320 lots

LOT 61

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Ellipse Clous de Paris? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Ellipse", No. 1810232, case No. 2842668, Ref. 3987. Produced in the 1980s. Fine, oval, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, hidden lugs. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. Burnished steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 215, Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 x 32 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,500 - 4,200

Sold: USD 4,370

LOT 62

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Ref. 34015? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 679896, case No. 507946, Ref. 34015. Made in the 1970s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, fluted bezel and lugs. D. Champagne with painted Arabic numerals. Yellow gold and black ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. K 1014, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 39 mm. Thickness: 6 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,300

Sold: USD 3,910

LOT 63

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

Sold: USD 1,035

LOT 64

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Yacht Timer? Breitling Genève, "Yacht Timer", Ref. 72102. Produced in the mid 1980s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and date. Accompanied by instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, antimagnetic, screwed-down protected winding-crown and case back with embossed logo, unidirectional revolving bezel with 8 screws, engraved minute graduation, quarter-hour claws, tritiumcoated dot at 12 o'clock, sapphire crystal. D. Black with tritium-coated indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour register and a 10-minute yacht timer composed of a revolving disk indicating elapsed time divided into 5 minute segments, showing elapsed time by the minute, outer tachometer, concentric, the 1/5th second scale, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated white "baton" hands. M. Cal. 13, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,700

Sold: USD 920

LOT 65

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Der Doppelchronograph? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Der Doppelchronograph", No. 127/130. Made in a limited edition of 130 examples for the Japanese market circa 2000. Fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant to 50 meters, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, day and date and a stainless steel IWC brick link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, additional inner case for deflection of magnetic fields, protected push-buttons, domed sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor white and black with applied steel Arabic numerals and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Tritium-coated steel bâton hands. M. Cal. 79230, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: USD 6,210

LOT 66

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Cosmonaute? Breitling, Genève, "Cosmonaute", Certified Chronometer, Ref. 81600. Made circa 1995. Fine, water-resistant to 30 m, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with 24- hour dial, round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule and a stainless steel Breitling buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, bidirectional revolving reeded and graduated bezel, case back engraved with an equivalence scale for Celsius and Fahrenheit, lapidated lugs. D. Bicolor black and silver with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes in 24 hours, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the slide-rule and the telemeter. Tritium-coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, blued steel flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,700

Sold: USD 1,840

LOT 67

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Navitimer? Breitling 1884, "Navitimer ? Chronographe Certifié Chronomètre Etanche 30 m", No 015/100. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples circa 2000. Very fine and rare, oversized, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant down to 30 m., 18K gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter and tachometer, annual calendar with moon phases, slide rule with no fewer than 10 calculator functions for navigation (first introduced by Breitling in 1942) and an 18K pink gold Breitling deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, revolving ribbed and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs, dedicated case back, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied gold bâton indexes, sunk "guilloché" silver subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, of the week, month, aperture for the moon phase, outer graduations for the telemeter, tachometer and the slide-rule. Gold and luminous "bâton" hands, the chronograph hand featuring an anchor-shaped "B" counterweight. M. Cal. 19, rhodiumplated, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000

Sold: USD 10,350

LOT 68

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Royal Oak Offshore Tantalium? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Tantalium", Ref. 26034TS. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples in 2004 for the 50th anniversary of Sincere Watch in Singapore. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, selfwinding, water-resistant, tantalium gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet clasp. Accompanied by a box, certificate and an extra leather strap.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, screw-down windingcrown, sapphire crystal. D. Gray with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2226 / 2840, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 17,000

Sold: USD 20,700

LOT 69

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Royal Oak Offshore Tantalium? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Tantalium", Ref. 26034TS. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples in 2004 for the 50th anniversary of Sincere Watch in Singapore. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, selfwinding, water-resistant, tantalium gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, and a Audemars Piguet stainless steel clasp. Accompanied by a box, certificate and an extra leather strap.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, screw-down windingcrown, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2226 / 2840, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 17,000

Sold: USD 18,975

LOT 70

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?La Boutique Royal Oak, Automatic? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "La Boutique Royal Oak, Automatic" Special Edition, Ref. F 40453. Made for the Paris Boutique in 2005. Very fine, large, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers and an integrated titanium link bracelet with stainless steel clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal gold screws and nuts, case back with logo of the Audemars Piguet Boutique in Paris, screweddown hexagonal buttons and crown, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black and anthracite "clous de Paris" decoration with luminous Arabic numerals on a black reserve, subsidiary "guilloché" black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. White luminous ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 2385, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: USD 25,300

