C. ?Violin? shape, molded wooden bracket-like base, veneered with different colored woods, removable hood with molded top and ormolu finial in shape of a torch. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers, phases of the moon aperture and age of the moon at 6 o?clock, date at 12 o?clock. Elaborate gilt brass hands. M. Rectangular, brass, going barrels, dead-beat Graham escapement, knife-edge suspension, two-piece brass rod, large brass bob, rack striking set on the back plate with two bells above the movement. Dim. Height 185 cm. width 45 cm. Similar ?long ligne? regulator is illustrated in Pendules Neuchateloises, by A. Chapuis, p.214, fig.243.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 60,000 - 80,000
EUR 40,000 - 55,000
USD 35,000 - 48,000
Sold: CHF 108,000
1. Planche 18 with mainspring winder and watchplate marking tool; 2. Planche 17 with assorted pliers and screw plate; 3. Planche 25 with wheel-cutting machine, 4. Planche 15 with compasses and mainspring setting rod, 5. Planche 16 with hand vices, canon pinion lightener, wheel meshing adjusting tool, feeler, anvil with holes and movement holding stand, 6. Planche 24 with wheel-cutting machine. Each 55 x 42 cm.
Grading System: 
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 700 - 1,400
USD 600 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 4,600
Circular, 120 mm, frosted gilt, large going barrel, four-wheel train, based on a spring detent escapement with blued steel helical balance spring and three-arm plain brass balance. The constant force is delivered from a small helical spring mounted on the escape wheel arbor, colleted to a plate set on the third wheel arbor concentric with the escape wheel and studded on the escape wheel. When impulse is delivered during the short drop, the escape wheel releases a small locking lever which in turn releases a fly fixed to the last train pinion, which consequently releases the train, which winds the escape wheel helical spring. Round ebonized wooden base, glass dome. Signed inside the base, which also shows marks after a plaque. Dim. Height with the dome 28 cm, base diam. 19 cm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 11,000 - 14,000
USD 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 20,700
B. Reboullet, Ecole Nationale d?Horlogerie de Cluses 1903. Fine model of a spring detent escapement.
Circular, 120 mm, frosted gilt, large going barrel, three-wheel train, spring detent escapement with blued steel helical balance spring and three-arm plain brass balance, sapphire jewels for the balance and escape wheel, as well as locking, unlocking and impulse, balance with ruby endstone. Dim. Height with the dome 28 cm, base diam. 19 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,000 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 12,650
Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1900. Fine model of a lever escapement.
Round varnished base, straight line calibrated lever escapement, three-arm frosted and gilt balance, Breguet balance spring, winding knob underneath the base. Wooden ebonized stand. Diam. 100 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,400
USD 1,800 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 4,025
Very unusual album with 40 unique hand-painted studies for painted and cloisonné enamel watch-dials.
Painted to scale in watercolors, the paintings represent designs for watch dials, mostly for wristwatches, one for a clock. The origins of some of the most lovely and interesting dials, by such makers as Patek Philippe, Rolex, or Vacheron Constantin, Omega, Tissot, I.W.C., Universal, Eska, and others, can be traced to this album, which apparently belonged to an artist who supplied watch companies with designs for their elaborate enamel dials.
Grading System:
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,400 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 18,400
Breguet, circa 1810. A very important 24-page manuscript written by Abraham Louis Breguet
about the knife-edge clock suspension, in which he compares the system to his pare-chute invention in watches, and remarks on its advantages. Further observations about a regulator suspension and his natural escapement with two wheels.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,700
Sold: CHF 91,500
Lot of three important Breguet documents comprising:
three successive drafts for a manuscript, the first written by Abraham Louis Breguet himself, about procedures for making clocks and their prices, in his Etablissement on the Quai de l?Horloge.
Grading System:
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,500 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 97,000
Lot of two very important Breguet documents comprising:
1. manuscript written by Abraham Louis Breguet himself about a clock he made for Monsieur Sommariva, with detailed descriptions and original drawing of the clock by Breguet himself including dimensions. 2. two unpublished poems by Jean-Baptiste Rousseau.
Grading System:
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000
USD 9,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 124,500
Lot of two Breguet documents comprising:
1. A letter from the French Army requesting that Breguet come for guard duty, dated 5 Messidor an 3. 2. The same, dated 19 Thermidor an 2. 3. A letter registering Breguet?s declaration of money owed him by the ?ci-devant Prince de Montbazon?, dated 1st day of the 2nd month an 2.
Grading System:
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,300 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 40,250
Lot of four very important letters from and to Breguet comprising:
1. Letter to Breguet from General Junot about his watch, throwing light on relations between Breguet and his clients. 2. Letter to Breguet from Henry Benoit, dated August 26, 1791, about financial matters. 3. Letter from a client informing Breguet?s brother-in-law Lassieur of a problem with his watch. 4. Very important letter from Breguet to his brother-in-law David Lassieur about family matters, the possibility of opening a shop, his opinion of Oudin.
