312 lots

LOT 141

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches an... Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

To be Sold Without Reserve, Geneva, No. 105762, case No. 67570. Made in the early 1900s. Very fine, keyless, 14K pink gold pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, bezel and back rim with engine-turned decoration, gold hinged cuvette. D. Ivory-colored with painted blue Arabic numerals, outer gold dot minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Pink gold "Louis XVI" hands. M. Cal. 18 1⁄2''', First Quality Swiss, rhodium-plated, ?perlage? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial signed, case signed: ?AWC Co.?, movement signed: ?Morck & Herberger, Warren Pa.? Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: USD 805

LOT 142

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To be Sold Without Reserve, Tiffany & Co. , No. 83127. Made for Tiffany by Ed. Koehn, Geneva, Switzerland circa 1910. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold lady's pendant watch.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, case back with monogram, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel with painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track with red Arabic 5-minute markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 12 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 7 positions, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed, case and movement also signed ?Ed. Koehn, Geneva, Switzerland?. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: USD 690

LOT 143

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"Secondes Foudroyantes" Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 11762. Made for the North American market circa 1870. Very fine, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K pink gold pocket watch with double-train, independent seconds with 1/5 seconds diablotine and Jürgensen's patent bow setting.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, engine-turned case band, bezel engraved ?Patent 1867 January 15?, case back inside with inscription dated 1905, glazed gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary 1/5th seconds jump diablotine. Blued-steel "Breguet" hands (damaged). M. Cal. 20''?, nickel, 25 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, off-center index regulator with Jürgensen micrometer scale, tandem winding, independent seconds function and diablotine locked when cover is closed. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,300

Sold: USD 4,255

LOT 144

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches an... Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

To be Sold Without Reserve, Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 13668. Made in Switzerland circa 1880. Very fine, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K pink gold pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, monogrammed front cover, glazed gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 20???, nickel, 19 jewels, most in screwed gold châtons, straight line counterpoised long lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, off-center index regulator with Jürgensen micrometer scale, Jules Jürgensen patented bow-setting mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,500

Sold: USD 2,645

LOT 145

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E. Mathey, Swiss, No. 36048. Made in 1912. Very fine, keyless, minute-repeating, 14K pink gold pocket watch with chronograph and instentaneous 30- minute register .

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, monogrammed case back inside with inscription, hinged gold cuvette with concentric "guilloché" decoration. D. Double-sunk white enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with 5 minute/seconds red Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30- minute register. Pink gold "Louis XVI" hands. M. Cal. 20???, nickel, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 4 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,600 - 2,000

EUR 1,300 - 1,600

Sold: USD 2,760

LOT 146

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?Répétition à Minutes - Chronographe? Henry Sandoz, Le Locle, ?Répétition à Minutes - Chronographe?, No. 264, case No. 36664. Made circa 1890. Very fine, hunting cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold pocket watch with single button chronograph.

C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", polished, front cover with dedication dated 1890. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute and 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?Louis XVI" hands, set with 3 diamonds. M. Cal. 19''', decorated with the Sandoz family crest signed: ?Sine Dolo?, maillechort, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, ?H. Sandoz Patent Regulator?, chronograph button on the band, repeating on gongs through activating slide on the band. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 2,800 - 3,700

Sold: USD 4,140

LOT 147

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Longines, ?Chronographe?. Made in the 1920s. Very fine, keyless, 18K yellow gold chronograph watch with instantaneous 30-minute register, tachometer and telemeter scale.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, engine-turned case back with monogram, gold hinged cuvette stamped with award medals from different exhibitions. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and chronograph divisions, outermost red telemeter and blue/black tachometer graduations, sunk subsidiary seconds and instantaneous 30-minute register dials. Yellow gold ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 19.73N, maillechort, 3/4-plate, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, palladium Breguet balance spring, ?Wilmot?s? patented micrometer regulator . Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,800 - 2,300

EUR 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,875

LOT 148

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"Marine GMT" Alain Silberstein, France, "Marine GMT", No. 486/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1995. Fine, two-time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver?s wristwatch with date and second time zone.

C. Three-body, thick, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, triangular winding crown, quick change of second time zone, rotating graduated bezel, sapphire crystals. D. White tritium-coated round indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow "serpentine", red triangular and blue "bâton" hands, second time-zone hand a script "HOME". M. Cal. 5008, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and case signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,200 - 2,700

EUR 1,800 - 2,200

Sold: USD 4,140

LOT 149

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?Cyclope? Alain Silberstein, "Cyclope", France, No 219/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1995. Fine jump-hour, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with wandering jump-hours.

