Miniature RepeaterBafsot, Palais Royal No. 30, a Paris, No. 1048, circa 1835.Extremely rare, thin, 18K gold, quarter-repeating miniature pendant watch.

C .four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", engine-turned spring-loaded back cover, gold hinged cuvette. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. "Breguet" gold hands. M. 23 mm (10'''), frosted gilt, 11 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring, repeating on gongs through pull-and-twist piston in the pendant.Case signed.Diam. 26.5 mm

Diamond-set Miniature, Genève, No. 83427, retailed by Tiffany & Co. circa 1890.Very fine, 18K gold, diamond-set keyless miniature pendant watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C .three-piece, "bassine", entirely covered with rose-cut diamonds, swivel pendant. D. white enamel, blue radial Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, mounted on gold snap-on ring. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 13,5 mm. (6'''), nickel, unusual calibre, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring, Patek Philippe 9th winding/setting system.Signed by the retailer on dial and movement.Diam. 21 mm.

Tiffany & Co., attributed to Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, No. 76786, circa 1880.Very fine and rare, 18K gold, keyless miniature pendant watch.

C .four-body, "bassine, carrure ronde", polished, gold hinged cuvette, swivel pendant. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 6''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring.Dial and movement signed by the retailer.Diam. 21 mm.

J. Laforge, Besançon, France, circa 1910.Fine and rare, 18K gold, half-hunting, keyless miniature pendant watch.

C .four-body, "bassine", polished, front with small glazed aperture encircled by champlevé Roman numerals and inner minute ring, gold hinged cuvette. D. white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring. "Double Spade" gold hands. M. 15,7 mm. (7'''), frosted gilt, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring.Diam. 20,3 mm..

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Tourbillon Automatique", No. 229. Production of this reference started in 1986.Fine and unusual, thin, self-winding, rectangular "galbé", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with one minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.

C .two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, teardrop and hooded lugs, back winder. D. yellow gold with embossed "Sun Ray" design, dot indexes for the hours, apertures for the visible tourbillon regulator on the 11, and on the 6 for the oscillating weight of the automatic winding with the initials AP. "Feuille" burnished steel hands. M. Cal. 11 ''', engraved, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with titanium cage, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance-spring.Dial and movement signed. Case numbered.Dim. 29 x 36 mm.This watch is the first model of self-winding wristwatches ever made with a tourbillon movement and is the thinnest and the smallest in the world. The movement is only 4,8 mm. thick and consequently Audemars Piguet used the back of the case as a back plate. For the first time in the history of horology, it was possible to realize a tourbillon cage in titanium, a very light, yet strong and resistant metal.

Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 15041, case No. 15041. Produced circa 1920's.Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 5-minute repeater.

C .three-body, solid, polished with engraved and black enameled bezel. D. white with painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 12 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 7 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 36 x 43 mm.

Hand in the AirAttributed to Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, Paris, circa 1865.Fine and rare, glass-dialed, gilded bronze, eight-day going, striking hours and half-hours mystery clock.

C .top with V-shaped frame holding the dial fixed to a funnel-like neck hold by six-piece gilded bronze pedestal decorated with applied ormolu scrolling and woman's mask in the center, the whole standing on gilt wood and plaster base. D. glass with painted Roman numerals, inner 10-minute track. Single gilt arrow hand. M. brass, Paris type, possibly by Pons, double barrel, anchor escapement, silk suspension, count wheel set on the back plate.Dim. Height 41 cm, width 13 cm,

Vita FugitC(harles) Bobinet, Geneva, circa 1650.Fine and rare, silver, pre-balance spring, single hand form watch designed as a skull.

C .two-body formed as a human skull, top engraved with inscriptions "Incerta Mortis hora', "Caduca despice ceterna respice", "dum viuis viue vt viuas", "vita fugit vt hora", front engraved with sand clock, top with small ring loop, hinged jaw covering the dial. D. silver, Roman numerals, half-hours marked by fleur-de-lys, center florally engraved. Blued steel single hand. M. 25 mm, gilt brass, full plate, baluster pillars, fusee and chain, short three-wheel train, verge escapement, iron circulafoliot, small gilt pierced and engraved cock, ratchet wheel and clock mainspring set-up.Signed on the movement.Dim. 41 x 37 mm.

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 128700, case No. 295608, Produced in the 1940's.Very fine, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C .three-body, polished, teardrop lugs. D. matte silver with applied faceted pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. V 434, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

Rolex, "Oyster, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph", Ref. 6239/6265 with gold bezel. Produced in the 1970's.Fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C .three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, Triplock crown and buttons, tachometer graduation to 200 units per hour on the bezel. D. bicolor black and gold with applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30-minute registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands.M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 868799, case No. 692263, Ref. 130. Produced circa 1946.Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, pulsometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe tiled bracelet.