Grading System:
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,300 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 91,500
Lot of two letters to Breguet comprising:
1. one from Monsieur de La Tour Maubourg, saying that he is ?assisting with Breguet?s affairs?, sent from Constantinople on 23 July 1811. 2. one from the Duchesse de Rovigo, dated Oct 17, 1810, concerning a watch Breguet sold to Prince Aldobrandini.
Grading System:
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 51,750
Lot of four letters from Breguet and to Le Roy comprising
1. from Breguet in Paris to Mr. Le Roy in Constantinople, dated June 11, 1817 about financial matters. 2. from de Montanrouge in Constantinople to Le Roy in Carouge, dated March 13, 1818. 3. from Constantinople to Le Roy, Paris, rue Feydeau No 20, dated Dec 13, 1813. 4. from the well-known Bautte and Moynier firm, Geneva, to Le Roy in Constantinople, dated April 11, 1818 about the use of 22K as opposed to 18K gold.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 63,250
Lot of five documents relating to Breguet comprising
1. Letter to Le Roy in Paris, rue Feydeau No. 20, about business matters. 2. Very important letter from Houriet, father and son, sent from Le Locle on Dec 17, 1818 to Le Roy in Paris about transaction related to complicated watches. 3. Letter from Feray, to Mr. Brayer in Buisson, commune de Chevannes, dated Aug 10, 1831 about financial matters. 4. Letter from Monsieur Lery from Marseille, dated Aug 10, 1819 to Le Roy in Paris. 5. Boat ticket from Venetia for Mr. Marco Gariboldi to deliver some merchandise to Le Roy in Constantinople, dated March 14, 1816.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 51,750
Lot of two letters to Breguet from Monsieur Chauvet
1. Monsieur Chauvet, Chief of the Military Retirement Department writes about a fake Breguet watch, dated Nov 29, 1803. 2. Continuation of the above, dated Jan 8, 1804.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,700 - 4,000
Lot of four letters, correspondence between Breguet and his suppliers comprising
1. relating to a coffee order, dated 30 Oct 1831. 2. from Tredos relating to numerical orders including books and ?certificates?, dated Nov 9, 1831. 3. from Breguet the elder to Monsieur Tredos, dated Juine 1843 relating to his tool order. 4. from Tredos, dated Sep 5, 1831 about domestic orders and canceled party.
Grading System:
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,300 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 28,750
Five large pages, written, sketched and calculated by Breguet, concerning his research on the gridiron system, with drawings, mathematical formulas and calculations.
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 7,000 - 10,000
Lot of four documents relating to Le Roy, Breguet?s agent in Constantinople, comprising:
1. Letter from Mme Montanrouge to Monsieur Leroy c/o Mr. Breguet at Quai des Lunettes No. 79, Paris, dated June 16, 1816. 2. Extract from Journal of MM. Montanrouge of 10-25 March, 1819 relating to Le Roy?s stock and mentioning Ameda Aha, Grand Douanier and Sultan Beykan including Le Roy?s enamel watch. 3. Le Roy?s account sheet dated Jan 1, 1819 with some interesting comments. 4. Letter from the Secretary of Finances, Melin in Paris, to Leroy c/o Monsieur Reymond et Lamy in Geneva, dated 13 May 1818.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 34,500
Extremely important manuscript written by Breguet himself for his first catalogue of 1821.
Manuscript describing in his hand his ideas about watches, pocket chronometers, marine chronometers, astronomical timepieces and instruments for observation, six pages.
Grading System:
CHF 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 7,000 - 10,000
USD 6,000 - 9,000
Sold: CHF 146,500
Lot of five important Breguet documents comprising
1. Manuscript written by Breguet himself about everyday watches, his standards as to its accuracy and durability, includes Breguet drawings. 2. Notes of instructions to his collaborators. 3. Important four-page draft of a letter to ?Monseigneur?, no doubt Mgr. Louis Belmas, bishop of Cambrai, client and protector of Breguet. 4. Account of Breguet income and expenditure between July 1, 1822 to July 1, 1823. 5. Subpoena to Breguet and Moinet for the dispute between them in June, 1825.
Grading System:
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,300 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 124,500
Lot of two letters from La Duchess de l?Infantado to Breguet:
1. Dated Oct 16, 1815 from Madrid praising his talent and deploring the state of Spanish watchmaking, also discusses a platinum chain. 2. Dated Jan 27, 1816, concerning the Duchess of Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and congratulating Breguet on his nomination as Horologer to the Marine Royale. The Duke and Duchess de l?Infantado, from one of the oldest noble Spanish families, were friends and patrons of Breguet from 1780.
Grading System:
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,800 - 6,200
USD 4,200 - 5,400
Sold: CHF 57,500
A draft, written by Breguet, of the plan for a book on horology.
