250 lots

LOT 221

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

?The Mystérieuse? A.S. & F. (Armand Schwob & Frères, La Chaux-de-Fonds), Swiss, retailed by J. Ullmann, Chaux-de-Fonds, Hong Kong & Shanghai. Made for the Chinese market circa 1890. Fine and very rare 17K gold keyless mystery pocket watch.

C. Three-body, "bassine et filets", polished, glazed on both sides. D. Eccentric glass with painted radial Roman numerals and outer minute track, engine-turned dial plates. Black "spade" hands. M. Gilt brass, crescent-shaped, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Signed on the dial plates by the maker and retailer. Diam. 54 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,500

LOT 222

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

Cartier, Paris, "Montre Boussole, Cadran Solaire", entered into the register on September 27, 1938. Very fine and very rare, 18K gold, oval keyless dress watch with compass and sundial.

C. Three-body, back engraved with sundial, spring-loaded rose gold gnomon in the middle which opens to the inclination set probably for Paris, top with small compass, front with dial aperture. D. Matted and silvered, Radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. 22.6 mm, (10''') rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel flat balance spring. Dial signed, case punched with serial numbers and Edmond Jaeger mark, movement signed by EWC. Dim. 45 x 33 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 14,375

LOT 223

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

Cartier, Paris, circa 1910. Fine and rare yellow gold, platinium and diamond-set square keyless Art Deco pendant watch.

C. Two-piece, "couteau", polished, with rounded corners, back cover with applied gold diamond-set initials ?mv? forming a crown, triangular pendant and crown, diamond-set. D. Matted silver with radial Roman numerals, inner minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 23 mm (10???), frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring. Signed on dial. Dim. 28 x 28 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 12,075

LOT 224

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

Cartier, Paris, No. 2 of a limited series, circa 1970. Very fine and rare white gold keyless Mystery Watch, accompanied by original matching Cartier chain.

C. Two-piece, ?knife-edge?, polished with eccentric aperture for the mystery hands with champlevé Roman chapter on the periphery. D. Clear sapphire. M. Square with canted corners, 34 x 34 mm (16 x16???) rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self-compensating flat balance spring, Incablock shockproof protection on both balance pivots, aperture below the train for sapphire discs holding the hands. Signed on case and movement. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000

USD 16,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

LOT 225

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

Cartier, Paris, Londres, circa 1910. Very fine and elegant Art Deco 18K gold and enamel slim keyless dress watch.

C. Three-piece, knife-edge, back cover with alternating gold and translucent green straps, white enamel dot border resembling split pearls, center with spinning foliate rosette, bezel with white and translucent green enamel. D. Silver sunburst engine-turned with Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 23 mm, gilt brass, bar caliber, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring. Signed on the dial and movement adapter ring. Diam. 46 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000

LOT 226

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

Cartier, France, No. 24272/18596. Made in the 1920s by European Watch and Clock Co. Inc., France. Very fine platinum, diamond-set and mother of pearl keyless slim dress watch.

C. Three-piece, brushed, the band entirely set with diamonds. D. Brushed silvered with mother of pearl chapter ring, applied white gold dauphine numerals, outer dot minute ring. Blued steel "cathedrale" hands. M. 36,5 mm, 16''' , signed ?European Watch and Clock Co., Inc., Swiss", rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balancespring, index regulator. Dial signed Cartier. Case and movement engraved "E.W. & Co Inc, France". Diam. 45 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 8,500 - 10,000

EUR 5,500 - 6,500

USD 6,500 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 13,800

LOT 227

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

?Three-Tone Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 836871, case No. 507886. Made in 1944. Very fine and rare, rectangular, fancy-shaped, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink and yellow gold linked bracelet "a grosses mailles" with the monogram "A.V.J.F." Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped lateral sides, curved and rounded lugs, "bombe" crystal. D. Three-tone polished and brushed gold with painted bâton indexes and applied pink gold Roman quarter-hour numerals, Pink gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, tonneau, rhodium-plated, "fausses-cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 11,000 - 13,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,500

