335 lots

LOT 81

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

?Le Brassus - GMT Moon Phase Calendar? Blancpain, ?Le Brassus - GMT Moon Phase Calendar?, No. 96/200, Ref. 4276-3442. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces circa 2004. Very fine and rare, large, two-time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and a platinum Blancpain deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Opaline silver with applied silver Roman numerals, outer concentric ring for the date, inner concentric ring for the second timezone, apertures for the day, month and the moon phases combined with subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands and a red arrow 24-hour hand. M. Cal. 67A6 with 100- hour power reserve, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

LOT 82

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Osmior? L. Leroy, "Osmior ? Mécanique Extra Plate?. Made circa 2000. Very fine, large and extra thin, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, wide bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. "Guilloché" champagne with painted Breguet numerals on a plain reserve. Blued steel "triangular skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1025, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,700 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: USD 3,186

LOT 83

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Osmior? L. Leroy, "Osmior ? Mécanique Extra Plate?. Made circa 2000. Very fine, large and extra thin, 18K white gold wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, wide bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted Breguet numerals on a plain reserve. Blued steel "triangular skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1025, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,700 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: USD 3,186

LOT 84

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Marine ? Chronomètre? L. Leroy, Horloger de la Marine, "Marine - Chronomètre Controle", Automatique. Made circa 2000. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold chronometer wristwatch with 48-hour power reserve.

C. Three-body, "Empire" style, solid, polished, wide bezel with engraved signature and 5 recessed white gold screws, hooded lugs, large gold screwed bars, case back with 7 rivets, octagonal large winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted Breguet numerals on a plain reserve, below the 12, sector for the up-and-down indication. Blued steel "triangular skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 4711, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 40 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

LOT 85

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Marine ? Chronomètre? L. Leroy, Horloger de la Marine, "Marine - Chronomètre Controle", Automatique. Made circa 2000. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold chronometer wristwatch with 48-hour power reserve.

C. Three-body, "Empire" style, solid, polished, wide bezel with engraved signature and 5 recessed yellow gold screws, hooded lugs, large gold screwed bars, case back with 7 rivets, octagonal large winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted Breguet numerals on a plain reserve, below the 12, sector for the up-and-down indication. Blued steel "triangular skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 4711, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 40 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

LOT 86

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"The Freak" Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, "The Freak", No. 339, Ref. 016-88. Made circa 2003. Very fine and highly unusual, 18K pink gold wristwatch with 60-minute revolving movement, Ludwig Oechslin's dual direct escapement, 7-day power reserve and Ulysse Nardin 18K pink gold deployant buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped curled lugs, ridged bidirectional rotating bezel to set the time, transparent rotating case back to wind the watch, the band with an applied brushed plaque engraved "No. 339", sapphire crystals. D. Black, chapter ring with gold radial Arabic numerals. Movement parts with brushed and polished gold hour and minute pointers as hands. M. Cal. UN 01, gilt bridges, with blued steel screws, rotating from the center, the lower bridge indicates the hour while the upper bridge, fitted with the linear wheel train and escapement assembly, revolves once every hour indicating the minutes, the center axis pivoted in the sapphire crystal, 32 jewels, dual direct escapement with 2 crystal silicon impulse wheels, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, mainspring underneath the movement spanning the case diameter. Dial and case signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 18,000 - 26,000

Sold: USD 41,300

LOT 87

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"White Gold Sonata Cathedral Dual Time" Ulysse Nardin, Le Locle, Suisse, "Sonata Cathedral Dual Time", No. 409, Ref. 660-88. Made in 2004. Production of this reference started in 2003. Very fine, rare and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, two-time-zone, 18K white gold wristwatch with 24-hour alarm function, alarm countdown, large date and an 18K white gold Ulysse Nardin deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, protected blue enamel crown, case back with 6 screws, embossed with the ?Sonata? logo, pushbutton at 4 to adjust the hour hand backward and at 8 to adjust it forward. D. Silvered, partial vertical ?fausses côtes? decoration and partial plain sector, outermost applied blued steel dart indexes, subsidiary dials for the 24-hour alarm countdown, the alarm setting, the 24-hour second time-zone, apertures for the large 2-digit date and the alarm?s centrifugal governor under a blued steel bridge. Blued steel ?fancy? hands with luminous tips, red hand to switch the alarm function on or off. M. Cal. UN-67, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 109 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, alarm repeating on gong, automatic adjustment of alarm function and alarm countdown when a time-zone is changed, special patented mechanism to adjust the hour hand backward and forward. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,000 - 22,000