Grading System:
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 4,800 - 6,200
USD 4,200 - 5,400
Sold: CHF 245,500
C. Four-body, ?Empire?, by Tavernier No. 3932, polished, gilt hinged cuvette. D. Silver, by Tavernier with the name THADEE TODWEN in the place of numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned center, secured by a screw. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 48 mm. gilt brass, bridge caliber, Breguet ruby cylinder escapement, plain three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, compensating curb, repeating on two short gongs by two hammers by pull-and-twist piston on the band at 2 o?clock. Signed on the cuvette, movement, dial and case punched with serial number, case stamped with the casemaker?s mark and French guarantee marks. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 27,000
USD 18,000 - 23,000
C. Rectangular, veneered, hinged glazed doors with locks at the top for the dial and at the bottom for the bob, brass carrying handles on each side, heavy wooden back with mounted heavy bracket fixed with the pendulum suspension and two movement mounting brass brackets, adjustable on the wall by means of four double knurled screws, ormolu bezel with palm leaf decoration. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and seconds ring. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Circular brass movement contained in a brass cylinder, full plate, the barrel with maintaining power, heavy brass weight and counterweight, four-wheel train, Graham dead-beat escapement with jeweled pallets, the escape wheel in the center of the back plate, second-beating gridiron pendulum made of three steel and two zinc rods, double spring suspension, heavy brass bob with micrometric adjustment worm-gear mechanism and sidereal and mean time calibration. Signed on the dial and the back plate. Dim. Length 141 cm, width 32 cm, depth 21,5 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 100,000
EUR 55,000 - 68,000
USD 48,000 - 60,000
Sold: CHF 108,000
C. Mahogany, rectangular cresting above molded cornice, the trunk with paneled front door with lock with a pin-hole opening, paneled veneered plinth mounted over molded base. D. Circular, silvered and matted, radial Roman hour chapter, outer minute/seconds divisions, winding aperture above 6 o?clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, 13 x 13 cm, brass, heavy single weight, five-wheel train, dead-beat Graham escapement, escape wheel set on the back plate, heavy cylinder pendulum bob mounted to wooden rod, suspended from a double suspension spring mounted to a heavy iron cast bracket fixed to the case, micrometric beat adjustment on the rod. Signed on the dial Breguet et Fils, the movement stamped ?Souscription, Aimé Jacob?. Dim. Height 190 cm, base width 50 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 80,000 - 100,000
EUR 55,000 - 68,000
USD 48,000 - 60,000
Sold: CHF 256,500
Attributable to Bontems, Paris, circa 1880. Fine tortoiseshell and painted enamel singing bird box.
C. Two-body, tortoiseshell, hinged back panel for the key compartment, top with aperture for the bird with gilt bezel engraved with a laurel leaf wreath, oval bird cover painted on enamel with an Alpine scene, with two men in a rowboat in a river in the foreground, mountains in the background. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the revolving bird with moving wings, beak and tail, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with flowers and foliage. Dim. 100 x 65 x 32 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,400 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 7,475
C. Lyre- shaped, with molded top and finial, ebonized apple tree, curved small feet, hinged and glazed front bezel, hinged back door, molded bracket, shape matching the top of the case. D. White enamel with concave center and convex hour chapter, bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, with five-minute Arabic figures. Brass ?Louis XV? hands. M. Rectangular, 135 x 125 mm., brass, two going barrels, verge escapement, pendulum with steel rod and brass bob, silk suspension, rack striking with its mechanism set on the back plate. Signed on a small plate under the dial and the movement. Dim. Height 87 cm. (with bracket), width 33 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 10,000 - 13,000
EUR 7,000 - 9,000
USD 6,000 - 7,000
C. Lyre-shaped with molded top and brass finial, brass bun feet, veneered burr walnut, hinged and glazed front bezel, hinged back door. D. Silvered chapter ring with champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic figures applied on gilt brass matte plate, gilt brass appliqué below the dial with the name and pierced and engraved floral motives. Blued steel ?Louis XV? hands. M. Rectangular, 158 x 138 mm., brass, two going barrels, Brocot escapement (later conversion from verge), pendulum with steel rod and brass bob, silk suspension, count wheel on the back plate, striking on a bell set above the movement. Signed on a small plate under the dial and the movement. Dim. Height 65 cm., width 35 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
USD 4,800 - 6,000
C. Chased with rocaille decoration with cherubs on clouds, at the top, the figure of night holding a star in her hand. D. White enamel, by Nicolas Julien with Roman numerals. Gilt brass hands. M. Brass circular with going barrel, ?pattes de taupe? double lever escapement of Chevalier de Bethune type, as used by Julien Le Roy, short pendulum with silk suspension. Pull quarter-repeating on a bell, the repeating work fitted on the back plate. Signed on the dial and back plate. Mainspring signed: ?Blakey Oct. 1734?. Dim. 50 x 25 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 50,000 - 70,000
EUR 34,000 - 48,000
USD 29,000 - 42,000
Sold: CHF 63,250
C. Rectangular, glazed on four sides, front and back sliding panels, column corners inlaid with brass pattern, cornice and molded base with inlaid brass strip. D. White enamel Roman hour chapter, outer minute/seconds divisions, center set with escapement, gilt brass molded bezel, below to the right white enameled dial with days of the week and date, symmetrically to the left enamel equation dial with Roman numerals, both in gilt brass molded frames, between silvered month dial mounted directly on the annual wheel. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, large going barrel, Brocot escapement with jeweled pallets, massive gridiron pendulum with micrometric beat adjustment set on the crutch, unusual mechanism driving the seconds via an additional wheel set on the 4th wheel driven by a small spiral spring, calendar and equation mechanisms set below. Dim. Height 66 cm, width 36 cm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 28,000
USD 18,000 - 24,000
Sold: CHF 50,600