USD 8,500 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 10,925

LOT 228

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

?Two-Tone Case ? Black Dial? Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 460681, case No. 278339. Made in 1945. Very fine and rare, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, yellow gold bezel and winding crown. D. Black with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track, guilloche subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal.453, 13???, rhodium plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic beryllium balance adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 8,050

LOT 229

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

"Two-Tone Dial" Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 428973, case No. 269858, Ref. 4178. Made in 1941. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and two-tone dial.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded band, fancy flared lugs. D. Two-tone gilt with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals at 12 and 6, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second and tachometer scale. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 13??? 434, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, beryllium balance with timing screws, adjusted to temperature, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 26,000

USD 23,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 43,700

LOT 230

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?Pearl Sunburst? Balsiger & Fils, Genève, circa 1830. Very fine and rare, 18K gold and pearl-set pendant watch.

C. Two-body, hinged sprung bezel set with pearls and seed pearls, the back set with seed pearls and pearls in a radiating design. D. Gold with applied radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers, vari-colored gold foliate border, engine-turned center. Blued steel ?lozenge? hands. M. 32 mm., frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance, pierced and chased continental balance cock. Signed on the dial and movement. Diam. 44 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 13,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,500 - 10,000

USD 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: CHF 19,550

LOT 231

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

?Pearl Bouquet? M & M, Genève, retailed by Felix Samper et Cie., A Paris, No. 44011, circa 1875. Fine and rare gold, pearl and rose-cut diamond-set lady's keyless pendant watch and chatelaine.

C. Four-body, hinged pearl set bezel and bow, the pendant set with a single rose cut diamond on each side, polished band, hinged back cover set with alternating lines of graduated rose diamonds and split pearls, the center set with a large split pearl, pearl border. Hinged gold cuvette. Gold, rose diamond and pearl set chatelaine en suite, silver gilt hinged spoon on the reverse. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals and red Arabic five-minute markers, outer minute track. Gold ?fancy? hands. M. 26 mm. frosted gilt, wolf's tooth winding, cylinder escapement, gilt three-arm flat-rim balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Cuvette signed by the retailer, Diam. 31 mm. Length 145 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

EUR 5,000 - 8,000

USD 6,200 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 13,800

LOT 232

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?Foliage and Flowers? Jn. Fs. Bautte a Geneve, No. 45160. Made circa 1820. Fine 18K gold pocket watch.

C. Two-body, fully decorated in high relief with chased leaves against a matted ground. Hinged gilt metal cuvette. D. Silver, engine-turned, eccentric brushed chapter ring with radial Roman numerals and outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass pierced foliate continental cock with polished steel end-piece, silvered regulation dial. Cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,200 - 1,600

EUR 800 - 1,000

USD 950 - 1,200

Sold: CHF 1,265

LOT 233

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

So-called "Paul Newman" Rolex Cosmograph "Daytona, Ref. 6241. Made in 1970. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and black anti-reflection bezel with tachometer.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 units per hour. D. Bicolored, gold and "guilloché" black with tritium-coated black indexes, sunk auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Tritium-coated gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 40,000 - 50,000

USD 47,000 - 62,000

Sold: CHF 108,100

LOT 234

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Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 418167, case No. 258530. Made in 1936. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped and curved, 18K yellow gold gentleman's Art Deco wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 11 x 9 1/2''', rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to temperatures and 3 positions, blued steel Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 40 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 10,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,500

USD 5,500 - 8,000

Sold: CHF 15,525

LOT 235

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?Perpetual Calendar? Cartier, 13 Rue de la Paix, Paris, 4 New Burlington St., London, No. 2461. Made circa 1908. Very fine and extremely rare silver and enamel manual perpetual calendar in original Cartier red morocco and gold tooled fitted box.