C .three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs. D. champagne with applied yellow gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minute register dials, outer graduation to 15 pulsations. "Feuille" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. 13 - 130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Dent, Watchmaker to the Queen,33 Cockspur St., London, No. 29839, made for Earl of Londsdale, hallmarked 1895-96.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, half-hunting, keyless chronograph watch with 60-minute register.

C .three-body, "Empire", back with champlevé Earl's crown in red, white and green enamel, front with champlevé blue enamel radial Arabic numerals, spring-loaded front, snap-on back.D. white enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, sunk minute register at 12 o'clock, subsidiary sunk seconds. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 42 mm, frosted gilt 3/4-plate, 19 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, rare form of winding/setting mechanism.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 53 mm

Unsigned, Swiss, finished and cased in England, hallmarked 1887-88.Particularly fine and rare , 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless, astronomical, Grande et Petite Sonnerie, clockwatch with perpetual calendar, phases ofthe moon, minute-repeating and 36-hour power reserveindicator.

C .four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Off-white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four-year leap cycle concentric with Up-and-Down indicator, and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 43 mm (19'''), 3/4-plate gilt brass, "spotting" decoration, 21 jewels, diamond endstone on the balance, lateral counterpoised lever escapemen, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by tripping a slide inthe band.Diam. 58 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 867954, case No. 664234, Ref. 130. Produced circa 1950.Fine, 18K yellow gold, gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C .three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 761580, case No. 687382, Ref. 2526, third generation. This reference started in 1953.Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C .two-body, solid, polished, screwed down case back. D. off-white enamel with raised yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.

The DuetBlaise Bontems, Paris. Produced circa 1880.Fine and very rare, silver and painted-on-enamel, singing double bird box.

C .rectangular with fluted corners, engraved with scrolling and strap work, hinged back side panel for key compartment, top panel with oval aperture for the singing birds lid painted on enamel with a park scene, small stream in the front, alter and mountains in the background. M. rectangular, large going barrel with two air and song cams underneath, rectangular bellows.Case punched with the maker's trademark.Dim. 95 x 58 x 37 mm

Blaise Bontems, Paris, circa 1880.Fine and very rare, tortoise, singing double bird box.

C .all tortoise, hinged back panel revealing key compartment, bottom with winding aperture, top with oval aperture for the singing birds, silver cover engraved with flowers and stylized foliage. M. rectangular, large going barrel with air and song cams underneath, rectangular bellows.Dim. 100 x 65 x 37 mm

Attributable to Bruguier with Frères Rochat (FR) movement, Geneva. Produced circa 1860.Fine, silver, gilt and painted-on-enamel singing bird box.

C .rectangular with curved side panels, engine turned on the four sides and the bottom with foliate engraved pattern, top panel decorated with painted on enamel flowers with gold scrolling, center with oval aperture with foliate chasing for the bird lid decorated with finely painted on enamel bouquet of flowers on azure ground.M. rectangular, brass, fusee and chain, eight air and song cams, rectangular bellows.Dim. 80 x 55 x 29 mmPunched "FR" on the back plate of the movement.

Swiss, music box by "JC". Produced in the 1930's.Interesting and rare, gilt metal and enamel, musical singing bird box with a keyless watch.

C .all four side panels chased with cherubs playing with flower garlands, molded base with row of beads, top panel with repeated pattern and applied flower garlands, singing bird lid with painted on enamel Alpine scene, waterfalls, and snowy mountains in the background. D. oval, painted and matted, radial Arabic numerals, inner minute divisions. "Feuilles" Blued steel hands. M. 41 mm (18'''), frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self-compensating flt balance spring.Musical movement: brass, rectangular, cylinder type with a comb containing 36 vibrating teeth.Singing bird movement: rectangular, large going barrel with two cams underneath, rectangular bellows, centrifugal governor.Punched with the maker's mark on the musical movement.Dim. 100 x 65 x 60 mm

Breguet No. 276, Brevet du 7 Messidor, An 9, Ref. 3350. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with one minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K yellow gold buckle.

C .three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with signature on the edge, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain eccentric ring dial, sector graduated in 20 over the visible tourbillon cage. M. No. 491, Cal. 70, hand engraved, gilt brass, 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement with onne minute tourbillon regulator, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, self-compensating Breuet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.