C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in later three-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a hinged lid with fitted catch, key-lock in front, gimbal ring locked by a swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder, two-body mahogany outer carrying box. D. Silvered, Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 82 mm., nickel full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, spotted decoration, circular pillars secured by screws, fusee and chain, 11 jewels, detachable Earnshaw spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, two cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts, escapement jeweled. Signed on the dial and movement. Height 19 cm., width and depth 18 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in three-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under hinged lid with fitted catch, brass inlaid corners and side strips, brass handles, key-lock in front, gimbal ring locked by swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder. D. Silvered, Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 81 mm., brass full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, spotted decoration, cylindrical pillars, secured by screws, 13 jewels, fusee and chain, Earnshaw spring detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, two cylindrical temperature-adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts. Signed on the dial and movement. Dim. 18 x 18 x 18 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 2,500
USD 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 5,520
C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in two-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under a hinged lid with a catch, gimbal ring locked by a swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder, two-body mahogany outer carrying box. D. silvered, Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 82 mm., gilt brass full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, circular pillars secured by screws, fusee and chain, 13 jewels, detachable Earnshaw spring-detent escapement, bimetallic ovalizing Volet compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, four cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts, jeweled to the third wheel. Signed on the dial and movement, case with a plate engraved ?supplied by C.L. Malmsjö Södra Hamngatan, Goteborg?. Height 16 cm., width and depth 18 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 2,500
USD 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 2,990
C. Three-body, with brass handles, all the edges and corners protected by heavy brass inlay, the glazed upper section with hinged lid locked by a catch. Brass bowl and gimbaled suspension, ratchet key in its socket in back right corner. D. Silvered with upright Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Blackened steel "spade" hands. M. Nickel, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, full plate with baluster pillars secured by screws, 13 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm patented ovalizing Volet balance with Invar arm and steel rim, free-sprung Elinvar Extra polished helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on dial, movement and box. Dim. Bowl 113 mm., box 19 x 19 x 19 cm. For a note concerning the Volet balance, see the previous lot.
Grading System: AA
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 700 - 1,000
USD 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 4,600
C. Two-body, with brass handles, glazed upper section, brass bowl and gimbaled suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Polished brass "spade" hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, 11 jewels, reversed fusee with steel string and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm Guillaume anibal-brass balance with cylindrical weights and two mean time adjusting nuts, free sprung polished helical balance spring with terminal curves, escape wheel equipped with additional 60-tooth break-circuit wheel, key in its bracket in back right corner. Signed on dial, movement and box. Dim. 18 x 18 x 18 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 200
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 3,450
C. Brass bowl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in three-body mahogany box with glazed panel in the top under hinged lid with fitted catch, brass handles, brass plate for a signature, Breguet-type key in a corner plate, key-lock in front, gimbal ring locked by swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder. D. silvered, Roman hour numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 82 mm., brass full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, spotted decoration, cylindrical pillars, secured by screws, 11 jewels, reversible fusee and chain, Earnshaw spring-detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with free-sprung polished steel alloy balance spring with terminal curves, two cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts, escapement jeweled. Signed on the dial and movement. Dim. Height 17 cm., width and depth 18 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 3,680
C. Three body, with brass brass handles, all the edges protected by heavy brass inlay, the glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Gold "spade" hands painted in black. M. Gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars secured by screws, 14 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm Guillaume anibal-brass balance with cylindrical weights and two mean time adjusting nuts, free sprung polished helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on dial, movement and box. Dim. Bowl 113 mm., box 19 x 19 x 19 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 3,680
C. Three-body, with brass brass handles, all the edges protected by heavy brass inlay, the glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down scale. Gold "spade" hands painted in black. M. Gilt brass full plate with baluster pillars secured by screws, 13 jewels, fusee with chain and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, two-arm Guillaume anibal-brass balance with cylindrical weights and two mean time adjusting nuts, free sprung polished helical balance spring with terminal curves. Signed on dial, movement and box. Dim. Bowl 113 mm., box 19 x 19 x 19 cm. For an explanation of the Guillaume balance see lot No. 5.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 3,910
C. Two-body, rectangular, hinged, lock in front. D. White, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds, up-and-down indicator at 12 o?clock, set on a black rectangular plate with winding knob and stop button. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 54 mm. (24???), frosted gilt brass half plate, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut Guillaume anibal-brass compensation balance, special alloy Breguet balance spring. Signed on dial, case and movement. Dim. 7 x 10.5 x 13.5 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 700 - 1,000
USD 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 1,380
C. Three-body mahogany deck-watch type box. Brass bowl with screwed bezel. D. Frosted and silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down sector at 12 o?clock. Gilt brass ?spade? hands. M. 62 mm., gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, the barrel passing through the back plate, and secured by a bridge, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with cylindrical weights and timing nuts, free-sprung palladium helical balance spring, diamond endstone. Signed on the dial, movement and box. Dial diam. 70 mm., box 7 x 10 x 12 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,800 - 2,000
USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 4,600
C. Three-body mahogany deck-watch type box. Brass bowl with screwed bezel. D. White enamel, outer Arabic sidereal seconds ring and subsidiary small 60 sidereal minute register. Blued steel hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), brass, three-quarter plate, 15 jewels, with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, pivoted detent escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the wooden box, dial marked ?TS? for sidereal time. Dim. 5 x 8 x 12 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
