324 lots

LOT 1

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

IMEXAL DESK COMPENDIUM CUBE Imexal Swiss. Made circa 1960. Fine, revolving gilt-brass desk compendium with 8-day going clock, triple date, hygrometer, barometer and thermometer.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Cube-form, brushed and polished, cylindrical pillars at each corner, the sides with dials for the clock, barometer, thermometer and hygrometer, revolving on a domed base. Matte silver with applied gilt dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, apertures for the day of the month, the month and for the date. Gilt dauphine hands. Nickel, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 2

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

ANONYMOUS ART DECO DESK MANTEL CLOCK Anonymous, possibly French. Made circa 1930. Fine, chrome and glass eight-day going desk/ mantel clock with alarm on a chrome pedestal.

Square, glass body within a chromed frame, stepped bezel. Copper with transparent chapter ring and Arabic numerals. Black modern hands. Cal. 38 mm. rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 3

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

TIFFANY ART DECO Tiffany & Co., Switzerland. Made circa 1940. Fine and unusual, brass and glass 8-day going desk clock.

Six-part, polished, brass feet, three panes of glass, the glass affixed by four screws. Brass with a transparent index ring, Arabic numerals and baton indexes. Index hands. Rhodium-plated, straight line lever escapement, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,000

HKD 11,600 - 15,500

CHF 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,750

LOT 4

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

LECOULTRE FOR GARRARD ART DECO WALL CLOCK LeCoultre, Swiss, Ref. 837, the case made and retailed by Garrard (London). Made circa 1935. Fine, chromed and glass, eight-day going skeletonized wall clock with wall-mountable bracket. Dial signed Garrard - LeCoultre, back signed LeCoultre.

Round, glass body with 4 rider tabs. Transparent with chromed Arabic numerals and chapter ring between 2 glass panels. White lozenge hands. Cal. 230, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 5

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

LECOULTRE ART DECO DESK MANTEL CLOCK LeCoultre, Swiss. Made circa 1930. Fine and very rare, chromed, glass and enamel eight-day going skeletonized desk - mantel clock on a stone pedestal.

Round, glass body within a chromed frame, bezel with red triangular garnets and red enamel minute divisions. Transparent. Chromed modern hands. Cal. 38 mm. rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 6

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

PATEK PHILIPPE SOLAR CLOCK MARBLE DIAL GILT BRASS Patek Philippe, Genève, "Pendulette", No. 874580, case No. 2140. Made in the 1970s. Fine and unusual, heavy, solar-powered, gilt brass and marble table clock with electrically- wound remontoir. Accompanied by a service invoice dated July 28, 2011.

Brushed brass, 4 square columns, top with solar cells, marble sides, hinged back door. Marble and gilt brass, gilt brass chapter ring with black radial Roman numerals. Gilt brass Breguet hands. Based on a 17''' Gondolo keyless mechanical movement, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold and 1 position, solar-powered with lithium battery back-up, driving a remontoir train which replaces the barrel spring.

Grading System: AA

USD 5,000 - 7,000

HKD 39,000 - 54,000

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

Sold: USD 8,125

LOT 7

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF 488 SAILBOAT CLOCK Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss, Ref. 488, Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Rectangular Lucite mounted within a gilt brass tubular frame held by brass screws mounted on a stepped rectangular brass base. Frosted Lucite with off-center brass disc surrounded by gilt brass faceted applied dart indexes. Three dimensional artwork depicting a Chinese fishing vessel and landscape. Brass dauphine hands. Cal. 43 mm. rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 8

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF 484 BIRD CLOCK Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss, Ref. 484, Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Rectangular, Lucite panel, black background with gilt insets of birds, brass bolt at each corner, stepped gilt brass base. Inset within the case, applied gilt faceted hour indexes. Brass dauphine hands. Gilt-brass with linear wheel train, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 9

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF 486 DRAGONFLY CLOCK Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss, Ref. 486, Made circa 1960. Fine and rare, brass and Lucite, 8-day going desk clock.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Rectangular, Lucite panel, black background with gilt insets of a dragonfly, brass bolt at each corner, stepped gilt brass base. Inset within the case, applied gilt faceted hour indexes. Brass dauphine hands. Gilt-brass with linear wheel train, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 10

