343 lots

LOT 161

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5207 TOURBILLON MINUTE REPEATER PERPETUAL CALENDAR HONEY GOLD DIAL PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3712021, case No. 4473590, Ref. 5207 P. Sold on November 10th, 2009. Extremely fine, rare and important, astronomic, minute-repeating, platinum wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, instantaneous perpetual calendar, moon phases, honey gold dial, and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, Certificate of Origin, additional platinum caseback, setting pin, COSC, technical and instructional documents in leather folio.

Three-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, decorative finish on case band and repeater slide, correctors between the lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Honey gold, applied baton indexes, apertures for the days of the week at 10, the date at 12, the months at 2, leap year indicator at 5, and day/night indicated at 8, the moon phases at 6. White gold dauphine hands, subsidiary seconds dial. Cal. RTO 27 PS-QI, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with polished steel cage and 2 equidistant arms, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating a platinum slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.

Grading System:

USD 650,000 - 850,000

HKD 5,000,000 - 6,600,000

CHF 592,000 - 775,000

Sold: USD 843,750

LOT 162

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 351, CONSTELLATIONS Jaeger-LeCoultre, Ref. 351, Swiss. Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock with visible movement.

Rectangular Lucite panel with 5 constellations and two mythical figures held by four brass screws mounted on a stepped rectangular brass base. Applied brass dart indexes. Fancy pierced lozenge hands. Baguette, skeletonized, train running in straight line in small two bar frame, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self compensating Breguet balance spring.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 62,000 - 155,000

CHF 900 - 1,800

Sold: USD 1,375

LOT 163

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 404, BEES Jaeger-LeCoultre, signed Marina, Ref. 404, Swiss. Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock with visible movement.

Rectangular Lucite panel with bees and flowers in relief held by four brass screws mounted on a stepped rectangular brass base. Applied brass dart indexes. Fancy pierced lozenge hands. Baguette, skeletonized, train running in straight line in small two bar frame, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self compensating Breguet balance spring.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 62,000 - 155,000

CHF 900 - 1,800

Sold: USD 1,875

LOT 164

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 349, CHINOISE Jaeger-LeCoultre, Ref. 349. Made in the 1960's. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock with visible movement.

Rectangular, Lucite panel, black background with gilt insets of a lady beneath a wisteria by a lily pool, brass bolt at each corner, stepped gilt brass base. Inset within the case, Perspex chapter ring with applied gilt faceted hour indexes. White tipped brushed gilt skeleton lozenge hands. Gilt-brass with linear wheel train, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 62,000 - 155,000

CHF 900 - 1,800

Sold: USD 1,500

LOT 165

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 350, HUMMINGBIRD Jaeger-LeCoultre, signed Marina, Ref. 350. Made in the 1960's. Fine, Lucite and gilt brass, 8-day going desk clock with visible movement.

Rectangular, Lucite panel, black background with gilt insets of a hummingbird above a bonsai, brass bolt at each corner, stepped gilt brass base. Inset within the case, Perspex chapter ring with applied gilt faceted hour indexes. White tipped brushed gilt skeleton lozenge hands. Gilt-brass with linear wheel train, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 62,000 - 155,000

CHF 900 - 1,800

Sold: USD 1,500

LOT 166

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

DIDISHEIM GOLDSCHMIDT - ART DECO FLASK FORM DESK CLOCK Didisheim Goldschmidt Fils & Cie, `Le Numero 7 de Juvenia,` Swiss. Made circa 1930. Fine and unusual, gilt-brass, mother of pearl and marble, keyless desk clock in the form of a perfume flask.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Three-body, gilt-brass front, marble side, gilt-brass back engraved 'Le Numero 7 de Juvenia, Importé de Suisse', four screws, brass cap covering the winding crown. Pink mother of pearl with radial gold painted Arabic numerals, the center with an Art Deco abstract panel. Gilt hands with pierced blued steel tips. 16''', brushed gilt, 2 jewels, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Case and movement signed.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 8,000 - 15,000

CHF 950 - 1,900

Sold: USD 1,375

LOT 167

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

CARTIER TRIPLE DATE 8-DAY TRAVEL CLOCK Cartier, "8 Day Travel Clock, No. 8244, patent No. 365.88, the movement by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc. Made circa 1950. Very fine and very rare, chrome/steel, 8-day going travel/desk clock with triple date in a red leather travel case with stand.

