250 lots

LOT 1

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Three-Tone Dial? Breitling, Swiss, No. 14399. Made circa 1925. Fine, Staybrite keyless dress watch with co-axial single button chronograph, register, tachymeter and telemeter.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped inclined bezel. D. Three?tone silvered with painted Arabic numerals and baton indexes, inner spiral telemetric scale, outer minute track with concentric fifths of a second and telemeter scales, subsidiary seconds at 6 and 30-minute recording dial at 12. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17???, rhodium plated, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed. Diam. 47 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,600

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 3,450

LOT 2

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

"Aéro-Compax" Universal Genève "Aéro-Compax". Case No. 877017. Made in the 1940s. Fine, stainless steel "Enversteel", gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, memento dial and two crowns.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, winding crown at 9 for adjusting the memento dial. D. Matte silver with luminous baton indexes, outer minutes and fifths of a second track with Arabic five-minutes/seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers and the memento in 12 hours, outer blue painted tachometer scale. Luminous blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 287, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,600

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 10,925

LOT 3

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Anti-Magnetic? Ulysse Nardin, ?Anti-Magnetic?, Locle. Made in the 1930s. Very fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. Three-body, massive, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs. D. Two-tone silver with painted gold and blue Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer scale. Gold "baton" hands. M. 14"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm

Grading System: A

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

USD 2,700 - 3,500

Sold: CHF 5,060

LOT 4

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Two-Tone Dial ? Class ?A? Certificate? Rolex, Ref. 2552. Made circa 1940. Fine, 18K yellow gold keyless pocket chronometer.

C. Three-body, ?bassine pincée?, polished. D. Two-tone, silvered, with applied yellow gold ?bâton? indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?épée? hands. M. 16''', Observatory Quality ?Class A Certificate 1067?, rhodium plated, polished, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 1,600 - 2,300

USD 2,000 - 2,700

LOT 5

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Erotic Winding? Swiss. Made circa 1900. Fine gunmetal keyless pocket watch with concealed erotic automaton scene activated during winding.

C. Three-body, ?bassine et filets?. Hinged gunmetal back and cuvette, the latter covering the chased gilt brass automaton scene, activated whilst being wound, depicting a couple in a boudoir. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and blue painted Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gilt brass ?Louis XVI? hands. M. 18???, brass, three-quarter plate, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,600

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 5,980

LOT 6

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Massonic? Solvil Watch Co., Swiss, made by G. Schwab- Loeillet, Geneva, circa 1960. Fine, silver, triangular, keyless Masonic pocket watch, Swiss patent No. 34864.

C. Two-body, triangular, the bezel cast and chased with the Union Chain, the band with different Masonic symbols, the back with the Masonic Temple and symbols and the letters ?G?, ?B?, and ?J?, set with a cabochon in the pendant, triangular bow. D. Mother of pearl with polychrome painted Masonic symbols in place of numerals and with the inscription: ?Love your fellow man, lend him a helping hand?, outer minute track and Arabic twenty minute numerals. Blued steel "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 27B-9, 12''', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with three adjustments, self compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Case and movement signed. Dim. 51 x 45 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,300 - 2,000

USD 1,600 - 2,300

LOT 7

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Minute Repeating? Boxell, 43 King?s Road, Brighton. Swiss, movement by LeCoultre. Made circa 1900. Very fine, minute-repeating 18K yellow gold, keyless, half hunting-cased pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, polished, hinged and sprung front cover with aperture and blue champlevé enamel Roman chapter with inner minute track, the back cover with engraved monogram. Gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 43 mm, 19???, frosted gilt, 31 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight line calibrated and counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs actvated by a slide in the band. Cuvette signed by the retailer. Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,200

USD 4,700 - 6,200

LOT 8

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Dashboard Racing Timer? Eberhard & Co., ?Cronotest?, Made in the 1930s. Fine, nickel-cased two round-button dashboard chronograph with tachometer, progressive registers and bezel winding.

C. Three-body, polished, reeded rotating bezel for the winding, the backplate with two fixing plates secured by four knurled nuts for mounting. D. Silvered with luminous radial Arabic numerals, outer seconds track with fifths of a second divisions, inner tachometer scale, dials for 60-minute and 12-hour registers. Blued steel hands, the seconds hand with luminous tip. M. Cal.150, 18???, frosted gilt, 8 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 103 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,600 - 2,000

EUR 1,000 - 1,300

USD 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: CHF 1,955

LOT 9

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

Probably Swiss. Made circa 1830. Fine brass and steel face plate engine.

Centering plate with three dog clamps, centering post, steel bed with turned brass fixing posts, driven by three lateral pulley wheels, two-directional slide rest controlled by knurled nuts and crank lever, angular cutter with angle adjustment. Dim: Length 47 x 23.5 cm. Good clean condition with slight wear.

CHF 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,300 - 2,000

USD 1,600 - 2,300

Sold: CHF 2,875

LOT 10

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Lever Escapement? T. Niederberger, Uhrmacher, German. Made circa 1925. Fine, steel, brass and chrome-plated working model of a lever escapement.

C. Glazed with brass frame raised on a wooden base. M. Rectangular chrome-plated base containing the spring barrel, counterpoised straight line lever escapement with brass lever and escape wheel, steel pallets, monometallic balance with peripheral adjustment screws, steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Dim. 16 x 12 x 13 cm.

Grading System: A

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: CHF 6,900

LOT 11

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Detent Escapement? Probably Swiss. Made circa 1940. Fine, gilt brass and steel working model of a pivoted detent chronometer escapement.

C. Glazed with gilt brass frame raised on a wooden base. M. Rectangular gilt brass plates, cylindrical pillars, spring barrel, gilt brass pivoted detent escapement with steel pallets, bimetallic compensation balance with peripheral adjustment screws, flat steel balance spring, incabloc shock absorber, index regulator. Dim. 25.5 x 14 x 22 cm.

