365 lots

LOT 1

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

One lot of four groups of timepieces

A. Jaeger, Paris. Made between 1940 and 1960. A group comprised of 3 mechanical alarm clocks and a table clock.
Grading system¦ C ¦4 - 9¦ D ¦4-5-01¦ M ¦4*¦ A ¦

B. Accura, Concord retailed by Tiffany, Cortland retailed by Brock & Co., Guardier, Gübelin, Jaeger LeCoultre, Looping. Made between 1940 and 1960. A group of 8-day going desk alarm clocks.
Grading system¦ C ¦4-5-9¦ D ¦4-5-7-01¦ M ¦4**¦ A ¦

C. Anonymous, Ebel, Hilton, Gübelin, Levy-Wanderer. Made between 1940 and 1960. A group of 4 mechanical purse watches and 2 mechanical desk clocks.
Grading system¦ C ¦4-14-16¦ D ¦4 - 01¦ M ¦4**¦ A ¦

D. Angelus, Imhof and Tiffany. Made between 1930 and 1950. A group of 7 eight-day going mechanical desk and travel clocks.
Grading system¦ C ¦4-8-9¦ D ¦3 - 01¦ M ¦4**¦ A ¦



To be sold without reserve

Grading System: A

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 5,428

LOT 2

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?Two-Day Marine Chronometer? Ulysse Nardin, Locle, No. 2363. Made circa 1930. Fine, mahogany 2-day marine chronometer with 56-hour power reserve indicator.

C. Three-body, with brass handles, all the edges protected by heavy brass inlay, the glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimbaled suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down indication. Brass ?spade? hands painted black. M. Cal. 83 mm, gilt brass, full plate with baluster pillars secured by screws, 13 jewels, fusée with chain and maintaining power, spring detent escapement, 2-arm bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and 2 meantime adjusting nuts, free-sprung polished steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, diamond endstone. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. Bowl 112 mm., box 19 x 19 x 19 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,800 - 3,500

EUR 2,200 - 2,700

Sold: USD 3,776

LOT 3

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

A. Johannsen & Co., Made circa 1920. Fine, mahogany, 2-day marine chronometer with 56-hour power reserve indicator.

C. Three-body, with brass handles, the glazed upper section with hinged lid. Brass bowl and gimbaled suspension. D. Silvered with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds and up-and-down indication. Brass ?spade? hands. M. 90 mm, gilt brass, full plate with baluster pillars secured by screws, 10 jewels, fusée with chain and maintaining power, Arnold detent escapement, two-arm bimetallic compensation balance with cylindrical weights and 2 mean time adjusting nuts, free-sprung polished steel helical balance-spring with terminal curves, diamond endstone. dial, case and movement signed. Dim. Bowl 110 mm., box 19 x 19 x 19 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,400

Sold: USD 2,950

LOT 4

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?La Hora Al Segundo? Rolex, Genève, ?La Hora Al Segundo?, No. 1194. Made circa 1960. Fine shop timepiece with stop feature.

C. Cylindrical form set at an angle, painted in blue-green soft enamel, brass base, clock in the center of the cylinder, hinged panel at the base to view the movement. D. Silvered and matted, applied yellow gold Roman numerals and indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Rhodium- plated, battery-powered remontoir, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, stop lever protruding at 6 o?clock. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 15 x 13 (base) x 20 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,400 - 3,100

LOT 5

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Equation of Time" Raingo Père, Hr. du Roi a Paris. Made circa 1850. Very fine and very rare, large, early, eight day going, quarter-striking carriage clock with equation of time and annual calendar indications.

C. Gilt brass, rectangular, the sides and top glazed, hinged front and rear doors. D. Silvered, rectangular with radial Roman chapter ring, outer minute track, skeletonized subsidiary dials below for the equation of time inscribed "Difference Du Temps Vrai, Soleil Retard/Soleil Avance", calendar dial inscribed with the months and their respective number of days. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Rectangular brass with 4 massive cylindrical steel pillars secured by 4 screws, going barrels for the going and striking trains, large counterpoised steel lateral lever escapement mounted directly onto the back plate, 13-toothed escape wheel, plain 3-arm steel balance, flat blued steel balance spring, index regulator, striking the hours and quarters with 2 hammers on an under-slung bell in the base, the hammers mounted on out-set vertical blued steel rods activated by cams driven by the striking train. Dim. 160 x 100 x 93 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,700 - 6,300

Sold: USD 4,720

LOT 6

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?Escapement Model? ?Single Wheel spring-detent Escapement? D.J. Moore, Vermilion, Ohio. Made circa 1920. Fine, working model of a single wheel spring-detent escapement, under a glass dome and with wooden base.

C. Octagonal wooden, glass dome. M. Brass base plate, going barrel, single wheel spring-detent escapement, steel impulse pallet, plain 2-arm brass balance beneath a bridge with 2 posts, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dim. 16.5 x 13 cm. excluding glass dome.

Grading System: A

USD 1,900 - 2,300

EUR 1,500 - 1,800

Sold: USD 3,776

LOT 7

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?Heure exacte? Omega, ?Chronomètre ? Heure exacte?, No. 2618800, case No. 6638398, Ref. BB 120 JS. Made circa 1923. Fine, chronometer desk clock in wooden presentation box.

