347 lots

LOT 1

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Rue de la Paix? Jaeger, Paris, ?Rue de la Paix, Recital?. Made in the 1960s. Fine and unusual eight day-going keyless table clock with alarm, designed as a street lamp. Accompanied by its original fitted box.

C. In the form of a gilt and black lacquered street lamp. D. Off-white with Roman numerals. Aperture for the alarm indication. Night and day indication in the form of a revolving disk around the hands. Blued steel ?Louis XV? hands. M. 18???, nickel-plated, 13 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial. Dim. Height 29 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,000 - 1,500

EUR 800 - 1,100

LOT 2

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Le Vieux Chateau? Swiss, No. 56740. Made circa 1930. Fine, gilt brass, agate and painted mantel timepiece.

C. Rectangular, frosted gilt brass, raised on two ball supports and a rectangular molded agate base, beveled glass. D. Rectangular, painted with a Swiss lake and landscape with boats and a couple in the foreground, a turreted chateau set with the clock dial, the chapter ring with radial Roman numerals. Blued steel ?cathedrale? hands. M. Circular, rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Dim. Height 9.5 cm., width 3.5 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,100 - 2,000

Sold: USD 2,124

LOT 3

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Desk Alarm Clock? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, ?Desk Alarm Clock?, No. 39542. Made circa 1960. Very fine, unusual and rare, 18K yellow gold and coral desk clock with alarm.

C. Circular, made from interwoven gold wire with round coral beads as hour indicators, cone-shaped base with meshpattern repeating the dial decoration. D. Mesh-pattern repeating the base decoration. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands, yellow gold ?baton? alarm hand. M. Cal. 16???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, alarm via the case back. Case signed. Diam. 8 cm., height 9 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,100 - 1,500

Sold: USD 5,428

LOT 4

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Time to the Second? Rolex, ?Time to the Second?, No. 1275, Ref. 455. Made circa 1985. Fine, gilt-metal shop timepiece with dead center seconds and date.

C. Cylindrical, base set at an angle, gilt, fluted sides. D. Painted various shades of brown simulating wood, gilt circular, ?bâton? and triangular indexes with luminous centers, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date at 3. Luminous "skeleton" hands. M. With quartz standardization. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 12 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,800 - 5,500

Sold: USD 15,340

LOT 5

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Travel Clock? Cartier, Swiss, case No. 068507. Made circa 1940. Fine and rare, rectangular, leather-covered and chrome, 8-day going travel timepiece with alarm.

C. Leather-clad, cover opening to form the support, hinged chrome inner case. D. Silver with luminous Arabic numerals, inner minute track. Luminous ?skeleton? hands. M. Rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, 3/4 plate, lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, quick-set button to adjust the alarm. Dial signed Cartier, movement and case signed European Watch & Clock Co. Dim. 5.5 x 8 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,300 - 1,800

EUR 1,000 - 1,400

Sold: USD 1,298

LOT 6

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Agate Desk Timepiece" Lacloche Freres, Paris, No. 152324. Made circa 1910. Fine and rare, agate and sapphire-set desk timepiece.

C. Square, agate with shaped borders, pierced leaf and berry bezel set with cabochon sapphires, silvered back with hinged strut. D. Matte silvered with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, engine-turned center. Rose-cut diamond-set pierced hands. M. 20???, Circular, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and case signed. Dim. Height 8.5 cm., length 8.5 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,500 - 2,300

Sold: USD 3,068

LOT 7

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Chess Clock? Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Pendulette?, No. 873118 , case No. 705, Ref. 753.07. Sold in May 1962. Very fine and unusual, solar-powered and electro-mechanical, gilt brass table clock with applied brass chess pieces. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted box, the original warranty card, and an archival photograph. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Cylindrical brass with a square pattern representing a chess board, applied brass chess pieces, the solar cells mounted on top of the clock in a circular brass mount with spade pattern, case raised on 3 ribbed feet. D. Matte silver with applied gilt chapter ring with engraved baton indexes. Gilt ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 17-250, electro-mechanic with lithium battery back-up, driving a remontoir train, winding the barrel spring, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 22 x 12.5 cm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 7,000 - 10,000

EUR 5,500 - 8,000

Sold: USD 33,040

LOT 8

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Royal Oak Offshore" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore?, Automatic, No. 440, case No. D 46202. Made circa 2000. Very fine, large, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and an integrated stainless steel bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal gold screws and nuts, screwed-down rubber clad winding-crown and chronograph pushers, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite "Clous de Paris" decoration with luminous steel indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2226/2840, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 8,000 - 9,000

Sold: USD 11,800

LOT 9

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Millenary - Maserati Anniversary" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Millenary - Maserati Anniversary - Dual Time Automatic", No. 49/900, case No. F 43063. Made in a limited edition of 900 pieces in 2004 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Maserati. Very fine, horizontal oval, self-winding, two time zone, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, 48-hour power reserve and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by original box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Off-center satiné silver with printed radial Arabic numerals and outer luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the second time zone, the day of the month and the day/night indication at 8, graduation for the up-anddown indication at 9. Luminous steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 2129, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 47 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: USD 10,620

