C.Two-body, each front corner with the applied gold letters G,B, and J, hinged back forming an island engraved with the Temple of Solomon, corners with Masonic symbols, sides also engraved with Masonic symbols, loop pendant with round bow, gold bezel, small pushbutton at the bottom to open the lid.D. White enamel with Masonic symbols for the numerals, center with motto "Bien dire et bien penser ne sont rien sans bien faire". Gold paste-set arrow hands. M. 29 mm. (13'''), frosted gilt bar caliber, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance with flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette, case punched with French silver marks.Dim. Height 71 mm. (with bow), width 57 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 3,000 - 4,500
USD 3,300 - 4,800
Fierville a Caën, France, circa 1770.Fine and very early 18K gold pocket watch.
C.Two-body, Louis XV, the back decorated with builder's symbols, crescent, star, and flowers, with letter "G" in stars.D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture between 3 and 4 o'clock. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 37 mm. (17'''), hinged, frosted gilt full plate with square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement.Diam. 47 mm
Grading System: AA
CHF 4,500 - 6,500
EUR 3,000 - 4,500
USD 3,300 - 4,800
C.Four-body, "bassine et filets" with flat covers richly engraved with foliate and floral pattern, bezels and band engraved with a repeated pattern, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silver with applied gold edge forming an elaborate scrolling pattern, center with applied gold bird in flight, rose and foliage, radial Roman numerals on matte and engraved ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. The second dial: White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Botwith snap-on fit for easy exchange. M. 39 mm. (18'''), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, wolf-tooth winding wheels, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 49 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 13,000 - 15,000
EUR 9,000 - 15,000
USD 9,600 - 11,000
C.Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette over gold bezel glazed for viewing the movement.D. Small, translucent rose enamel over sunburst engine-turning, set in the center with Arabic numerals and outer gold paillon minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. The whole set on a painted on enamel harvest scene fitted with painted on enamel Jacks representing two ladies, one with a horn of plenty, the other with a flower basket, who strike the hours, quarters, and minutes. M. 45 mm. (20'''), rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, most of the top ones ingold chatons, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Signed on the movement by the maker, cuvette signed Paul Buhre.Diam. 57 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 13,000 - 15,000
EUR 9,000 - 10,300
USD 9,600 - 11,000
Sold: CHF 14,950
C.Four-body, "bassine", back decorated in relief with dragons, flowers, fruits and scrolling, centered by a lion's head, front with dolphins, foliage, scrolling, Minerva's head, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, pressed sub-seconds. Gilt "spade" hands.M. 40 mm. (18'''), nickel-lated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,800
USD 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,025
C.Four-body, "bassine et filets", front with champlevé blue enamel initials "WCK" (William C. Kingsley) within small champlevé blue enamel frame, back with champlevé blue date "1871" within en suite frame, each cover inside with champlevé initials "SK" (S. Kingsley), gold hinged cuvette, stop mechanism controlled by a pushbutton at 12 o'clock. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds divided into red fifths, subsidiary sunk fifth-second jump diablotine. Bluesteel Breguet hands. M. 42 mm. (19'''), nickel, 29 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, tandem winding, patented bow setting (patent date Jan 15, 1867).Signed on dial, case and movement, movement also signed under the dial. Diam. 52 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 5,500 - 7,500
EUR 3,800 - 5,200
USD 4,000 - 5,600
Sold: CHF 5,520
C.Four-body, solid, "variée", front cover with applied initials, bezels with reeded edges, gold hinged cuvette dated Marzo 8 de 1874, over gold bezel glazed for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph scale, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. Subsidiary sunk seconds. M. 45 mm, nickel, "fausses côtes" decoraion, 35 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs, slide on the band.Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 28,000 - 33,000
EUR 19,000 - 23,000
USD 21,000 - 24,000
C.Four-body, "bassine", by TR (Thomas Russell, Liverpool) with stepped bezels, polished, gold hinged cuvette, bolt at 2 o'clock for stopping the watch for precision setting. D. White enamel, sunk center, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds divided into fifths, five-minute/seconds Arabic markers, up-and-down sector at 6 o'clock. Gold "spade" hands. M. 50 mm. (20 Lancashire size), frosted gilt 3/4-plate, 19 jewels, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensaion balance with Palladium Breguet balance spring, gold lever, Morgan's direct up-and-down mechanism.Signed on the movement. Diam. 55 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 3,500
USD 1,800 - 2,600
C.Four-body, massive, "Empire" with inclined bezels, engine-turned, reeded edges, knurled band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, double-sunk, Roman numerals, outer minute ring divided into fourths, five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gilt and blued steel "Morning glory" hands. M. 45 mm. (20'''), patented half-plate caliber, 19 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with helical balance spring, patented Jacot winding/setting sstem.Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,500
USD 2,200 - 3,700
C.three-body, solid, polished, transparent back, lapidated bezel, concave lugs.D. matte silver with painted black Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "B?ton" blued steel hands.M. Cal. 30.I.1947, 2/3 plate, nickel silver, 25 jewels, "tourbillon" regulator, two-part brass cage held by three case-screws with slanted surface, cut bimetallic Guillaume balance, Breguet overcoil, 18'000 vibration/hour, index visible on one of the cage's arms, on the band at 4 o'clock, pushbutton for hand-setting.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: 
CHF 110,000 - 130,000
EUR 76,000 - 90,000
USD 81,000 - 96,000
Sold: CHF 124,500
C.three-body, solid, polished, snap-on case back with embossed logo, concave lapidated lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dart faceted indexes on a twelve-sided outer plain reserve, above the 6, the name "Constellation" and an applied gold star. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 551, copper-colored, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperature and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometric regulatr.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,700 - 2,300
EUR 1,200 - 2,300
USD 1,300 - 1,700
C.French, three-body, polished and brushed, triangular wide lugs, wide bezel. D. silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, aperture for the date. "Dauphine" tritium-coated pink gold hands. M. Cal. 503, copper-colored, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometric regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 1,200 - 1,700
EUR 830 - 1,200
USD 900 - 1,300
Sold: CHF 1,265
Unsigned, French, circa 1875.Fine 18K gold keyless watch made in the Louis XV style.
