Precision Timekeeper with 4 ComplicationsJ.W. Benson, 25 Old Bond St., London, circa 1890.Very fine and rare "giant" gilt brass 8 day-going, triple-train, grande sonnerie quarter-repeating carriage clock.

C. Glazed on four sides and on top, molded cornice with beaded edge, rectangular base with stepped top, canted corners, massive gilt brass handle. D. Silvered, circular hour chapter with radial Roman numerals and outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds set below XII o'clock. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis" hands. M. Rectangular brass, triple fusee and chain, going train with maintaining power, platform with lateral lever escapement with lift on the pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued stel flat balance spring, entire escapement jeweled, striking on three gongs with three hammers, strike/stop lever on the back.Signed on dial and movement.Dim. 28 mm, width 16 cm.

Precision Timekeeper with 3 ComplicationsDesbois, 79 High Holborn, London, circa 1850.Very fine and rare, "giant" gilt brass 8 day-going double-train carriage clock, striking the hours and half hours and repeating the hours.

C. Glazed on four sides and on top, molded on top and bottom, resembling later "corniche" style, massive blackened handle. D. Silvered, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds below XII o'clock, engine-turned center and outside of the chapter ring. Elaborate blued steel hands. M. Rectangular brass, fusees and chains on both trains, maintaining power on the going side, platform with lateral lever escapement with lift on the pallets, cut bimetallic compensation balane, blued steel Breguet balance spring, entire escapement jeweled, strike/silent lever on the back plate, striking on a gong.Signed on dial, movement and escapement platformDim. Height 23 cm, width 16 cm.

Precision Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationWilliam Payne & Co, 163 New Bond St., London, No. 1998, circa 1850.Very fine and unusual "giant" gilt brass 8 day-going double-train carriage clock, striking the hours and quarters.

C. Glazed on four sides and on top, molded on top and bottom, resembling later "corniche" style, pierced and engraved back door with locking device secured from underneath, massive fluted handle. D. White enamel ring with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions set on gilt brass florally engraved plate. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis" hands. M. Rectangular brass, fusees and chains on both trains, maintaining power on the going side, platform with lateral lever escapement with lift on the palets, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, entire escapement jeweled, striking on two gongs.Signed on dial and movement.Dim. Height 21 cm, width 15 cm

Precision Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationSaulet a Paris, circa 1830.Extremely rare and very interesting gilt brass, 1 year-going double-barrel carriage clock with 30-second remontoir, chronometer escapement and regulator dial, accompanied by a chased ivory paneled key with Chinese motifs.

C. Flat top over molded cornice supported by dentils, engine-turned side panels, molded base on square feet, glazed at the top for viewing the escapement, projected winding aperture with a shutter on the rear panel, setting aperture in the left side panel, heavy molded handle. D. Rectangular with circular minute chapter ring with ten-minute Arabic markers set on the top and with small hour chapter with radial Roman numerals set in the lower part, semicircular aperture for viewing the constant foce escapement action. M. Rectangular, brass, two-tier, one for going barrels meshing with the same pinion, the other for the train, escapement and remontoir. Unusual form of pivoted detent escapement with ruby impulse, locking and discharging pallets, three-arm gold balance, blued steel flat balance spring, 30-second spring-loaded remontoir, winding from a single arbor, transmission via two ratchet wheels.Signed on the winding shutter, projecting boss engraved Remontez une fois par an.Dim. Height 16 cm, width 11 cm.

Timekeeper with 7 ComplicationsPaul Jeannot, Genève, No. 1905, circa 1890, made for the Spanish market.Very fine and important, large, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, double-train, astronomical minute-repeating watch with alarm, perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, gold hinged cuvette with engraved technical details. D. White enamel, bold blue radial Roman numerals, blue outer minute ring with gold paillon five-minute Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date concentric with alarm setting, months of the leap year cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with aperture for phases of the moon with its age, gold paillon decoration. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 46 mm (20'''), nickel, "fusses côtes" decoration, 43 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, palladium Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by a slide in the band, alarm on the same gongs by two alarm hammers, tandem winding of going and alarm trains.Signed on the case and movement, dial numbered.Diam. 60 mm.

Timekeeper with 7 ComplicationsHumbert, Ramuz & Co, Chaux-de-Fonds Swiss, circa 1890, given to General Armando Diaz by Italian King Vittorio Emanuele III, in 1924, upon receiving the title of Maresciallo d'Italia.Very fine and historically important, large, 18K gold and enamel, hunting-cased, keyless, astronomical, perpetual calendar, minute-repeating watch with phases of the moon and chronograph.

