Breitling, "Chronomat " , 1950's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's telemeter wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and slide rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeded bezel. D. twotone silver with radiumed and painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the slide-rule, at the centre, decimal scale. "Baton" radiumed hands. M. 13 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Diam. 36 mm.

Breitling, Geneve, "Chronomat ",1950 ' s. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, telemeter and sliding-rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeded bezel. D. matt silver with painted radiumed indexes + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, graduation for the slide-rule, at the centre, decimal scale. "Baton " radiumed hands. M. 14 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 36 mm.

Breitling, "Aviation" No. 1483, 1970's. Fine stainless steel aviator ' s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter and slide-rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeded and graduated bezel, lapidated lugs. D. black and matt silver with radiumed Arabic numerals and indexes + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduations for the telemeter and the slide-rule. "Baton " radiumed hands. M. 14 "' nickel plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Signed "Aviation " on the dial. Diam. 41 mm.

Breitling, Geneve, "Top-Time " , Antimagnetic, 1960's. Fine waterproof, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. polished, lapidated lugs. D. black and "guilloche " silver with applied steel indexes + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. M. 13 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Breitling, "Chronomat " , 1960's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, telemeter and slide rule.

C. polished, satined, revolving reeded bezel. D. matt silver with applied steel indexes and painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer graduation for the slide-rule and decimal scale. "Baton" radiumed hands. M. 13 with switching wheel, gilt brass, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

William Brown, London, No. 109, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1790. Fine and large gilt brass and enamel pair cased centre seconds stop watch.

C. Outer double body, Louis XVI, the bezels with chased palm leaf decoration against a matted ground, the back enamel panel painted with an allegory featuring Clio, Muse of History, and Urania, Muse of Astronomy. Inner double body bassine, polished. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minutes and seconds ring. Gilt brass hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel threearm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass English cock with diamond end-stone. Stop lever in the bezel. Gilt brass dust cap. Signed on the back plate and dust cap. Diam. 71 mm.

Breguet a Paris, Swiss, circa 1800. Fine and unusual gilt brass and enamel, paste-set table watch.

C. Designed as a classical urn with paste-set rectangular base, bezel pendant and handles, the face of blue enamel with paillonne floral decoration, the back decorated en suite and centred with a fine allegory of Painting, painted en grisaille within a white frame, over a blue ground. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Gilt brass "sun" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass threearm balance, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Apocryphal signature on the dial. Dim. 150 x 68 mm, including handles and bow.

Brockbank, London, No. 2263, with London hallmarks for 1783. Fine 18K gold and enamel pair-cased watch.

C. Double body outer, the violet flinque bezels with white champleve enamelled borders, the back with an enamelled erotic scene inspired by an English comedy, painted within an oval medallion, over a violet flinque ground. Inner double body, bassine, polished. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold "poker and beetle " hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, gilt brass English cock with diamond end-stone. Gilt brass dust-cap. Signed on the back plate and dust-cap. Diam. 50 mm.

Des Roches a Geneve, No. 9550, circa 1790. Fine gilt brass and enamel paste-set watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI with paste-set bezel, the enamel back with a fine painted portrait of a maiden, within a paste-set frame, outer paste-set leaf decoration on a blue ground. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals. Gold interlaced hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance and flat balance spring. Gilt brass continentall cock with polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. Diam. 50 mm.

Girard-Perregaux, 1950's. Fine waterproof, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and tachometer.

C. polished, satined, screwed back, dust protecting cap. D. matt silver with radiumed Arabic numerals + "guilloche" auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton" radiumed hands. M. 13 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Breitling "Shockabsorber", 1950's. Fine waterproof, antimagnetic, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph and register.

C. polished, satined, screwed back. D. matt silver with radiumed Arabic numerals + "guilloche" auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials. "Baton " radiumed hands. M. 13 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Diam. 35 mm.

Baume & Mercier Geneve, 1940's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. polished, satined. D. satined silver with radiumed Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton " radiumed hands. M. 13 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Signed on the dial. Diam. 34 mm.

Baume & Mercier Geneve, 1950's. Very unusual, stainless steel stop-second gentleman's wristwatch with round pushers "retour en vol" chronograph and tachometer.

C. polished, triangular lugs. D. matt silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals, outer tachometer graduation. "Lozenge" skeleton gold hands. M. 11 3/4 "' gilt brass, 15 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Breitling, 1930's. Very fine, small, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and register.

C. polished, satined. D. matt silver and gold with painted Breguet numerals + auxiliary seconds dial, outer tachometer graduation. "Breguet " blued steel hands. M. 12 1/4 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, the single button is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Signed on the dial. Diam. 29 mm.

Swiss, circa 1820. Fine 18K gold, hour and half-hour striking, hour repeating clock-watch.

C. Three body, "Empire" , engine-turned with reeded band. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. Gold engineturned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, the border with cast foliage decoration. Blued steel "scotties" hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Striking train with going barrel, released for repeating by means of a button on the pendant, striking and repeating on gongs. Diam. 56 mm.

Vacheron & Constantin a Geneve, No. 16611, made in 1823. Fine silver quarter repeating watch.

C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", polished with reeded band. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals. Blue-steel " scoties" hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock pierced and engraved with the letters: "V.A.C.H.E.R.O.N. & C.", polished steel end-piece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the dial, cuvette and back plate. Diam. 56 mm.

Breguet a Paris, Swiss, No. 7652, circa 1820. Fine 18K gold, quarter repeating watch with three automaton Jacks.

C. Three body, Empire, with reeded band and engineturned back decorated in a sunburst pattern. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. Small gold chapter ring with Breguet numerals on white enamel cartouches. Blued-steel Breguet hands. Driven by the repeating work and applied on the blue enamel dial plate, two coloured gold automaton Jacks on each side of the dial and a small Cupid below, strike hours and quarter on three bells. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance and flat balance spring. Gilt brass continentall cock with garnet end-stone. Repeating on three gongs with three hammers, by depressing the pendant. Apocryphal signature on the gilt cuvette. Diam. 57 mm.

Besancon (France), with hallmarks in use from June 19, 1798 to August 31, 1809. Fine and rare silver double face two time zone, centre seconds traveller's watch with Gregorian and Republican dates, days of the week, compass and visible balance.

C.Double body Directoire, polished with glazed back. D. White enamel with centre seconds, small eccentric Roman chapter ring below the balance aperture, subsidiary Gregorian dates and Fast/Slow regulator. Gold arrow hands. White enamel on the rear face with small eccentric Breguet chapter ring below the compass, subsidiary Republican dates on 30 days and days of the week. Gold arrow hands. M. Hinged gilt brass with square baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass five-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with garnet end-stone. Diam. 53 mm.

L. Leroy & Cie, 1950's. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and registers.

C. polished, satined. D. matt silver with applied steel indexes + auxiliary "guilloche " dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Moderne" gilt hands. M. 12 1/4 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case and the movement. Diam. 35 mm.

Breguet, No. 4672, sold in 1960 for 720 Nouveaux Francs. Fine and rare, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with "retour en vol" square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. polished, satined. D. matt silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary "guilloche" seconds and 15 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Dauphine" gold hands. M. 14 "' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Signed on the dial, numbered on the case. Diam. 38 mm.