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 481 DESK CLOCK Jaeger-LeCoultre, Ref. 481. Made circa 1970. Fine, gilt-brass and painted, 8-day going small desk clock.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Rectangular polished gilt-brass, top and base painted in imitation of tortoiseshell, gilt-brass feet. Skeletonized brushed gilt-brass chapter ring with baton indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals. Polished lozenge hands. Cal. 210 baguette, gilt, linear wheel train, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 800 - 1,200

HKD 6,200 - 9,300

CHF 800 - 1,200

Sold: USD 1,063

LOT 11

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

ANONYMOUS TRAVEL / TABLE CLOCK Anonymous, possibly French, circa 1880. Fine and rare, small, gilt brass, 8-day going carriage clock. Accompanied by a key and the original leather- covered travel case with slide-in glass window (broken handle).

Multi-piece, matte gilt brass, the sides and top glazed, entirely decorated in a floral and leaf pattern in relief, columns at each corner decorated with winged mermaids, rectangular feet, hinged handle. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with red 5-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel cathedral hands. Rectangular brass plates, 6 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

LOT 12

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

CARTIER CLIP WATCH HORN & YELLOW GOLD Cartier, France, No. 24636, the movement by Jaeger. Made circa 1930. Fine and rare, horn and 18K yellow gold back-winding keyless clip watch.

Rectangular with rounded corners, gold bezel with reeded ends, gold back cover secured by two gold screws, gold spring-loaded clip mounted to the back. Off-white, bold Arabic numerals, inner hour divisions. Blued steel poire hands. Rectangular, "Duoplan", 4 1/2 ```, 15 jewels, rhodium plated, fausses côtes decoration, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 11,600 - 15,500

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

Sold: USD 3,000

LOT 13

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

TIFFANY & CO CIGAR BOX Tiffany & Co., No. 8876. Made circa 1935. Fine and rare, burl-wood, alligator, silver and silver gilt cigar box with clock and calendar.

Rectangular cigar box inlaid with alligator leather panel to the center, hinged lid with dial and calendar all surrounded by a silver bezel, wooded interior. White with applied Arabic numerals and outer minute track, calendar display with adjustable days. Brass arrow hands. Nickel finished, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,500 - 4,500

HKD 19,500 - 35,000

CHF 2,500 - 4,500

Sold: USD 5,250

LOT 14

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

CH. GAGGINI MARINE COMPASS Ch. Gaggini Opt.en, Paris. Made circa 1900. Fine, marine dry compass with horizon sight.

Two-piece mahogany box with brass handles, the interior of the lid with fitting to house the sight, brass gimbals, black patinated bezel calibrated from 0-350 degrees, quartered glass. Card showing the points of the compass.

USD 2,000 - 3,000

HKD 15,500 - 23,500

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: USD 2,625

LOT 15

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

LONGINES SIDEROGRAPH ALUMINIUM Longines Watch Co., "Service Hydrographique de la Marine", No. 5789255. Made circa 1943. Very fine and rare aluminium, siderograph with center-seconds, seconds recorder, split-seconds, 36-hour power reserve indication and stop feature, in a gimballed mahogany deck box.

Deck box with brass bound corners, aluminium gimbal and external start-stop for the chronograph. Inner: Cylindrical, massive, back secured by five screws, chronograph pushbutton at 8 o'clock, knob for setting revolving 60 seconds dial at 5 o'clock, winding/setting stem at 12 o'clock, start/stop lever at 10 o'clock, glazed back remo-vable screw-on WEIGHT to work with the gimbals. Two-tone, silvered, black Arabic numerals, outer minute track, with outer revolving blue chronograph ring, power-reserve sector below the 12. 21''', Cal. 21.29, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with beryllium pallet fork, monometallic balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring with micrometric cam-type regulator, chronograph work visible on the back plate.