LOT 71

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Arnold Schwarzenegger? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger", Ref. 26007BA. Produced in a limited edition of 400 examples in 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a Audemars Piguet 18K yellow gold clasp. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, screw-down windingcrown, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2226 / 2840, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 28,000 - 35,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

Sold: USD 26,450

LOT 72

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

"World Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "World Time", No. 3211411, Ref. 5110. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with "World Time" system and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown, pushbutton on the band at 10 to activate the settable discs with the different time zones, the 24 hours and jump-type time setting, concave lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6, sapphire crystals. D. "Guillochè" blue-gray with applied white gold indexes, surrounded by a black and matte silver revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving ring dial bearing the names of 24 cities in the world. White gold "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 240/188, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 22K gold microrotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 17,000 - 20,000

Sold: USD 28,750

LOT 73

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

"Calatrava Travel Time" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava Travel Time", No. 3086461, case No. 4214643, Ref. 5134. Production of this reference started in 2001. Very fine, two-time zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with individually adjustable second time zone and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, the crown at 3 is for time-setting and winding, the pusher at 8 advances the local time hour hand forward by one hour at the time, the pusher at 10 moves the same hand one hour backward, sapphire crystals. D. White with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and the 24 hours for the second time zone at 12. Black oxidized and yellow gold "feuilles" hands. M. Cal. 215/156 stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 11,000 - 13,000

EUR 9,000 - 11,000

Sold: USD 13,800

LOT 74

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Toric? Parmigiani Fleurier, ?Toric - Quantième Perpetuel Rétrograde?, Ref. C04000. Sold on Jan. 31, 2002. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and a platinum Parmigiani Fleurier buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, transparent case back with 5 screws, anti-reflecting sapphire crystals. D. 18K white gold and ?guilloché? black with retrograde sector for the date, sector for the moon age and aperture for the day, month, moon phases and leap year. Pink gold ?javelin? hands, blued steel calendar and seconds hands. M. Cal. PF 130.5, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold rotor. Diam: 40 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 17,000 - 25,000

Sold: USD 19,550

LOT 75

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Octa Calendar? F. P. Journe, "Invenit et Fecit", "Octa Calendar", No. 60/99- 04Q. Made in a limited edition of 99 examples in 2002. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde date, large day of the week, month indication and a platinum F. P. Journe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, accessories and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Off-center, "guilloché" silver with painted radial Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds dial screwed onto a matte 18K gold and ruthenium-plated dial plate, outer concentric ring for retrograde date indication, apertures for the day of the month and month. "Journe"- style blued steel hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic four-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balancespring, off-center bi-directional 22K "guilloché" white gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: USD 31,050

LOT 76

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Daytona? Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph "Daytona", Ref. 16528. Made in the 1990s. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 100 m., 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, "Triplock" winding crown protected by the "crown guard", tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Bi-color champagne and black with tritium coated yellow gold indexes, subsidiary black ring dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 4030, rhodium plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000

Sold: USD 11,500

LOT 77

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Réversible Basculante" Cartier Paris, "Montre-bracelet Réversible Basculante", Ref. 2390. Made in the 1990s. Fine, rectangular, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with "cabriolet" system and a stainless steel Cartier buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Four-body, polished and brushed, sharp polished and brushed bezel, winding-crown at 12, rounded lugs, embossed Cartier logos inside the outer case. D. Matte silver with guilloché sun-rays and painted radial Roman numerals, secret Cartier signature on the VII. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 5'''1/2, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 38 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 4,200 - 5,800

Sold: USD 2,530

LOT 78

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

So- called ?Pre-Daytona? Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Ref. 6238. Made circa 1965. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, polished inclined bezel. D. Black with applied steel bâton indexes and tritium coated dots, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 722 B, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 40,000 - 60,000

EUR 35,000 - 50,000

Sold: USD 59,800

LOT 79

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

"Submariner" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "Submariner, 660 ft./200 m.", Ref. 5513. Made in 1972. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "crown guard". D. Black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes. Tritium-coated "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodiumplated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,800 - 3,500

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: USD 3,910

LOT 80

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

"GMT-Master" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "GMT-Master", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1675. Made in 1972. Fine, two-time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving red and blue bezel for the second 24-hour time zone, crystal with "cyclops" lens. D. Black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodiumplated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,300

Sold: USD 2,760