EUR 2,400 - 2,800
USD 2,000 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 4,830
C. Three-body, mahogany, with external brass handles, glazed upper section, brass bowl in gimbaled suspension, ratchet key in its bracket in the back. D. Frosted and silvered with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 49-hour up-and-down sector. Gilt ?spade? hands. M. 76 mm., frosted gilt brass full plate with recess for the mainspring barrel, cylindrical pillars, secured by screws, 11 jewels, reversible fusee and chain, Earnshaw spring-detent escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with free-sprung helical balance spring with terminal curves, two cylindrical temperature adjustment weights, two mean time adjustment nuts. Signed on dial and the box. Dim. Height 18 cm., width and depth 16 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,400 - 4,100
USD 3,000 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Gilt bronze, glazed on four sides and top, four corner columns inlaid with silver, very finely engraved with repeated oval pattern with fleur de lis, silver inlaid base with canted corners with repeated acanthus leaf pattern, corners engraved with dragons, top en suite, fluted handle. D. Circular gilt ring with Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, center inlaid with silver engraved with elaborate rosette, Arabic alarm chapter below, frosted silver inlaid dial plate, very fine matte gilt frame. Blued steel ?Distaff? hands. M. Brass, going barrels, gilt brass platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, striking, repeating and alarm on two gongs with gilt brass button on the top for repeating, lever for changing from petite to grande sonnerie in the base. Dim. 18 x 9 x 8 cm., including the handle.
Grading System: AA
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,000
USD 4,000 - 5,000
C. Glazed on four sides and on top, molded cornice with beaded edge, rectangular base with molded top, canted corners, massive gilt brass handle. D. White enamel, circular hour chapter with radial Roman numerals and outer minute ring, subsidiary 31-day calendar dial at the lower left and to the right alarm setting dial. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Rectangular brass, four going barrels, platform with straight line calibrated lever escapement with divided lift, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel helical balance spring, entire escapement jeweled, striking and repeating on two square gongs, alarm on a bell at the base. Dim. Height (with the handle) 20 mm., width 11 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,600 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 5,750
C. Gilt bronze, ?Empire?, the top, columns and bottom panels decorated with white, red, black and blue champlevé enamel foliage, glazed on four sides and top, the right and left sides with gilded pierced and engraved panels behind the glass with foliage and floral decoration. D. Silver with round cartouches for Arabic numerals, applied gilt rosette inside, outside with gilt panel pierced and engraved with flowers and leaves. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Brass rectangular with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Striking and repeating on gongs with button on the top. Stamped E.M. & Co on the movement. Dim. 17 x 11 x 10 cm., excluding the handle.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 7,475
C. Double-body mahogany deck watch type box. D. White painted with upright Arabic numerals and outer seconds ring. Blued steel ?Baton? hands. Brushed gilt brass dial plate. M. Electronic. Signed on the dial and the case. Dim. 19 x 14 x 9 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 1,495
C. Brass bawl with threaded glazed bezel gimbaled in two-body mahogany box, gimbals ring locked by swiveling arm pressing sideways against the base of the cylinder. D. silvered, champlevé upright Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, Arabic sunk seconds on subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock, up/down indicator at 12 o'clock. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 52 mm. (23???), rhodium-plated, half-plate, five-wheel train, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, patented micrometric ?cam? type regulator. Signed on dial, movement and the box. Dim. Height 10 cm., width and depth 14.5 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 2,300
C. Painted aluminium box, lined with felt insulation. Three fixing brackets are riveted to the outside. There is no case, the movement being fixed to the underside of the dial-plate, the latter engraved with operating indications. D. White enamel with outer seconds ring and three apertures for the digital degree indications. Blued steel counterpoised hand. M. 24''', high quality, blank by V. Piguet, 21 jewels, two with differential winding, one for the going train, the other for the motion works so that the going train can advance the numbered discs with minimal resistance. The motion work is very complex and carefully made. Straight line lever escapement, brass-invar "Intégral" Guillaume balance, blued steel balance spring with terminal curve. Signed on the dial, the front plate and on the reverse of the bezel. Dim. 100 x 143 x 118 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 5,750
C. Painted beige with aperture for the movement connection and oval two-arm bracket finished with rollers to hold the watch movement. D. Applied gilt brass ring with indexes. Gilt ?Dauphine? hands. M. 30 cm., straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, 360° rotating Plexiglas rotor, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dim. Height 40 cm., width 30 cm., depth 40 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 12,650
C. Cylindrical form set at an angle, painted in blue-green soft enamel, brass base, clock in the center of the cylinder, hinged panel at the base to view the movement. D. Silvered and matted, applied gilt Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds. ?Dauphine? hands. M. Rhodium-plated, battery-powered, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, stop lever protruding at 6 o?clock. Signed on dial, case and box. Dim. 15 x 13 (base) x 20 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 6,325
Dressed in white, Pierrot with white-painted face sits at a table, writing a letter, a small oil lamp on the table and a small ink bottle to the side. Holding a feather pen in his animated right hand, he appears to write a letter, his head following the pen as it moves across the paper. Pierrot falls asleep, his head drops and his eyes close. He wakes up, stretches out his hand to light the lamp, and continues to write, as the music plays the tune ?Au clair de la lune?. Activating pushbutton in his back, winding at his left side. Dim. Height 35 cm., length 35 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 10,000 - 20,000
EUR 7,000 - 14,000
USD 6,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 40,250
C. In the form of a gilt and black lacquered street lamp. D. Off-white with Roman numerals. Blued steel ?Louis XV? hands. M. 18???, nickel-plated, 13 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial. Dim. 29 cm. high.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 700 - 1,400
USD 600 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 2,185
Jaeger, Swiss, circa 1955. Fine and interesting electric mystery clock.