C. Rectangular, inside the box an adjustable wood panel can be folded up or down to present or store the clock, set into the panel is a nickel clock case with stepped brass bezel. D. Doublesunk, matted silvered with Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 18???, frosted gilt, 23 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, eccentric cam micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 15 x 13 x 5,5 cm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,800 - 3,200

EUR 2,200 - 2,500

Sold: USD 4,484

LOT 8

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?Naviquartz Chronometer? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1802401, Model 1215 B. Made circa 1975. Very fine, "Naviquartz III", mahogany quartz chronometer with center-seconds, stop feature and battery power-reserve indicator.

C. Three-tier, hinged, corners and sides reinforced by brass inlays in the tradition of deck watches, bottom with folding brass stand. D. White with bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, below on the dial plate 2 apertures, right for push-button activating power-reserve indication, left for the indicator. Black ?Breguet? hands. M. With quartz standardization, electronic, push-button for stopping for precision setting. Dial signed. Dim. 16 x 12 x 8 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,400 - 3,100

Sold: USD 4,956

LOT 9

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, retailed by Kelvin Hughes, London, No. 579124. Made in the 1970s. Fine, mahogany, electronic, center-seconds chronometer in original mahogany fitted box.

C. Two-tier, hinged. D. Black, with Arabic numerals, outer luminous minute divisions, inner 12- and 24-hour divisions. Greypainted luminous 'bâton' hands. Matte steel dial-plate. M. Electronic. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Dim. 18 x 18 cm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,800 - 3,200

EUR 2,200 - 2,500

LOT 10

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

Tissot, Swiss, No. 4946, case No. 1027392. Made in the 1930s. Fine and unusual, stainless steel "Staybrite" gentleman's wristwatch with oval button chronograph, register, tachometer, telemeter and pulsometer.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, straight lapidated lugs. D. Matte silver with painted Roman numerals, subsidiary ?guilloché? seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation in black Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, at the center telemeter graduations and spiral pulsometer scale. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 13''', gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: A

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 1,298

LOT 11

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

Girard-Perregaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, case No. 295801, Ref. 6137. Made in the 1940s. Fine, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. Black with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary ?guilloché? seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 400L, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 2,478

LOT 12

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Tri-Compax" Universal Genève, "Tri-Compax". Made in the 1950s. Fine, astronomic, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, triple date and moon phases.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units, lapidated lugs. D. Bi-color matte silver and black with painted bâton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,400 - 3,100

Sold: USD 4,248

LOT 13

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

Swiss, case No. 788931. Made in the 1940s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and register.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary ?guilloché? seconds and 45-minute register dials, outer 1/5th seconds scale. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 12''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance-spring. Dial signed ?Switzerland?, case numbered. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 13 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: A

USD 400 - 800

EUR 300 - 600

Sold: USD 590

LOT 14

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Endurance" Franck Muller, Genève, ?Endurance ? Chronograph?, No. 128. Made in the 1990s. Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 1000 units per hour, concave lugs, screwed-down case back and buttons, domed sapphire crystal. D. Bi-colored red and black with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1870, rhodium-plated, 18 jewels, "fausses-côtes" decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 15 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,400

Sold: USD 4,720

LOT 15

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Chronomat" Breitling, Genève, "Chronomat", Ref. A 13048. Made in the 1990s. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, telemeter and a Breitling stainless steel link bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished, screwed-down case back, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied steel bâton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. V. 7750, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

USD 500 - 1,000

EUR 400 - 800

Sold: USD 2,124

LOT 16

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Master Compressor Geographic" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Compressor Geographic - 1000 Hours". Ref. 146.8.83. Made in the early 2000s. Very fine, large, two time-zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, world time display with 24-time zones, AM/PM indication, 2 crowns and a stainless steel Jaeger-LeCoultre link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws and "Master Compressor" logo, concave and curved lugs, "Compressor Key" winding-crown at 2 for world time-setting and winding crown at 4 for winding and setting, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied luminous Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the date at 3 and the second time zone at 7, apertures for the AM/PM indication at 9 and the world time at 6. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 923, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,000 - 5,000

EUR 2,400 - 4,000

Sold: USD 4,720

LOT 17

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Chronograph Automatic" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Chronograph Automatic", No. C 55125. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied steel indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Blued steel ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 2126/2840, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 51 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 sector. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 2,000 - 2,700

Sold: USD 4,956

LOT 18

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Automatic?, No. 1291735. Made in the 1950s. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold bâton indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. C. 8541, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 1,200 - 2,000

Sold: USD 1,888

LOT 19

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

?Cloisonné Dial? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, center-seconds, selfwinding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with "cloisonné" enamel dial.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, faceted lugs. D. Champagne with applied gold dart indexes, in the center, a multicolored "cloisonné" enamel floral decoration. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. C 852, rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,000 - 12,000

Sold: USD 14,160

LOT 20

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

"Yacht Club" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Yacht Club", Automatic, Ref. R 811 A. Made in the 1980s. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, centerseconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back. D. Satiné champagne with applied gold and black indexes and luminous dots, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 8541, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 2,000 - 2,700

Sold: USD 2,360