396 lots

LOT 61

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Platinum Chronographe Rattrapante, Perpetual Calendar," Blancpain, "Chronographe Rattrapante, Perpetual Calendar," No. 54. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, astronomic, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, age and phases of the moon and a platinum Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied white gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, the week, the months and the leap year, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous white gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 5581, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, push button at 10 to operate the split-seconds hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: USD 17,110

LOT 62

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Equation of Time" Breguet,"Equation of Time - Perpetual Calendar", Automatic, No. 8522, Ref 3477. Made circa 2000. Very fine and rare, skeletonized, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with equation of time, perpetual calendar, 45-hour power reserve and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, ridged band, transparent case back, straight lugs, screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone guilloché silvered gold with painted radial Roman numerals on an outer plain reserve, subsidiary sectors for the equation of time and the up-and-down indication, subsidiary ring dials for the days of the month, the months and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week at 12, secret Breguet signature. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 502 QPET, rhodium-plated, hand-engraved and skeletonized, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, off-center rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System:

USD 50,000 - 70,000

EUR 40,000 - 55,000

Sold: USD 55,460

LOT 63

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"White Gold Portuguese Secular Perpetual Calendar" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Perpetual Calendar", Ref. IW502218. Made in 2005. Very fine and rare, large, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with secular perpetual calendar, moon phases, 7-day power-reserve and an 18K white gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite with applied white gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the day, date, months and the 7-day up-and down indication, apertures for the 4-digit year and the moon phases. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. C 5061, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 66 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring with timing weights, hack mechanism, skeletonized bi-directional rotor with gold medallion inlay engraved "IWC ?Probus Scafusia ? 7 Days Power-Reserve". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 18,000 - 24,000

EUR 14,000 - 20,000

Sold: USD 21,240

LOT 64

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Grande Complication" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Grande Complication", No. 16/50, Ref. 3770. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1991. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Property of an European Collector

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, inclined bezel, curved straight lugs, screwed-down crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow baton gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, and the months, apertures for the four-digit year and the moon phases. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal 79091, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 68 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

Grading System:

USD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 47,000 - 63,000

Sold: USD 77,880

LOT 65

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Rétro Classic - Golf" Gérald Genta, Genève, "Rétro Classic - Golf", Ref. G 3616.7. Made in the 1990s. Fine, jump-hour, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde minutes and 40-hour autonomy. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, screwed bars, domed sapphire crystal with golf ball symbol in the center. D. Bicolor mother-of-pearl and dark green with Arabic numerals, at the top, sector for the retrograde minutes, at the bottom, aperture for the jump-hour. White gold red arrow hand. M. Cal. 4503, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,200 - 5,000

EUR 2,500 - 4,000

Sold: USD 3,776

LOT 66

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Rétro Classic - Tennis" Gérald Genta, Genève, "Rétro Classic - Tennis," Ref. G 3616.7. Made in the 1990s. Fine, jump-hour, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde minutes and 40-hour autonomy.

C. Three-body, polished, case back with 6 screws, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, screwed bars, domed sapphire crystal with tennis ball in the center. D. Bicolor mother-of-pearl and dark green with Arabic numerals, at the top, sector for the retrograde minutes, at the bottom, aperture for the jump-hour. Yellow gold red arrow hand. M. Cal. 4503, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,200 - 5,000

EUR 2,500 - 4,000

LOT 67

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

Svend Andersen, Genève, ?Christophorus Columbus - 1492-1992?, No. 7/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas in 1992. Very fine and rare, ?World Time", thin, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 2 crowns and a platinum Svend Andersen buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two body, solid, polished, on the back an engraved astrolabe, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Tricolor, at the centre on a blue lacquer finished silver background, Europe and America depicted in white gold powder and connected with a line showing the path Columbus took; outer 2 revolving matte silver ring dials, one with the 24 nocturnal and diurnal hours, the other bearing the names of 30 cities in the world. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 1873, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial and case signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,500 - 3,200

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: USD 5,428

LOT 68

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Pink Gold Chronometer Chronograph" Waldan International, "Chronometer Chronograph", No. 248. Made circa 2004. Fine, astronomic, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Waldan buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel and lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30- minute registers, the seconds and the 24- hours, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 7751, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes " and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 2,700 - 3,500

Sold: USD 4,130

LOT 69

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Pink Gold World Time" Waldan International, "World Time", No. 140. Made circa 2004. Fine, "World Time", center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, fluted straight lugs, bezel graduated to 12-hours, sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor black and silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and indexes in 24-hours on a black outer reserve, revolving off-white center disc bearing the names of 24 cities around the world. Pink gold "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 2893-3, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,300 - 3,100

Sold: USD 3,304

LOT 70

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

?Yellow Gold Chronograph? Claude Meylan, Vallee Du Joux, Swiss, No. 154. Made in the 1990s. Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph and register.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, lapidated triangular lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Off-white with printed radial Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Gold and black "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 14''', gilt brass, hand-engraved, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring. Dial signed, case numbered. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 4,000 - 5,500