C. Two small circular glass panels within a small brass frame, base of black painted wood and chromium-plated. D. Arabic quarter numerals (3,6,9,12) in white-framed gilt cartouches, white-framed gilt dots for the others painted on the back glass, ?planet and star? hands. M. Driven by an electric motor concealed in the base. Signed on the dial. Dim. 24 x 19 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,500
USD 1,800 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 1,610
C. In the form of a gilt and green lacquered street lamp. D. Off-white with Roman numerals. Blued steel ?Louis XV? hands. M. 18???, nickel-plated, 13 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial. Dim. 29 cm. high.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 700 - 1,400
USD 600 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 920
Master Clock System capable of controlling an almost unlimited number of ?slave? clocks. With manual. Signed on dial and case. Dim. 42 x 22 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 6,900
Rectangular sheet-metal with laminated top, watch holder with spring-loaded clamps. Sophisticated early electronic timing machine, a term used in the trade, capable of timing quartz, mechanical or magnetic timepieces. Signed on the instrument?s front panel. Dim. 33 x 24 cm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 600 - 1,000
EUR 400 - 700
USD 350 - 600
Sold: CHF 1,380
C. Rectangular, stepped, steel. D. Electronic digital display. M. Electronic based on quartz oscillator. Dim. 24 x 34 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 2,070
C. Rectangular, metal painted off-white. D. Square, silvered, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Black ?Baton? hands. M. Quartz based, electronic, transformer, telebox. Signed on dial, case and movement. Dim. 32 x 26 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 600 - 1,000
EUR 400 - 700
USD 350 - 600
Sold: CHF 1,610
C. Cylindrical brass with domed top, engraved with geometrical pattern, three cylindrical ribbed feet. D. Silvered, the applied gilt-brass chapter ring with bright-cut indexes. Gilt-?Dauphine? hands. M. gilt brass, 17???(cal 17-250), 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator, power supplied by light cells mounted in an opening of the case dome. Signed on the dial and movement. Dim. 22 x 13 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 10,350
C. Two-body, rectangular with black-painted back and brass bezel, easel on the back. D. Off-white with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, black Breguet hands. M. Electronic Patek Philippe movement. Signed on the dial, the back and the movement. Dim. 20 x 14 x 6 cm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 3,450
A very powerful Master Clock System capable of controlling an almost unlimited number of ?slave? clocks. Can be regulated to 1/1000 of a second. Signed on each unit. Dim. 67 x 42 cm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 15,000 - 18,000
EUR 10,000 - 12,000
USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 26,450
C. two body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. M. Cal. 1014/1, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
USD 3,600 - 4,800
C. two-body, solid, brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, pierced bezel, sapphire crystal. D. black with tritium-coated applied gold indexes, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 3753, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic ba-lance, shock-absorber, self-compen-sating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,200 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
C. two-body, solid, polished, bevelled case back and bezel, concave lugs. D. white with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 2124, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? deco-ration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-com-pensating flat balance-spring, 21 K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,200
USD 3,000 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 5,750
C. three-body, brushed, screw-down case back, buttons and protected crown, graduated revolving bezel, blue engraved Arabic numerals and indexes for decompression times, sapphire crystal. D. white, tritium-coated Arabic numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds and 45-minute register dials, decorative blue double line. "Flèche" and "Lozenge" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. BU 220, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,200 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
C. two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, fluted lugs. D. "guilloché" black with applied steel dot indexes, above the 6, decentered dial for the second time-zone with applied steel radial Roman numerals and dot indexes, below the 12, another decentered dial with the one minute visible tourbillon cage. "Feuille" steel hand. M. Cal. 13''', three-quarter plate, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, mono-metallic balance, tourbillon escapement, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,800 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 11,500
C. three-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, geometrical designed bezel made of 8 elements set with diamonds, concave lugs. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, apertures for the days of the week and the months, outer gradua-tion for the days of the month."Breguet" blued steel hands. M. with quartz stan-dardization. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Diam. 29 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 700 - 1,000
USD 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 1,150
C. three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 octagonal white gold screws and 8 white gold screws on the case back, winding-crown with protective rubber cap, sapphire crystal. D. black with "Clous de Paris" decoration, tritium-coated steel indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, aperture for the days of the week and the months. "Bâton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 2127/2827, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,200 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 8,050
C. three body, solid, polished, back with screws, ridged band, gold screwed bars, protected winding-crown. D. two-tone "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, auxiliary ring dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the date, . "Breguet" blued steel 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.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 6,800
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 13,225
C. three-body, solid, polished, case back with 8 white gold screws, engraved with the Ferrari logo and the dedication, polished band, brushed pyramidal bezel, domed crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, under the 12 the "Ferrari" logo, outer 1/5th second scale. "Dauphine" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 8290, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, the button on the 8 is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the split-seconds chronograph hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 6,800
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 12,650
C. three-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, rounded band, stepped bezel, concave lapidated lugs. D. white with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 1136 QP, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
EUR 17,000 - 20,000
USD 15,000 - 18,000
C. two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back, stepped bezel. D. red lacquered with applied yellow gold oval indexes. "Alpha" yellow gold hands. M. 12??? rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,900 - 5,500
USD 4,200 - 4,800
