250 lots

LOT 21

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

Vacheron Constantin, Genève, ?Chronograph Automatic,? No. 660155, Ref. 49003. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron & Constantin buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. "Flinqué", white with ?clous de Paris? decoration, applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1136, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 14,000

EUR 6,500 - 9,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000

Sold: CHF 13,800

LOT 22

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

?Reverso Geógraphique? Jaeger LeCoultre, ?Reverso?, Ref. 270.2.58, ?Géographique? No. 087/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, astronomic, world-time, rectangular, two time-zone, double-face, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with moon phases, day and night and GMT indications, and 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by an original box.

C. Three-body, massive, polished, reeded bezel, reversible. D. On one side, 'guilloché' silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the moon phases ?night and day?. ?Epee? blued steel hands. On the other side, ?guilloché? black off-centered chapter ring with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, on the 8, aperture for the GMT + or - indication, on the 4, aperture for the day/night indication, at the bottom, two individual apertures showing the names of 12 cities GMT, and 12 other cities GMT +. By means of a pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial and from the city names, by means of another square button on the band, the hours and the places may be adjusted. 'Lozenge' tritiumcoated hands. M. Mechanical with manual winding. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 17,250

LOT 23

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

"Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde" Jaeger LeCoultre,"Reverso Chronographe Retrograde", No. 277/500, Ref. 270.2.69. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1996. Very fine and rare, rectangular, doubleface, 18K pink gold gentleman's reversible wristwatch with square button chronograph, retrograde register, date, stop/start indication and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by an original box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparent inner case back, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain outer reserve, chronograph start/stop display at 5, aperture for the date, on the back, the seconds and the retrograde 30-minute register ring dials. Blued steel "épée"hands. M. Cal. 829, coppercolored, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 16,100

LOT 24

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

?Reverso - Platinum Number One? Jaeger LeCoultre, "Reverso", Ref. 270.6.49, "Platinum Number One", case No. 252/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 2002. Very fine and rare, rectangular, skeletonized, platinum gentleman's reversible wristwatch with a platinum Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by an original box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, cabochon sapphire-set winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Blued steel "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 849R-SQ, skeletonized and hand-engraved, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 26 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

EUR 9,000 - 12,000

USD 11,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 21,275

LOT 25

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

?Reverso Septantième? Jaeger LeCoultre, Reverso?Septantième?, Ref. 240.2.19. No. 342/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 2001 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the "Reverso" model. Very fine and rare, oversized, rectangular, 8-day going, 18K pink gold gentleman?s reversible wristwatch with oversized date, day/night and power reserve indications and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by an original box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, inner transparent case back, outer case back engraved with edition number, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals on an outer plain reserve, date aperture at 7, sector for the up-and-down indication at 11, aperture for the day/night indication at 1, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 879 in 18K pink gold, twin barrels, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 47 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

USD 14,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 21,275

LOT 26

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

?Reverso Quantième Perpetuel? Jaeger LeCoultre "Reverso Duoface, Quantième Perpétuel Retrograde", Ref. 270.2.55. No. 74/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 in 2000. Very fine and rare, rectangular, double-dial, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, night and day indictaion and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Original box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, sapphire crystals, reversible. D. On one side, "guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the leap years, half moon-shaped aperture for the night and day indication at 1. Blued steel "bâton" hands. On the other side, "guilloché" silver dial with off center dials for the days of the week and the months, retrograde sectors for the days of the month and the age of the moon with painted Arabic numerals, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel "Epee"hands. All functions can be adjusted independently from the other dial. M. Cal. 855, tonneau, copper colored, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 12,000 - 14,000

USD 14,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 27,600

LOT 27

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

?Reverso Night and Day? Jaeger LeCoultre, "Reverso Night and Day", Ref. 270.2.63. Made circa 1999. Very fine, rectangular, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's reversible wristwatch with power reserve sector, moon phases, lunar calendar, day and night indication and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, inner transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone satiné silver with black painted Arabic numerals, guilloché sector for the power reserve, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar, day and night indication symbolized by the sun and the stars. "Epée" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 823, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 7,000 - 9,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: CHF 9,200