C. Circular silver frame with three types of engine-turning and three translucent enamels, ivory back and silver-gilt easel. D. Two concentric white enamel discs, the top one with a grid with 31 days of the month at the top and the years at the base graduated from 1908 to 1918, two sector apertures, the top one for days of the week on revolving back disc, and the lower for the months with corresponding number of days, central translucent hardstone setting button in a gold stiff-leaf mount. Case signed and numbered. Diam. 108 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 30,000 - 50,000

EUR 20,000 - 32,000

USD 23,000 - 40,000

LOT 236

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?Black and White Stripes? Breguet, No. 4418. Made circa 1910. Very fine, miniature, minute-repeating and eight-day going silver gilt and enamel desk clock with the original Breguet leather-covered traveling case.

C. Rectangular, silver-gilt and decorated with black and white champlevé enamel stripes, curved hinged handle decorated to match, black onyx repeat button, polished bezel with a black enamel band, stepped and molded base with reeded ribbon bound decoration, raised on bracket feet. D. Silver, engine-turned with luminous upright Arabic numerals, outer minute track. Luminous ?skeleton? hands. M. 18???, gilt brass watch movement fitted within a brass frame, the large going barrel fitted behind, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, rack and pinion regulator extending to a disc on the base of the case, repeating on gongs activated by depressing a button on the top of the case. Dial and case signed. Dim. 75 x 56 x 35 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 22,000 - 28,000

EUR 14,000 - 18,000

USD 17,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 25,300

LOT 237

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?Day and Night Mysterieuse? Cartier, No. 3724. Made circa 1910. Very fine and exceptionally rare, silver, gold, guilloché enamel, rose cut diamond-set and hardstone eight-day going desk clock with electrical illumination and the original Cartier paper-covered box.

C. Silver, drum-form, the band and front and back bezels decorated with deep green guilloché enamel with opaque white enamel outlining, cast and chased leaf and berry borders, chased gold bezel for the crystal and pierced and engraved gold trellis for the back, raised on a rectangular molded hardstone base with cylindrical volutes. D. Opaque glass with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Rose diamond-set platinum hands with arrow-tips. M. Within the hardstone base, rectangular, ring-turned pillars, frosted gilt, going barrel, elongated center wheel pinion geared to the hour and minute wheels located between the dial and an ?A? shaped brass frame, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, flat blued steel balance spring, index regulator. Three small electric light bulbs mounted inside the upper part of the case and powered by a cable passing through the base. Dial and case signed. Dim. 120 x 90 x 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000

USD 27,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

LOT 238

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

?Yellow Ref. 3450? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119807, case No. 2808589, Ref. 3450, 3rd series. Made in 1985, retailed by Gübelin. Very fine, astronomic, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and leap year display and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated triangular lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, moon phases and the leap year display. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. 27-460 Q, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self compensating Breguet balance-spring, shock absorber, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 90,000 - 120,000

EUR 60,000 - 80,000

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Sold: CHF 126,500

LOT 239

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

?The Tulip Bud? Z(acharie) Fonnereau a la Rochelle. Made circa 1640. Very fine and very rare, gilt brass and rock crystal tulip-form pre-balance spring pendant watch with single hand and the original shagreen covered brass and silver mounted outer protecting case.

C. Four-body, matted, the lower section decorated with three cast and chased single flowers, three hinged oval rock crystal covers with stylized leaf engraved bezels, stalk pendant. Outer cover: two-body, brass with silver bezels, overlaid with shagreen and with silver pin-work decoration, silver hinge. D. Silver, oval, polished chapter ring with radial Roman numerals, fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, inner dot hour markers, the center and outer borders engraved with flowers and foliage. Single brass ?fleur-de-lys? hand, the center engraved with a flower. M. 30 x 20 mm., oval, gilt brass, tall ring-turned baluster pillars, fusee and gut line, short three-wheel train, verge escapement, steel two-arm balance without balance spring, small pierced foliate balance cock with irregular foot fastened by a screw, blued steel worm and wheel set-up with pierced foliate feet. Movement signed. Dim. 40 x 30 mm. excluding the pendant.

Grading System:

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 45,000 - 60,000

USD 55,000 - 70,000

LOT 240

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

CHF 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 2,300 - 3,000

USD 2,700 - 3,500

Sold: CHF 5,405