C.Two-body, Louis XV, back chased with Cupid holding a net, surrounded by flowers and leaves, bezel chased with floral motifs, extended hinge, revolving pendant constituting the winding mechanism. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with large five-minute Arabic markers. Gilt "Louis XV" hands. M. 38 mm. (18'''), friction-fit in the case, frosted gilt, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance spring, wolf-tooth winding whels.Diam. 45 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,500
USD 2,200 - 3,700
Sold: CHF 3,450
C.Four-body, "bassine", back decorated with laurel-leaf garlands and applied gold flowers on light blue translucent enamel over sunburst engine-turning, white opaque enamel border, textured band, white enamel bezel with gold scrolling.D. White enamel, bold Roman numerals, outer minute track, inner red 24-hour (13-24) chapter subsidiary sunk seconds. Gilt "Louis XV" hands. M. 36.3 mm. (17''') frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, Louis Brandt & frère patented winding/setting system (No. 8760 of August 1, 1894).Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 51 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,400 - 3,800
USD 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: CHF 4,370
C.Three-body, polished blued steel, hinged back forming easel for desk clock. D. Silvered, engine-turned, aperture for Arabic hour numerals and revolving Arabic minute chapter, subsidiary seconds. M. 42 mm., frosted gilt, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring.Dim. Height (with bow) 80 mm., width 51 mm.
Grading System: A
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,500
USD 2,200 - 3,700
Sold: CHF 4,370
C.two-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, top winder, extended lugs. D. matte silver with radium-coated painted radial Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds square dial. "Spade" skeleton radium-coated blued steel hands. M. Swiss Patent, June 7, 1912, Cal. 400, tonneau and curved, both ends of movement plate angled downwards by 25°, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 4 adjusments, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 22 x 56 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
EUR 8,300 - 9,700
USD 9,000 - 10,500
Sold: CHF 13,800
C.three-body, polished, graduated revolving bezel, screwed-down case back with embossed logo, lapidated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. blue and matte silver with tritium and steel indexes, auxiliary dials: at 12 for the seconds , the 60-minute register, the four seasons and the days of the month; at 3 for the 52 weeks and the aperture for the moon phases; at 6 for the days of the week, the 12-hour register and the 24 hours; at 9 for the 30-minute register, the months and the leap year; outer tachomter graduation in miles and km and a logarithmic slide-rule. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 39, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, monometallic balance, adjusted, shock- absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System: AAA
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
EUR 14,000 - 17,000
USD 15,000 - 19,000
Sold: CHF 22,425
C.two-body, shaped, solid, polished, back with screws, fluted, curved teardrop lugs. D. "guilloché" silver with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals and pyramid indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds and the days of the month, sector for up-and-down indication. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 1127, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 45 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, double shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 33 x 43 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 13,000 - 16,000
EUR 9,000 - 11,000
USD 9,600 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 14,375
C.five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparent inner case back, sapphire crystals. D. matte and "guilloché" copper-colored dial with "rayons de soleil" center, applied white gold faceted dart and dot indexes, "guilloché" auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 822 AD, skeletonized and hand-engraved, copper-colored, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 12,000 - 14,000
EUR 8,300 - 9,700
USD 9,000 - 10,000
Sold: CHF 12,075
C.Based on tambour type with grooved and pierced band, hinged bezel with rock crystal and 12 openings for the hours, back pierced with rosette, the whole within a rock crystal teardrop frame set in brass, fleur-de-lis pendant with matching finial, heavy chain made of six large wooden fluted beads set in brass caps. D. Gilt brass, hinged, Roman numerals, inner quarter ring, center decorated with scrolling. Single steel hand.M. 47 mm., gilt full plate, four square columns, open barrel and stackfred, 4-wheel train, verge escapement, steel foliot hog's bristle regulator, count wheel on the back plate, striking by a single hammer at the bell fixed to the bottom of the case.Dim. Height 145 mm.
Grading System: AA
CHF 25,000 - 35,000
EUR 17,000 - 24,000
USD 19,000 - 26,000