LOT 28

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

"Navitimer? Breitling Genève, "Navitimer", Ref. 806, circa 1966. Fine stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter and slide-rule.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, revolving reeded and graduated steel bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Black and "guilloché" matte silver with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduations for the minutes, the telemeter and the slide-rule. Tritium-coated white "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 178, copper-coated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 2,200 - 2,800

EUR 1,400 - 1,800

USD 1,700 - 2,200

Sold: CHF 2,990

LOT 29

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

So-called "Steve McQueen" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Explorer II", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1655. Made in 1977. Fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, special 24-hour bezel and hand and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and protected crown, graduated bezel in 24 hours, crystal with ?cyclops" lens. D. Black with tritium coated indexes, aperture for the date.Tritium-coated "baton" hands, the orange arrow to indicate the diurnal and nocturnal hours on the 24-hour graduated bezel. M. Cal. 1575 GMT, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber,self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 13,225

LOT 30

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

Wise, London, No. 16101, circa 1700. Fine, gilt brass and tortoiseshell pocket watch with gold champlevé dial.

C. Two-body, later, back and bezel covered with tortoiseshell and decorated with studs, brass shutter for the winding aperture. D. Gold, champlevé, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic numerals on polished oval cartouches, center chased with foliate scrolls, signature cartouches and a winged angel's head. Blued steel ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 41 mm, gilt full-plate with large divided Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, under-sprung plain three-arm steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed winged cock pierced and finely engraved with symmetrical stylized foliage, mask in the neck, rack and pinion regulator with silver dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 5,520

LOT 31

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

J. Stretch, Londino, with London hallmarks for 1703. Fine and rare 22K gold, paircased, double-train hour-striking clockwatch.

C. Outer: two-body, the bezel and band pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage, each with four vignettes of masks and landscapes, polished center. Inner: two-body, "bassine" form, polished split bezel, the band pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage and two vignettes of rural landscapes, loose ring pendant. D. Gold champlevé with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel "tulip and poker" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate double-train with turned baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm steel balance, flat balance-spring. Gilt brass winged cock pierced and engraved with a mask and inhabited foliage. Striking train with fixed gilt brass pierced and engraved barrel with revolving arbor, striking on a bell mounted in the back of the case, strike/silence lever in the bezel. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 6,500 - 10,000

USD 8,000 - 12,000

LOT 32

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

Thomas Wagstaffe, London, No. 6526. Made circa 1760. Fine, silver quarter repeating pair-cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: two-body, pierced, chased and engraved with foliate scrolls; Inner: two-body, polished bezel, pierced, chased and engraved with foliate scrolls and a grotesque mask. Gilt brass dust cover. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute markers and Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 30 mm., gilt brass full-plate, tapered cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial, repeating with two hammers on a bell in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant, stop lever in the bezel. Movement and dust cap signed. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,600 - 4,000

USD 3,000 - 4,700

Sold: CHF 5,290

LOT 33

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

William Threlkeld, London, No. 626. London hallmark for 1733. Fine, quarter repeating, pair-cased, 18K gold and shagreen pocket watch with early use of the cylinder escapement. Accompanied by an additional gold and enamel outer case, custom made circa 1770.

C. Outer: two-body, the bezel and back overlaid with shagreen and decorated with a gold pinwork monogram and borders. Inner: two-body, maker?s mark WW, with foliate pierced and engraved band. Gilt brass dust cover. Additional case: circa 1770, two-body, maker?s mark DA, the bezel decorated with a dark blue enamel Greek-key pattern and pie-crust borders, the back engine-turned and with a dark blue enamel monogram and further initials suspended from a ribbon, Greek-key border to match the bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 30 mm., gilt brass full-plate with baluster pillars, fusee with chain, cylinder escapement with brass escape-wheel, three-arm steel balance with flat balance spring, diamond endstone, pierced, chased and engraved balance cock, silver regulation dial, repeating with two hammers on a bell in the back of the case activated by depressing the pendant. Movement and dust cover signed. Diam. 49 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 12,000 - 18,000

EUR 8,000 - 12,000

USD 9,500 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 11,500

LOT 34

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

?Minute-repeat? Recordon, Late Emery, London, No. 7480. Case by Louis Comptesse with London hallmarks for 1805-6. Very fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold ?fermée-type? pocket watch.