C. two-body, polished, transparent back with screws, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. lemon yellow matching the strap, painted radial Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Flèche" blued steel hands. M. Cal. N 237, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 32 jewels, lever escapement, beryllium balance with two arms, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, heavy gilt copper rotor segment. Dim. 35 x 41 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 4,140
C. three-body, polished and brushed, case back with screws, stepped bezel, "Vendôme" type lugs, screwed bars. D. matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, auxiliary ring dials for the days of the month in painted Arabic numerals, of the week, the months, aperture for the gold moon phases. "Bâton" steel hands. M. mechanical with automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,800 - 5,500
USD 4,200 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 9,775
C. three-body, solid, polished, partly "guilloché" case back, ridged band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver at the center, outer brushed silver ring dials graduation for 15 pulsations 2 times per minute, concentric, the second graduation, both in painted Arabic numerals, inner ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals for the hours, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 11 1/2??? rhodium-plated, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, double barrel, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K "guilloché" gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
EUR 8,000 - 10,000
USD 7,000 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 15,525
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, back and bezel with screws, protected winding-crown set with cabochon sapphire. D. white with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the date, signed Cartier in a segment of the VII. "Epée" blued steel hands. M. rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,000 - 4,800
USD 3,500 - 4,000
C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, stepped bezel, fluted lugs. D. white with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, sector for the age of the moon and aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 15071 P, manual with automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 9,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,500
USD 5,300 - 6,500
Sold: CHF 10,350
C. three-body, brushed, case back and bezel fixed with 8 screws, protected octagonal crown topped with ruby cabochon, back with screws, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary dial on the 12 for the second time zone in 24 hours, sector on the 6 for the up-and-down indication, aperture on the 3 for the date. "Epée" blued steel hands. M. mechanical with automatic winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm..
Grading System: A
CHF 4,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,700 - 3,500
USD 2,400 - 3,000
Sold: CHF 5,750
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screws, ridged revolving bezel with 5 screws bearing the names of 24 places around the world, protected winding-crown. D. white with applied gold radial Roman numerals, outer 24 hours revolving ring dial for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 124, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and case signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,700
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 3,450
C. three-body, solid, polished, hooded lugs each bearing two blue enamel medallions, one with the number and the other one with a map of the world, dedicated back with screws. D. made of meteorite and bearing an outer blue ring dial for the date, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" platinum hands. M. mechanical with automatic winding. Signed on the case. Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 7,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,800 - 5,500
USD 4,200 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 8,050
C. three-body, polished, revolving graduated bezel, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystal. D. dark blue with applied tritium-coated Arabic numerals, sunk auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and the 30-minute registers, outer graduations for the tachometer scale and aperture for the date. "Bâton" steel and tritium hands, the main hand featuring an anchor-shaped counterweight while the flyback hand is a Breitling "B". M. Cal. 69 with quartz standardization movement. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,500 - 2,500
EUR 1,000 - 1,700
USD 900 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 1,725
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, overhanging teardrop lugs. D. pink with applied pink gold dot indexes and painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 283, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 2,500
EUR 1,400 - 1,700
USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 2,415
C. three-body, bicolored, polished pink gold band, bezel, crown and buttons and concave lugs, stainless steel polished case back. D. pink with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the 45 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation in blue Arabic numerals. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 285, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 700 - 1,000
USD 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 1,840
C. three-body, polished, stepped bezel, triangular lapidated lugs. D. black with with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduation. "Bâton" radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,700 - 2,000
USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 2,530
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, dedicated back, pyramidal bezel, concave lugs. D. matte silver with painted Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer 1/5th second scale. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2 ''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 26 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,000 - 2,500
EUR 1,400 - 1,700
USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 4,025
A:C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, waved geometrical-shaped brushed lugs, faceted winding-crown. D:C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped geometrical-shaped polished and brushed lugs, faceted winding-crown. D. matte silver with pink gold painted Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Case and movement signed Montbrillant Watch. Diam. 35 mm. C:C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped geometrical-shaped polished and brushed lugs, faceted winding-crown. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Case and movement signed Montbrillant Watch. Diam. 35 mm. B:C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, overhanging stepped teardrop-shaped lugs, faceted winding-crown. D. pink with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Case and movement signed Montbrillant Watch. Diam. 35 mm. D. matte silver with pink gold painted stylized Arabic numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Case and movement signed Montbrillant Watch. Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
USD 11,000 - 13,000
C. Three-piece, back centered with Solomon?s Temple, Masonic symbols around, front bezel decorated with chain links, accompanie by a silver chain. D. Mother-of-pearl, triangular with colored painted Masonic symbols for the numerals, outer minute divisions, printed with above motto. M. 28 mm. (12 1/2???), rhodium-plated15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement. Dim. Length (with pendant) 62 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,700 - 2,000
USD 1,500 - 1,700
Sold: CHF 4,140
Zenith, Swiss, circa 1935. Fine and rare agate and gold-filled keyless pocket watch.