C. Two-body, thick, transparent screwed-down case back, flat bezel, straight lugs, triangular lacquered white winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Black with outer minutes and seconds scale, mystery rotating disc with eyeshaped index pointing to the minutes on the outer scale with jump-hours in the index's round aperture, centerseconds. Yellow "serpentine" hand. M. Cal. 2824, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, gilt rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,800 - 2,200

Sold: USD 4,830

LOT 150

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Girard-Perregaux, No. B-4035, Ref.7000GBM. Made in the late 1990s. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round olive button chronograph, registers, date and a Girard-Perregaux stainless steel buckle.

C. Three-body, polished, case back with screws, gold bezel with tachymeter, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Silver with applied gold ?bâton? indexes, gilt subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date. Luminous gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 800-064, rhodium-plated, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 2,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

LOT 151

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Bertolucci, "Perpetual Calendar Automatic", Ref. 691 41-1004. Made circa 2000. Fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an integrated, sand-finished and polished stainless steel Bertolucci fancy link bracelet and deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, brushed steel band and lugs, polished rounded bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné silver with applied white gold bâton indexes, mother of earl subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. White gold hands. M. Cal. 8840, gilt brass, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,500 - 3,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: USD 2,530

LOT 152

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Van der Bauwede, "Magnum Chronograph Churchill". Made circa 2000. Fine, large, tonneau-shaped and curved, silver 800 gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, day and date and a Van der Bauwede deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, hexagonal-shaped winding-crown and buttons, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor "oeil-de-perdrix" decorated silver and black with Arabic numerals on a plain black reserve, luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the day and date. Luminous steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 35, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 48 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 2,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,300

LOT 153

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Breguet, "Rattrapante", No. 2890I, Ref. 3947. Produced in the late 1990s. Very fine and rare, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round and oval button split-seconds chronograph, register and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back with screws, reeded band, straight lugs with screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on an outer plain reserve, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, secret Breguet signature. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 533N, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swanneck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 28,000 - 37,000

LOT 154

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Breguet, Horloger de la Marine, "Chronographe Automatique Marine", No. 5138H. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, mother of pearl dial and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, reeded band, gold screwed bars, protected winding-crown. D. Mother of pearl two-tone "guilloché" with painted radial Roman numerals and diamonds indexes on a plain reserve, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for the date. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 576, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21 K hand-guilloché gold central rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 16,000

LOT 155

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?Equation of Time, Perpetual Calendar? Breguet, ?Equation of Time, Perpetual Calendar?, Automatic, No. 8525, Ref 3477. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with equation of time, perpetual calendar, power-reserve and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, gold screwed bars, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on an outer plain reserve, subsidiary sectors for the equation of time and the power reserve indication, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the months and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week at 12, secret Breguet signature. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 502 QPET, rhodium-plated, hand-engraved, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, skeletonized off-center gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System:

USD 55,000 - 75,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

Sold: USD 57,500

LOT 156

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Breguet, No. 4951, Ref. 3650. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 50-hour power reserve, sector for the retrograde 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded band, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the tourbillon with polished steel bridge, seconds hand on the tourbillon shaft, sectors for the up-and-down and 24-hour indications. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 560, gilt brass, hand engraved, 24 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System:

USD 35,000 - 43,000

Sold: USD 52,900

LOT 157

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"Tri-Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Made in the 1960s. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. Three-body, polished, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units per hour, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor silver and black with painted indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the days of the month concentric to the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. Steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 2,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

Sold: USD 3,565

LOT 158

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"Snow drop" LeCoultre, "Memovox", Ref. E 877. Made in the 1970s. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with alarm, date, two crowns and a stainless steel link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. One-body, polished, hooded lugs, the crown at 2 activates the central revolving alarm dial. D. Bicolor blue and anthracite with applied steel faceted and tritium-coated indexes, aperture for the date, inner revolving disc for the alarm. Tritium-coated steel ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 916, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 1,800

EUR 1,200 - 1,500

LOT 159

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Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Chronograph". Made in the 1960s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. Three-body, polished, triangular lugs, screwed-down case back, graduated black bezel. D. Bicolor black and silver with tritium-coated indexes, outer tachometer graduation, ?guilloché? subsidiary silver dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated steel ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 72, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 2,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,530

LOT 160

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To be Sold Without Reserve, Omega, "Speedmaster Professional". Production of the Speedmaster started in 1957. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, screwed-down case back engraved with the Speedmaster logo and the motto "The First Watch Worn on the Moon, Flight qualified by NASA for all manned space missions", anti-magnetic protection cap, stylized lapidated lugs. D. Black with tritium-coated indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated white ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 1,500

EUR 800 - 1,200

Sold: USD 1,518