Grading System: AA

USD 7,000 - 9,000

HKD 54,000 - 70,000

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: USD 8,750

LOT 16

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

PATEK PHILIPPE YELLOW GOLD & ENAMEL POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 143360, case No. 249347. Sold May 29th, 1909. Very fine, thin, keyless, 18K yellow gold and enamel pocket watch. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, original bill of sale and a 23 cm.18K yellow gold chain.

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Four-body, "demi-bassine," solid, polished, bezel and back decorated with a foliage and leave design in black enamel, the back cover with a blank cartouche. Gold hinged cuvette engraved: Edward H. Guyer, Rock Island, Illinois. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Louis XIV hands. Cal. 18 ''', rhodium plated, patented bridge caliber, 20 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,500 - 4,500

HKD 19,500 - 35,000

CHF 2,500 - 4,500

Sold: USD 13,750

LOT 17

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOSADA RETROGRADE TRIPLE DATE YELLOW GOLD Losada, 105 Regent Street, London, No. 6170. The case with London hallmarks for 1867-68. Made for the South American market. Fine, and extremely rare, keyless, 18K yellow gold hunting cased pocket watch with retrograde date triple calendar. Accompanied by a fitted box.

Four-body, "bassine," by Alfred Stram (AS), covers, band and bezels entirely chased and engraved with floral and foliate decoration, front with engraved monogram . Hinged gold cuvette engraved: Manuel Fidel Castillo. Silver with applied gold decoration, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and outermost applied gold leaf and flower pattern, center with applied gold flower basket, subsidiary dials for constant seconds, day and month indication, scale for retrograde date at 12. Blued steel fleur-de-lis hands. 17```, gilt brass, 15 jewels, ¾ plate, lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.

Grading System: AAA

USD 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 23,500 - 39,000

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

Sold: USD 10,625

LOT 18

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

GIRARD-PERREGAUX LA ESMERALDA THREE GOLDEN BRIDGE TOURBILLON WITH PIVOTED DETENT ESCAPEMENT YELLOW GOLD Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, retailed by Hauser Zivy & Cie., Mexico-Paris, "La Esmeralda," "Chronometer 1st Class Tourbillon," No. 189119. Made circa 1895. Extremely fine and very rare, large, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased keyless pocket Chronometer with Perregaux caliber one-minute tourbillon carriage, pivoted detent Chronometer escapement, three golden bridge movement. Accompanied by the original fitted box.

Four body, solid, polished, stepped back and front covers. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. First quality, 20''', with three parallel golden bridges, 16 jewels, gold wheel train, Perregaux caliber one-minute tourbillon regulator with pivoted detent escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed, case numbered.

Grading System:

USD 50,000 - 70,000

HKD 390,000 - 545,000

CHF 49,000 - 68,000

Sold: USD 99,750

LOT 19

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

GIRARD-PERREGAUX REF. 2591 VINTAGE STEEL LADY'S QUARTZ Girard-Perregaux, Vintage Quartz, No. 883, Ref. 2591. Made circa 2004. Fine, rectangular, center seconds, stainless steel lady's quartz wristwatch with a Girard-Perregaux stainless steel link bracelet with double deployant clasp.

Two-body, polished, triangular lapidated lugs, snap-on case back, curved sapphire crystal. Black with applied steel Arabic numerals, concentric minute/seconds track. Steel dauphine hands. Cal. 711-1-321, with quartz standardization.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 2,000

HKD 7,800 - 15,500

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,250

LOT 20

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces New York, Oct 08, 2016

BEDAT REF. 314 AUTOMATIC STEEL Bedat & Co., Genève, No. 3, Automatic, case No. 7773, Ref. 314. Made in the 2000s. Fine and elegant, tonneau-shaped, curved and flared, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Bedat & Co. link bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

Two-body, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, recessed crown, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. Guilloché silver with painted black radial Roman numerals and Arabic 8, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous blued steel arrow and baton hands. Cal based on ETA 2000.1, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,500

HKD 11,600 - 19,500

CHF 1,500 - 2,500