LOT 10

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Portuguese - F. A. Jones" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - F. A. Jones", No. 1517/3000, Ref. 5442. Made in a limited edition of 3000 pieces circa 2005. Very fine, large, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with black Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 98290, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" and hand-engraved decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: USD 11,800

LOT 11

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Chronographe Automatique" Breguet, Horloger de la Marine, No. 1149, Ref. 3460. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a platinum Breguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, ridged band, platinum screwed bars, protected winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché, silvered with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, outer minute and 1/5th seconds timing scales, subsidiary chapter rings for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 576, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold engine-turned rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 14,000 - 18,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000

Sold: USD 16,520

LOT 12

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Tonneau" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Tonneau", No. 784343, case No. 653595, Ref. 31150. Made in 1994. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Textured, ivory-colored, with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 1132-2, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 31 x 41 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 5,300 - 7,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: USD 5,900

LOT 13

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Jubilee 240" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Jubilee 240", case No. 657012, Ref. 47240/J. Made in 1995 to commemorate the 240th anniversary of Vacheron Constantin. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 40-hour power reserve and date. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, fluted curved teardrop lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché silver with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals and pyramid index, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 6 and the days of the month at 2, sector for the up-anddown indication at 10. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 1127, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 45 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: USD 8,850

LOT 14

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?Automatic? Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Automatic," No. 884233, case No. 523342, Ref. 43013. Made in 1977. Very fine, thin and elegant, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, triangular lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné champagne with applied yellow gold and black baton indexes. Yellow gold and black "baton" hands. M. Cal. K 1120, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 5 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,100 - 1,500

Sold: USD 3,068

LOT 15

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Malte Retrograde Perpetual Calendar" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Malte Retrograde Perpetual Calendar", Automatic, No. 933323, case No. 768502, Ref. 47031. Made in 2003. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date and an 18K pink gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by the original box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, hinged back cover over transparent case back to view the movement, stepped lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with applied pink gold Roman numerals and faceted dart indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the week and the months, apertures for the year at 6 and the leap year at 3, retrograde sector for the date. Pink gold "épée" hands. M. Cal. 1126 QPR, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: USD 28,320

LOT 16

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Squelette" Vacheron Constantin, Genève, No. 800568, case No. 777491, Ref. 43080. Made in 2003. Very fine and rare, thin, self-winding, waterresistant, skeletonized 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Vacheron Constantin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, stepped bezel and lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Blued steel "epée" hands. M. Cal. 1120/1, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, skeletonized, hand engraved, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K engraved gold rotor segment. Case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: USD 17,700

LOT 17

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

Yellow Gold "Memovox" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Memovox?, Automatic, No. 2100645, case No. 1057783, Ref. 855. Made in the late 1960s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding ?Bumper?, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with alarm, date and 2 crowns.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screweddown ring on the case back, engraved ?René Simon? (1941-1966), the crown at 2 o'clock activates the central revolving alarm dial, the one at 4 o'clock is for time-setting and winding. D. Two-tone silver with luminous dots and applied gold faceted indexes, at the center, revolving alarm dial. Luminous yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. K825, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, ?bumper? rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,100 - 1,500

Sold: USD 3,304

LOT 18

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

Yellow Gold Tri-Compax Universal, Genève, No. 52, case No. 1281100. Sold on January 1, 1989. Fine, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with oliveshaped button chronograph, registers, triple date, moon phases and tachometer. Accompanied by its original box and guarantee.

C. Three-body, polished, rounded stepped bezel, downturned lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer seconds/minutes and 1/5th seconds divisions, outermost blue tachometer graduation, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, graduation for the date concentric with the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Luminous blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: USD 3,894

LOT 19

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

"Memovox - World Time" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Memovox - World Time", No. 1804940, Ref. 5215. Made in the 1950s. Fine, center seconds, gold-plated and stainless steel gentleman?s ?World Time? wristwatch with date, alarm and 2 crowns.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, stainless steel case back, the crown at 2 activates the central revolving alarm and World Time dial, the one at 4 o'clock is for time-setting and winding. D. Two-tone silver with applied gold faceted indexes, at the center, revolving alarm dial with the name of 24 cities in the world, aperture for the date. Luminous gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. K911, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 800 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 900

Sold: USD 2,596

LOT 20

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

?B-One? Breitling, Genève, Ref. A 68062, Serial No. 3454. Sold on March 2, 1999. Fine and unusual, oversized, asymmetric, water-resistant, quartz chronometer aviator`s wristwatch with digital display for the oval-shaped button chronograph, calendar, world time indication, tachometer, rotating bezel with slide rule, alarm and a stainless steel Breitling link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original guarantee, operating instructions and an etui. To be Sold Without Reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, graduated revolving bezel, screw-down back with rotor-blade style decoration, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic quarters and baton indexes, outer tachometer and slide rule graduation, apertures at 6 and 12 for the digital calendar displays, the world time and chronograph functions. Luminous steel ?épée? hands. M. Cal. 68 with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16.5 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 885