Grading System: A

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,200

USD 4,700 - 6,200

Sold: CHF 12,075

LOT 12

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Helvetia? Berthold Reymond, Swiss, No. 8157. Made circa 1890. Fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel huntingcased keyless pocket watch decorated with the shields of the 22 Swiss Cantons.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, the band and borders engraved with geometric patterns, hinged and sprung front cover decorated with a painted on enamel Swiss arms surmounted by William Tell?s hat and surrounded by the champlevé enamel shields of 22 Swiss Cantons within an engraved foliate border, the back cover decorated with an oval painted on enamel vignette depicting the classical figure of ?Helvetia? in an alpine landscape, within an engraved foliate, scroll and trophy border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 19???, frosted gilt, bar calibre, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed. Diam. 49 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,600

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 3,910

LOT 13

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

"Secondes Foudroyantes" Edouard Perregaux, Locle, No. 5912. Made circa 1870. Very fine 18K gold, hunting-cased pocket watch with double-train independent center seconds, return to zero, and 1/5th second diablotine.

C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", engineturned and polished covers and reeded band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds divided into fifths, subsidiary fifth-second jump diablotine. Blued-steel "Breguet" hands. M. 19.5''', nickel, 28 jewels, most in screwed gold chatons, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance- spring, tandem winding, independent seconds activated by a pushpiece in the band. Dial and cuvette signed, case and movement numbered. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,500

LOT 14

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Dual-Time? Audemars Piguet "Royal Oak Dual-Time Automatic", Genève, No. 748, case No. D-76609. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine, octagonal, two time-zone, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with date, 48-hour power reserve and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 8 yellow gold hexagonal nuts secured by 8 yellow gold screws on the case back, screweddown winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Royal blue, "Clous-de- Paris" decorated, luminous applied white gold indexes, subsidiary "guilloché" ring dials for the days of the month on the 2, the second time zone on the 6 and graduation for the up-anddown indication between 8 and 11. Luminous white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2129/2845, rhodium plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance- spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 8,050

LOT 15

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Hommage? Roger Dubuis, Horloger Genevois, "Hommage Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar Chronograph", No. 8 of a limited edition of 28. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, large, astronomic, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, bi-retrograde perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Roger Dubuis deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, concave stepped bezel, domed sapphire crystal, sapphire crystal back edged with the "RD" logo. D. Matte silver with painted indexes, outer graduation for the 52 weeks of the year, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register and the months, sector for the retrograde days of the week and the month, apertures for the moon phases at 12 and the leap year at 5. White gold "feuille" hands, blued steel "cathédrale" hands for the retrograde indications. M. Cal. RD 5710, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 15.3 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 26,000

USD 23,000 - 30,000

LOT 16

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

"Master Calendar" Franck Muller, Genève, "Master Calendar", No. 29, Ref. 5850 MC. Made in a limited edition in the 1990s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple calendar and an 18K white gold Franck Muller link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, heavy, polished, case back with 4 screws, ?bombé? sapphire crystal. D. ?Flinqué? silver with painted radial Arabic numerals, concentric graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 2800, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000

USD 16,000 - 23,000

LOT 17

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Pasha? Cartier, "Pasha", Ref. 2111.1. Made in the 1990s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12- hour recorder, date and an 18K gold Cartier bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, glazed back secured by screws, graduated revolving bezel, "Vendôme" type lugs, crown-protector and chronograph pushers set with cabochons. D. Two-tone silver and gilt, radial Roman numerals,outer minute/seconds track with fifth second divisions, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds and the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, date aperture at 6. Blued steel tritium-coated "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 205, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38.5 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

LOT 18

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Golden Square? Roger Dubuis, Horloger Genevois, "Golden Square,? No. 07/28, Bulletin d?Observatoire. Made in a limited edition of 28 examples in 2002. Very fine 18K white gold self-winding gentleman's waterresistant wristwatch with 18K gold Roger Dubuis buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, square, brushed and polished, massive, curved, straight lugs with screws, curved sapphire crystal, glazed back with eight screws. D. Matte white, large painted radial Roman numerals, inner minute track. Large blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Cal. RD57, rhodium-finished, Geneva Quality hallmark, "fausses cotes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to five positions, selfcompensating balance spring, swan-neck micrometer adjustment to the regulator, shock absorber. Dim. 40 x 40 mm. Thickness: 9.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

LOT 19

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Pink Master Compressor? Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Compressor, 1000 Hours, Memovox Automatique", No. 0018. Made circa 2003. Fine, self-winding, center- seconds, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with mechanical alarm, date, three crowns and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws and the Master Compressor logo, concave and curved lugs, alarm winding- crown at 2, time-setting and winding-crown at 4, both with ?Compressor Key?, winding crown at 10 for the revolving dive timing, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with applied luminous Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer revolving disc for the dive time, aperture for the alarm indication and date. Luminous pink gold "Alpha" hands. M. Cal. 918, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to six positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 16 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

LOT 20

Important Watches, Pocket Watches and... Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

?Bi-retrograde Perpetual Calendar? Roger Dubuis, horloger genevois, "Homage", Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar, No. 23. Made in a limited edition of in the late 1990s. Fine and rare, circular, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's with bi-retrograde perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Roger Dubuis deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent screw down case back with ?RD? monogram, concave bezel, downturned lugs,sapphire crystals. D. White enamel with applied yellow gold dot indexes, sectors for the retrograde days of the week and the retrograde days of the month, aperture for the moon phases. Faceted yellow gold "Alpha" hands. M. Cal. 5707, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, 'fausses côtes'decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

USD 12,000 - 16,000

Sold: CHF 21,850