C. Solid, "Etui", polished, the cover bears the monogram of King Vittorio Emanuele III surmounted by a royal crown, in translucent imperial blue and red champlevé enamel over flinqué, the back cover polished and bearing the dedication "AL MARESCIALLO D'ITALIA ARMANDO DIAZ, DUCA DELLA VITTORIA", gold hinged cuvette over glazed bezel for viewing the movement, double lift spring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, outermost seconds division with five-minute Arabic markers,our subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months on the leap year cycle and aperture for enameled phases of the moon on a gold base concentric with subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 45 mm (20'''), nickel, 32 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, wolf-tooth winding wheels, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Maker's punch on the movement.Diam. 64 mm.

Timekeeper with 2 ComplicationsA. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte B/Dresden, No. 31837, sold to Fa. A. Eick & Söhne, Essen, on 24 June 1898, for 693 marks.Fine and extremely rare 18K pink gold, hunting cased self-winding watch with 30-hour power reserve indication.

C. Four body, massive, "Lucia", polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 18''', first class gilt brass, three-quarter plate, 20 jewels, gold straight line lever escapement, cut steel-brass-nickel balance, Breguet balance spring with "swan-neck" micrometric index. Self-winding mechanism with the platinum weight pivoted on the edge of the back plate and oscillating beteen the plates.Signed on the dial, case and back plate.Diam. 53 mm.

Timekeeper with 10 ComplicationsSir John Bennett, Ltd, Makers to the Late Queen Victoria, 65 Cheapside, London, hallmarked 1909-10, movement by Audemars Piguet, No. 12679.Exceptionally fine and very rare solid 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless double-train astronomical grande et petite sonnerie clockwatch, with perpetual calendar, minute-repeating and phases of the moon, chronograph and 60-minute register.

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, made by Frederick Thoms, gold hinged cuvette, five-piece hinges, swivel pendant. D. Off-white enamel, made and signed by Willis, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle concentric with minute register and subsidiary seconds with phases of the moon aperture, phases of the moon enameled on solid gold wheel, setting levrs protruding from under the bezel, snap-on fit with silver ring. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 44,7 mm (20'''), frosted gilt brass, three-quarter plate, 37 jewels, lateral calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment and mean time screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, clockwatch and going trains driven by two going barrels with tandem winding, visible chronograph work, beautifully finished and black polished, set on the back plate, striing and repeating on double gong, repeating activation by tripping small bolt on the band at IV o'clock, grande/petite sonnerie lever at VII o'clock, strike/silent lever at XII o'clock protruding from the bezel, chronograph push-piece at XII o'clock on the band.Signed on dial and movement, case stamped "AT".Diam. 62 mm.

Timekeeper with 4 ComplicationsAudemars Piguet, Brassus and Geneva,No. 5385, made in 1894.Very fine 18K gold minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph and 30 minutes register in original wooden fitted box.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute and seconds rings with five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds, sunk minutes register below 12 o'clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 40,6 mm (18'''), caliber SMCRS, rhodium-plated, 37 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, wolf-tooth winding whels, chronograph mechanism on the back plate, split-seconds mechanism under the dial.Signed on the dial, case punched with the maker's mark, number repeated on the movement.Diam. 48 mm.

Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationAudemars Piguet, Genève, No. 40977. Produced circa 1929.Extremely fine and certainly unique, minute-repeating, "Santos" type, platinum gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, brushed band with screws, polished, square, screwed bezel, concave lugs. D. two-tone matte silver with applied white gold bâton indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. Cal. 10''' rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 35 mm.

Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsAudemars Piguet, Brassus and Geneva, No. B78855, No. 126 of a limited series, circa 1990.Very fine, slim, 18K gold, keyless astronomical dress watch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon.

C. Three-piece, brushed with polished bezels, back engraved with dedication, sapphire-set winding crown.D. Off-white, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle and phases of the moon aperture with sector for its age. M. 35,6 mm (15 3/4'''), cal. 5020, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism, and 5 positions,elf-compensating flat balance spring.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 47 mm.

Timekeeper with 10 ComplicationsAudemars Piguet, Brassus, "Jules Audemars, Sunrise - Sunset - Equation", case No. E 25354. A limited edition produced each year since 2000.Very fine and important, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year, moon phases, sunrise, sunset, set for the city of Geneva, equation of time, 40 hours autonomy and 18K pink gold deployant clasp.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent back, engraved bezel with scale for equation of time and Geneva's latitude of 12 h 36', straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. black with applied tritium-coated lines and pink gold triangular indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the days of the month, of the week on the 6, 12-hour sunrise dial on the 9, 24-hour sunset dial on the 3, aperture for the leap year on the 1, the months and the aperture for the moon phases on the 12. "Alpha" triium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 2120/2808, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 41 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved rotor with a 21K gold segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.

Precision TimekeeperAugust Ericsson, St. Petersburg, No. 1377,circa 1910, movement by Ulysse Nardin, No. 35407.Very fine and rare, gold and silver keyless deck chronometer with special escapement.