C. Single piece of black agate with white bands, gold reeded bezel and pendant. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, sunken center and subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 39,3 mm. (17 1/2'''), rhodium-plated, damascened in geometrical pattern, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, cam-type patented regulator. Diam. 50 mm. Signed on the dial and movement.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,700 - 2,000
USD 1,500 - 1,700
C. Three-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, glazed on both faces. D. Eccentric glass with silver Arabic numerals and outer silver minute ring. Polished steel ?spade? hands. Engine-turned dial plate. M. Gilt brass, crescent-shaped, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial plate. Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,000
USD 2,100 - 2,700
Sold: CHF 7,475
D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, outermost chronograph rring, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel, ?spade? hands. M. 41.4 mm. (18???), nickel, 35 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator. Signed on the dial and movement by the retailer.
Grading System: A
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,800 - 4,200
USD 2,400 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 8,625
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned covers, gold hinged double cuvette hiding the automaton depicting a monk visiting a nun in a convent for an experience perhaps not holy, but certainly wholly enjoyable. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 46 mm., frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, uncut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, centrifugal ?silent? governor, repeating on gongs by a slide on the band. Diam. 55 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,200 - 5,500
USD 3,600 - 4,700
Sold: CHF 14,375
C. Three-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, glazed on both faces. D. Eccentric glass with gilt Arabic numerals and outer black chapter minute ring with gilt Arabic numerals. Gold ?spade? hands. Engine-turned dial plate with foliage decoration M. Gilt brass, crescent-shaped, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial plate. Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,400 - 2,000
USD 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 2,875
C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, back cover engine-turned in barleycorn pattern, gold hinged cuvette etched in Art Nouveau style. D. Gilded, engine-turned center, top with retrograde minute scale, aperture for the hours. M. 17???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Signed on the cuvette, stamped with the maker?s mark inside back cover and on the dial. Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 800 - 1,000
EUR 550 - 700
USD 480 - 600
Sold: CHF 1,840
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, glazed cuvette for viewing the erotic automaton. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 39.5 mm. (17'''), brass, cylinder escapement, three-arm, plain brass balance, flat balance spring, automaton driven from a cam set on a wheel meshing with the winding pinion. Diam. 52 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,200 - 2,800
EUR 1,500 - 1,900
USD 1,300 - 1,600
Sold: CHF 2,990
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?spade hands. M. 39 mm. (17???), frosted gilt half-plate caliber, going barrels with tandem winding, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, carillon on three gongs with three hammers, repeating via pushbutton in the band at 6 o?clock. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 49 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 7,000
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 18,400
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine turned with monogrammed front, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute gold dot divisions with five-minute blue Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 41mm. (18???), nickel, damascened in circular pattern, 18 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, wound via a small lever attached to the block of the front hinge by closing the lid. Diam. 51mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 5,980
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte, circa 1910. Fine 14K gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch.
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds, sunk center. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 41 mm (18???), frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, straight-line lever escapement, 15 jewels, Lange?s bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, gold escape wheel and pallet fork, jeweled to the center, Lange patented lever set design. Signed on the dial and the movement, back cover stamped inside with Lange?s trademark. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 2,800 - 3,200
USD 1,700 - 1,900
C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", engine-turned back, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 48 mm (21'''), gilt brass, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring with a swan-neck micrometric regulator. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 57 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 4,025
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished with monogrammed front, gold hinged cuvette over gold glazed bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, outermost chronograph ring with five-minute Arabic figures, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 41 mm (18???), nickel, matted, 36 jewels, straight line calibrated equidistant lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Palladium Breguet balance spring with inner and outer terminal curves chronograph works on the dial plate, split seconds mechanism under the dial, repeating on gongs, slide on the band. Signed and numbered on the case, numbered also on the movement. Diam. 52 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 15,000 - 18,000
EUR 10,000 - 12,000
USD 9,000 - 11,000
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished with monogrammed front, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel, ?spade? hands. M. 40 mm., nickel, rare calibre with single wide bridge fro barrel and setting/winding, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed by the retailer on dial, case and movement. Diam. 49 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,400 - 2,800
EUR 1,600 - 1,900
USD 1,400 - 1,700
Sold: CHF 2,875