Rectangular with curved ends, hinged cover forming the stand, chrome polished bezel, winding crown at 6. Off-white with luminous Arabic numerals, concentric minute track, apertures for the date, the day of the week and the months. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. 22''', by European Watch & Clock Co. Inc., rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.. Dial and case signed Cartier, movement signed "European Watch & Clock Co. Inc," case numbered. DIM. 11.5 x 7 x 2,5 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 8,000 - 15,000

CHF 950 - 1,900

Sold: USD 1,250

Sold: USD 4,375

LOT 169

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

DUNHILL UNIQUE LIGHTER WATCH A. Dunhill, English, case No. 843, Patent No. 143752, U.S. Patent No. 1022140, Swiss, retailed in the United States. Made circa 1925. Fine, sterling silver lighter with built-in keyless watch.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Four-body, sterling silver, rectangular, engine turned stripe decoration, hinged front panel housing the watch movement, single wheel, adjustable flint mechanism and flip top. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, concentric minute track. Yellow gold cathedral hands. Cal. 6''', rectangular with canted corners, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Case signed Dunhill, movement signed La Nationale S.A.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 3,000

HKD 15,000 - 23,000

CHF 1,900 - 2,900

Sold: USD 813

Sold: USD 2,000

Sold: USD 688

Sold: USD 1,875

LOT 174

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

WINNERL MARINE CHRONOMETER Winnerl, France, No. 235. Made circa 1850. Very fine small, mahogany, 49 hour going marine Chronometer with power reserve indicator.

Double body solid mahogany, with sliding observation lid and external brass handles, brass bowl and circular gimballed suspension. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and Up-and-Down scale. Spotted brass full plate with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, the back plate relieved for the barrel, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm balance with cylindrical weights and timing screws. Free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,500 - 4,500

HKD 27,000 - 35,000

CHF 3,300 - 4,300

Sold: USD 5,125

LOT 175

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

VISSIERE MARINE CHRONOMETER Vissière, 31 rue des Drapiers, Havre, France, No. 79. Made circa 1860. Fine small mahogany, 49 hour going, marine Chronometer with regulator dial and power reserve indicator.

Three body mahogany box with external brass handles, glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimballed suspension mounted on shock absorber. Matte silver with subsidiary small Roman hour chapter ring, symmetrical Arabic seconds ring and Up-and-Down sector below, outer Arabic minutes ring on the border. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Brass full plate with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, fusee with maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and timing screws. Free sprung polished-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves and diamond end-stone.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,500 - 4,500

HKD 27,000 - 35,000

CHF 3,300 - 4,300

Sold: USD 9,375

LOT 176

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

J FOURNIER MARINE CHRONOMETER J. Fournier, Bd. du Montparnasse 57, Paris, No. 35. Made circa 1895. Fine mahogany 49-hour going marine Chronometer with power reserve indication. Accompanied by the original ratchet key.

Three body mahogany deck watch type box. Matte silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down sector. Gilt brass spade hands. Brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain and maintaining power, Earnshaw type spring detent escapement, two-arm compensation balance with poising weights and timing screws, free sprung polished steel helical balance spring, diamond end-stone.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 11,500 - 19,000

CHF 1,400 - 2,400

Sold: USD 2,250

LOT 177

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

L. LEROY NO. 1496, PARIS MARINE CHRONOMETER Leroy, "Interrupteur Electrique," No. 1496, Paris. Made circa 1890. Fine, mahogany 48 hour going marine deck Chronometer with power reserve indication.

Three body mahogany deck-watch type box. Brass bowl with screwed bezel. Satine silver with radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and Up-and- Down scale. Gilt brass spade hands. Frosted gilt brass full plate, relieved for the barrel, with cylindrical pillars secured by screws, fusee with chain and maintaining power, 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 screws, free sprung blued steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond end-stone.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 23,200 - 38,700

CHF 2,700 - 4,500

LOT 178

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

HAMILTON CHRONOMETER DECK WATCH Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster, PA., U.S.A., Model 22, No. N 8674-1943, case No. 18219. Sold to the Bureau of Ships, U.S. Navy in 1943. Fine, keyless, chromed base metal, deck lever Chronometer with 48-hour power reserve indication. Accompanied by the original mahogany fitted box.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Three piece with screwed milled bezel and back. Antimagnetic inner protecting cap. Silvered with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds and up-and- down dials. Black Spade hands. 25", rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance spring, special micrometric index regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 500 - 1,000

HKD 3,800 - 7,800

CHF 450 - 900

Sold: USD 1,063

LOT 179

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

WALTHAM USA, OCTAGONAL POCKET WATCH, WHITE GOLD Waltham, USA. Movement No. 27019193, case No. 692864, case made by Illinois Watch Co. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, octagonal, 14K white gold keyless pocket watch.

Two body, Empire, octagonal, bezel and back rim with floral motif engraving, centered by an engraved birds motive, hinged back and movement. Silver with vertical stripes and applied yellow gold Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Yellow gold Cathedral hands. 37 mm. rhodium-plated, hand engraved decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring.

Grading System: A

USD 700 - 1,200

HKD 5,400 - 9,300

CHF 650 - 1,100

Sold: USD 813

LOT 180

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Dec 11, 2013

ZENITH WHITE GOLD & DIAMOND CHRONOMETER Zenith, Chronomètre, movement No. 1338, case no. 478066. Made circa 1920. Fine and rare, thin, 18K white gold and diamond, keyless dress - pocket chronometer.

Three-body, "bassine et filet," polished. Satine silver set with 11 baguette diamond indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold baton hands. Cal. 17''', rhodium plated, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

HKD 15,500 - 23,000

CHF 1,800 - 2,800