C. Four-body, "Empire", polished with gold hinges and fluted band, silver hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 50 mm (22'''), frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, 17 jewels, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with gold temperature screws and platinum quarter ones, special blued steel alloy free-sprung balance spring with outer terminal curve, pin-set.Signed on dial and case, movement on the pillar plate engraved 35407.Diam. 63 mm.

Timekeeper with 2 ComplicationsUlysse Nardin, Locle & Genève, case No. 351068, retailed by Türler in Berne. Produced in 1938.Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with coaxial single button chronograph on the crown, register, and 18K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by fitted box.

C. four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, gold cuvette, rounded bezel, wire lugs. D. white enamel with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer 1/5th second scale. "Skeleton" radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationLongines Watch Co., "Lindbergh", invented by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, US Pat. 1923305, launched on the market in 1932.Fine and rare hour-angle, center-seconds, silver and stainless steel aviator's wristwatch.

C. four-body, polished, revolving bezel with blue and black enameled 15 degree graduations, graduated band, the ball-shaped crown also activates the revolving central dial, steel cuvette. D. white enamel with black enameled radial Roman numerals for the 12 hours indication, concentric, the 180 degrees in blue enameled Arabic numerals, at the center, revolving matte silver dial bearing painted black Arabic numerals for the 60 minutes and painted red Arabic numerals for the 15 degrees. "Breguet" bued steel hands. M. 17''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm.

Precision Timekeeper with 6 ComplicationsCharles Oudin, Horloger de la Marine Imperiale, 51 Palais Royal, Paris, circaVery fine and rare dead center-seconds, astronomical, 1 month-going mantle regulator with a 24-hour dial, model of earth and the moon, triple annual calendar, and Desfontaines escapement, striking the hours and half hours.

C. Humpback, gilt brass glazed on three sides, arched top, glazed hinged door on the back and on the front.D. Top of the clock with white enamel time dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with 10-minute Arabic markers, sunken white enamel center on which the escapement is set, two winding apertures. Blued steel Breguet hands. Below, two auxiliary dials for days of the week and date separated by applied "sun" plaque, below enameled annular sectors with months and signs of the Zodiac, with equation numbers in minutes corresponding to a given date, below enameled model of the nrthern hemisphere with the moon rotating around it, all set against a blue enamel sky with white enamel stars, Roman numeral scale of 24 hours with indications of day and night, all set against a finely engraved gilt plate. M. Rectangular, brass, with domed top, Desfontaines escapement, brass-steel compound compensation pendulum signed on the bob "A.B.D." in an ellipse, micrometric beat adjustment on the crutch, five-wheel train, calendar and astronomical indications driven from the striking tran by a spring-loaded lever, striking on a bell.Signed on the movement.Dim. Height 42 cm, width 30 mm.

Timekeeper with 7 ComplicationsEdouard Serin, Paris, No. 171006, circa 1880.Fine marble and ormolu astronomical perpetual calendar clock, striking hours and half-hours with signs of the Zodiac, moon phases, animated Earth globe and World Time indication.

C. Black marble, molded base and cornice, dial in the upper part, lower part with calendar, both with ormolu cast bezels, globe mounted on the top within gilt brass rings calibrated for latitude and longitude with time zones. D. White enamel ring, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, indented center set with the escapement. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis" hands. Below, calendar dial with month ring with symbols for corresponding Zodiac signs with blued steel "pointer" hand with applied goldsunburst, subsidiary silvered date and days of the week, aperture for the phases of the moon. M. Circular, brass, going barrels, Brocot escapement set on the dial, striking on a large gong mounted independently on a rod fixed to the case, globe driven directly from the going train. Independently-mounted perpetual calendar mechanism set below.Movement and calendar plates stamped with maker's trade mark ES with a bell in between.Dim. Height 50 cm (with globe), width 30 cm.

Precision Timekeeper with 1 Com-plicationF. Luthi, Horloger à Paris, circa 1920.Fine and extremely rare gilt bronze 8 day-going mantle regulator with constant force escapement.

C. Gilt bronze molded, standing on four bun-feet and glazed four faces and top, the movement inside, supported by a massive pyramidal white stand. D. Silvered with Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds. Polished steel Breguet hands. M. Brass circular with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, going barrel, Vérité constant force escapement, half-second beating invar-elinvar pendulum with spring suspension.Signed on the dial.Dim. 60 x 37,5 x 26,5 cm.

Precision Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsRolex Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062, 1950's.Very fine and rare, astronomic, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases, and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

C. two-body, polished and brushed, dedicated screwed-down case back and crown. D. matte silver with applied steel triangular indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month in blue Arabic numerals, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" radium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 9 3/4''', rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Engraved on the back:F.O.YATES JR. ASHEBORO N.C."Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Precision Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationRolex Oyster Perpetual "Milgauss", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1019. Production of this reference started in the 1960's.Fine and rare center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 50 m., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, anti-magnetic protecting cap. D. matte silver with tritium-coated steel indexes. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 1580, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.