with outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, up-and-down indicator under XII o'clock, engine turned center and edge. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 43,5 mm (19'''), nickel half-plate, "fausses côtes" decoration in narrow straps, 21 jewels, one-minute three-arm equidistant tourbillon carriage with Swiss lateral lever escapement, cut anibal-brass Guilaume compensation balance, special steel alloy balance spring with Phillips curves, regulator set around the endstone plate allowing for ample angular displacement, fitted with additional micrometric adjustment for final regulation.Signed on dial and case.Diam. 51,6 mm

Grading System:

CHF 100,000 - 140,000

USD 63,000 - 88,000

Sold: CHF 146,500

LOT 327

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Breguet 323, "Horloger de la Marine", "Marine Automatique" No. 3, Ref. BA 3330. Produced in 1990, sold on February 21, 1990.Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 3 atm, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 38-hour autonomy, date and an 18K yellow gold Breguet "Marine" bracelet with rectangular links, fluted motif on the attachment, 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp, additional link, fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, reeded band, straight lugs, engraved case back, ogival-shaped winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted Roman numerals, on a plain reserve, aperture for the date. Breguet blued steel hands. M. Cal. 549, rhodium-plated, 36 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 21K gold rotor, 28'800 vbh.Dial, case and movement signed.Approx. overall length 185 mm.Engraved on the back: "Spécialement exécutée pour M. Thomas Engel".

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

USD 6,200 - 7,500

Sold: CHF 14,950

LOT 328

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Breguet, No. 882, Ref. 3050. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 50-hour power reserve, triple date, lunar calendar and moon phases, with an 18K yellow gold buckle, fitted box and certificate.

C. three body, solid, polished, ridged band, sapphire crystal, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, auxiliary dial for the days of the month on the VI, graduation for the up-and-down indication on the XI, for the age of the moon on the I, aperture for the moon phases. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 502 DR, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments,self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 13,000 - 18,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

LOT 329

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Breguet "Serpentine", No. 3517, Ref. 3040. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and age of the moon, an additionnal guilloché silver Breguet dial, an 18K yellow gold buckle, fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, ridged band, straight lugs, screwed bars, sapphire-set winding-crown. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, concentric, a ring dial for the days of the month with Arabic numerals, sector for the age of the moon, apertures for the days of the week and the months. "Breguet" blued steel hands, gold serpentine hand for the date. M. Cal. 12''' rhodium-plated, 35 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, antishck system, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 13,000 - 18,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

LOT 330

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Breguet No. 4386, Brevet du 7 Messidor, An 9, Ref. 3350. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with one minute tourbillon regulator, with an18K yellow gold buckle and accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, ridged band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, gold push-pin with chain, sapphire crystal back with dedicated back bezel. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain eccentric ring dial, sector graduated in 20 over the visible tourbillon cage. M. Cal. No. 70, gilt brass, hand engraved, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.Engraved on the back: "Fabriqué spécialement pour Thomas Engel".

Grading System: AAA

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

USD 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 46,000

LOT 331

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869474, Ref. 2499, third series. Production of this reference startedin 1951.Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellowgold bâton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes register, graduation for the days of themonth, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands.M. 13''' CC, Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 140,000 - 180,000

USD 88,000 - 110,000

Sold: CHF 207,000

LOT 332

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

A. Helwig, 1927, Deutsche Uhrmacherschule, Glashütte in Sachsen.Fine and rare large model of flying tourbillon with spring detent escapement.

C. Wooden molded base, glazed dome. M. Circular varnished brass full plate, cylindrical pillars secured by screws, going barrel, tourbillon arbor between the potence and the plate, pinion fixed with a pin protruding through the axis, there-arm Hellwig-type carriage with Earnshaw type escapement, detent with lateral foot, bimetallic balance with temperature and mean-time adjustments screws, blued steel freesprung balance spring.Signed on the top plate.Dim. Height 21 cm, base 21 cm diam.

Grading System:

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 13,000 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 41,400

LOT 333

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

A. Helwig 1927, Deutsche Uhrmacherschule, Glashütte i. S(achsen).Fine and rare large Helwig's model of constant force escapement.

C. Woden molded base, glazed dome. M. Circular varnished brass full plate, cylindrical pillars secured by screws, going barrel, "hammer and nail" constant force utilizing two pivoted detents as locking devices, one for the hammer the other for the escape wheel, double escape wheel, the smaller one for winding hammer's spring, the larger for locking, three-arm hammer divice, one arm for impulse, the other for locking, the third for winding, bimetallic balance with temperature and mean-time adjustents screws, blued steel freesprung balance spring. Signed on the top plate.Dim. Height 21 cm, base 21 cm diam.

Grading System:

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 13,000 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 63,250

LOT 334

A TRIBUTE TO PRECISION AND COMPLICATE... Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

Alfred Helwig, Deutsche Uhrmacherschule, Glashütte SA, masterpiece made for Professor Bassermann-Jordan in 1927.Exceptionally fine and equally rare slim 14K gold, keyless double-barrel one-minute flying tourbillon regulator pocket chronometer with 36-hour power reserve indicator, first-prize winner of the 1932-33 Deutschen Seewarte Timing Contest, accompanied by Helwig's personal certificate.

C. Four-body, "Lucia à gouge", polished, gold glazed cuvette, made by Karl Richter. D. Matte and whitened silver, applied gold baton indexes, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold baton hands. M. 45,94 mm (20'''), half-plate, nickel, narrow "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, flying tourbillon regulator carriage with very light three-arm equidistant cage, spring detent escapement, anibal-steel Guillaume compensation balance with free-sprung special steel alloy balance spring with Pillips outer terminal curve, S. Stanley type differential up-and-down indicator (English patent No. 5062 of March 21, 1891), Helwig two-barrel winding system.Signed on the movement, case signed K(arl) Richter, a well known Glashütte casemaker.Diam. 57,4 mm, thickness with the glass 15,36 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 0 - 0

USD 0 - 0

Sold: CHF 828,500