Sold: USD 23,600

LOT 88

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Chronograph Automatic" Daniel Roth, "Chronograph Automatic", No. 2122. Made circa 2000. Fine, double ellipse-shaped, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square-button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Daniel Roth buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, shaped, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, stepped band, rounded bezel, screweddown winding crown, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Midnight blue with silver-painted radial Roman numerals and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. Luminous steel "flèche" hands. M. Cal. DR500, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, precision regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 45 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 2,000

Sold: USD 3,068

LOT 89

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Quantième Perpétuel Automatique" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Quantième Perpétuel Automatique", No. 3, movement No. 367659, case No. D 7819. Made circa 1995. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and an integrated and textured platinum Audemars Piguet bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals, correctors on the band to change the date. D. Two-tone Mother-of-Pearl with applied white gold baton and round indexes, subsidiary dials for the date, the days of the week, the months, sector for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases at 6. White gold "baton" hands. M. Cal 2120/2, rhodiumplated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, skeletonized and handengraved 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

LOT 90

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

?Platinum Répétition Minutes No. 1/1? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Répétition Minutes", No. 1/1, case No. D 47290. Made in 2007. Very fine and unique, rectangular, jump hour, minute-repeating, water-resistant platinum and diamond wristwatch with a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by the original box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, bezel set with 34 round diamonds, sapphire crystal. D. Mother-of-Pearl with painted Breguet numerals, rectangular subsidiary seconds dial at 6, aperture for the jump hour. Black "cathedral" hand. M. Cal. 2865, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs via a slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 29 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of an East Coast Collector

Grading System:

USD 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 37,000 - 45,000

LOT 91

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Water-resistant Calatrava" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 725661, case No. 307474, Ref. 2545. Made in 1955. Production of this reference started in 1954. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-400, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 7,500 - 9,000

Sold: USD 10,502

LOT 92

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

?Yellow Gold Calatrava? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 926264, case No. 299525. Made in the 1940s. Very fine, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, "guilloché" subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 4,000 - 5,500

EUR 3,000 - 4,000

Sold: USD 4,484

LOT 93

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

"Pink Gold Ref. 448" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 741302, case No. 306525, Ref. 448. Made circa 1952. Very fine and rare, mid-sized, 18K pink gold wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 10-200, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: USD 3,894

LOT 94

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Automatic". Made in the 1950s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, sculpted lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes. Yellow gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 854, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,006

LOT 95

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

?Pink Gold Ref. 2484? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 742082, case No. 682745, Ref. 2484. Made circa 1954. Fine 18K pink gold wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, fluted curved lugs. D. Copper-colored with applied pink gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "baton" hands. M. 10-200, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,700 - 5,200

LOT 96

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 740093, case No. 513881, Ref. 2444. Made circa 1954. Very fine, ?carré galbé,? 18K pink gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body solid, polished, flat top crystal, straight lugs. D. Copper-colored with applied pink gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 10-200, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 26 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,700 - 5,200

LOT 97

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

Ref. 1450, So-Called ?Top Hat? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 972011, case No. 633041, Ref. 1450. Made in 1948. Very fine, rectangular, ?bombé?, 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, ?bombé? crystal. D. Copper-colored with applied pink gold baton and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 36 mm Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 12,000 - 16,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

Sold: USD 10,502

LOT 98

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 837276, case No. 637778. Made circa 1944. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 40 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 6,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,500

Sold: USD 8,260

LOT 99

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 852115, case No. 508264. Ref. 1484. Made circa 1944. Very fine and unusual, rectangular, 18K yellow gold mid-sized wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, lateral lug extensions to protect the thick square crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold pyramidal and round indexes and an Arabic ?12?. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 8???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 24 x 33 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 11,000 - 15,000

LOT 100

Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po... New York, Sep 26, 2007

?Pink Gold Ref. 2444? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 956805, case No. 512661, Ref. 2444. Made circa 1952. Very fine, square, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, straight lugs. D. Satiné silver with applied pink gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 10-200, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line ever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 26 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,000 - 9,000