EUR 3,100 - 4,300

LOT 71

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

D. Dornblüth & Sohn, Kalbe i. Sa, No. 24, Ref. Cal. 99.0 (2) ST. Made circa 2005. Fine, oversized, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with pink gold movement and a stainless steel D. Dornblüth buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, transparent screwed-down case back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Sterling silver with black finish, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Luminous "spade" hands. M. Cal. C. 99.0 (2), 3/4 plate, pink gold, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, 4 in screwed gold chatons, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, ?swanneck? micrometer regulator, engraved balance bridge. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,300

Sold: USD 2,596

LOT 72

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Stainless Steel Blackbird" Breitling, "Blackbird - Chronograph - Chronometer", Automatic, Special Edition, Ref. A 13353. Made circa 2005. Fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant to 100 m, stainless steel gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, brushed, screwed-down case back and crown with embossed logo, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel with rider tabs, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous white Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds chronograph scale and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12- hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date. Luminous white "baton" hands. M. Cal. 13, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 1,652

LOT 73

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Bulletin D'Observatoire" Roger Dubuis, horloger genevois, "Bulletin d'Observatoire", No. 03/28, No. 280. Made in the late 1990s. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with an 18K white gold Roger Dubuis buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. guilloché black with applied white gold Breguet numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale with 5 minute/seconds Arabic markers. White gold "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 57, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, skeletonized rotor with gold initials "DR". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,700 - 6,300

Sold: USD 4,720

LOT 74

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Pikto Smileday -Le Perpetuel - Automatique" Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, " Pikto Smileday - Le Perpetuel - Automatique", No. 063/100. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples in the 1990s. Fine, rare and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant to 100 m., stainless steel gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with perpetual calendar and a stainless steel Alain Silberstein link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished, straight lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, triangular winding-crown with white enamel inlay, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted baton indexes graduated to 12 hours, concentric date ring and the motto: ?Le vrai bonheur est d?avoir sa passion pour métier?. Fancy hands with multicolored pictograms. On the back, off-centered subsidiary white Arabic 4-year dial. M. Cal. 2892-2 modified, rhodiumplated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, gilt brass rotor with Silberstein design. Case and dial signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,300 - 9,500

LOT 75

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Répétition Minutes" Corum, "Répétition Minutes?, No. 5, Ref. 270.101.59. Made in 1993 in a limited number. Fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch. Property of an European Collector

C. Four-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded stepped bezel, transparent case back under hinged cover, double concaved lugs, sapphire crystals. D. guilloché silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, large half-round aperture to view the striking mechanism. Black "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator. Repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: USD 25,960

LOT 76

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Reverso Tourbillon Platinum No. 2" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso - Tourbillon Platinum Number Two ", No. 60/500, Ref. 270. 6.48. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces. Sold in 2004. Very fine and rare, rectangular, platinum gentleman's reversible wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, 40-hour power reserve indication and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. On the back, the tourbillon under a polished steel bridge. Blued steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 848, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with oneminute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 23,000 - 31,000

Sold: USD 36,580

LOT 77

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Platinum Reverso Septantième" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Septantième - 8 Jours", No. 117/500, Ref. 240.6.19. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in platinum to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the legendary "Reverso" model in 2002. Very fine and rare, astronomic, extra-large, rectangular and reversible platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with large date, 8-day power reserve, night and day indication and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a large gray wooden fitted box, a magnifying glass and a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, inner transparent case back, outer case back engraved: "Reverso Septantième", sapphire crystals. D. Ruthenium- colored "guilloché" solid silver with painted silver Arabic numerals on an outer plain reserve, subsidiary sunk seconds at 5, large double aperture for the date at 7, at 11 sector for the up-and-down indication, at 1 semi-circular aperture for the night/day indication. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 879 in 18K white gold, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, duo-spring-barrels, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 47 x 12 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 23,000 - 31,000

Sold: USD 33,040

LOT 79

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Master Control 1000 Hours - Reveil," Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours - Reveil", Automatic, Ref. 141.2.97. Made in the late 1990s. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with mechanical alarm, 2 crowns, date and an 18K yellow gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, concave and curved lugs, alarm winding crown at 2, timesetting and winding crown at 4, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, faceted dart indexes and luminous dots, inner revolving disc to set the alarm, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 918, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,700 - 4,700

EUR 3,000 - 3,700

Sold: USD 4,720

LOT 80

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

"Night and Day" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso - Duoface - Night and Day", Ref. 270.8.54. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular, two-time-zone, double-face, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Five-body, polished, ridged bezel, sapphire crystals. D. On one side, guilloché anthracite dial, off-center ring with luminous Arabic numerals and applied steel dart indexes on a plain reserve, at 6 subsidiary dial for the second time-zone in 24-hours in painted Arabic numerals and the indication "NIGHT/DAY". Luminous steel "lozenge" hands. With the pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial. On the other side, two-tone guilloché silver dial with Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. M. Cal. 854, copper-colored, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dials, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,800 - 3,800

EUR 2,200 - 3,000

Sold: USD 4,484