C. Three-body, ?baguette?, engine-turned covers with concentric circle decoration, engine turned band. D. Gold, engine-turned, gold Arabic chapters, outer minute divisions, eccentric winding hole. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 50 mm, frosted gilt, full-plate, fusee with chain, hanging barrel, cylinder escapement, escape wheel jeweled in screwed chaton, under-sprung three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance-spring, chased single footed balance cock, repeating on two opposed rectangular section steel gongs by depressing the pendant. Movement signed. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000

USD 16,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 24,150

LOT 35

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

James Mc Cabe, London, No. 2401. Case by John Clarke with London hallmark for 1788. Fine, 18K yellow gold pair-cased pocket watch.

C. Outer: two-body, engraved with flower, scroll and dot decoration, vacant oval cartouche. Inner: two-body, polished. Gilt brass dust cover. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals and outer dot minute track. Gold ?arrow? hands. M. 37 mm., frosted gilt full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance with perpendicular stop-pin, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,500

LOT 36

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

?English Duplex? James Mc Cabe, Royal Exchange, London, No. 5758. Case by James Richards with London hallmark for 1805-6. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased pocket watch with duplex escapement.

C. Three-body, polished, fixed gold cuvette, gilt dust-cap, cover with small monogram. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, large subsidiary seconds. Gold "Breguet" hands. M. 41 mm., gilt, full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, maintaining power, duplex escapement with ruby roller, escape wheel jeweled with endstones in screwed chaton, brass three-arm balance with three timing screws, diamond endstone, chased and engraved single footed cock, flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Dial, 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 37

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

?English Duplex? James Mc Cabe, Royal Exchange, London, No. 5685. Case by Russell Ponifex with London hallmark for 1805-6. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased pocket watch with duplex escapement.

C. Three-body, polished, fixed gold cuvette, gilt dust-cap. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, large subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 41 mm., gilt, full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, maintaining power, duplex escapement with ruby roller, escape wheel jeweled with endstones in screwed chatons, polished steel three-arm balance with flat rim, diamond endstone, chased and engraved single footed cock, flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed. Dial, 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 38

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

?Pocket Chronometer with ?Z? balance? Thomas Earnshaw, Invenit et Fecit, No. 429 of the sort/2660. Case by Thomas Carpenter with London hallmarks for 1800. Very fine and rare, gold pair-cased pocket chronometer with Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement and Earnshaw?s ?Z? compensation balance.

C. Outer: two-body, polished. Inner: two-body, ?bassine?, polished. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?heart and poker? hands. M. 40 mm. secured by screws, gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain with Harrison?s maintaining power, Earnshaw spring detent escapement, escape wheel jeweled with endstones in screwed chatons, Earnshaw?s ?Z? bimetallic compensation balance with sliding timing weights and two steel mean time screws, single-footed cock with endstone in screwed chaton, free-sprung blued steel helical balance-spring. Dial and movement signed and numbered. Diam. 65 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 13,000 - 20,000

USD 16,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 12,650

LOT 39

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

?Pocket Chronometer? James Mc Cabe, Royal Exchange, London, No. 832. Case by Thomas Walker II, with London hallmarks for 1819-20. Very fine and very rare, 18K gold hunting-cased pocket watch with Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement and bimetallic balance.

C. Three-body, polished back with engraving ?AB, 1819?, fixed gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, large subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 45 mm., gilt, full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, maintaining power, Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement, escape and first wheels jeweled with endstones in screwed chatons, inverted under-sprung Earnshaw-type bimetallic cut compensation balance with four brass timing screws, diamond endstone, chased and engraved single footed cock, free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed and numbered. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 12,000 - 18,000

EUR 8,000 - 12,000

USD 9,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 11,500

LOT 40

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

?Sugar-Tong Pocket Chronometer? Thomas Mc Cabe, Royal Exchange, London, No. 6183, movement by Thomas Earnshaw. Case by James Richards with London Hallmarks for 1807-8. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold pocket chronometer with Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement and patent bimetallic ?sugar-tong? compensation.

C. Three-body, ?bassine?, polished. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 42 mm., gilt brass full plate with ring-turned pillars, fusee and chain, Harrison?s maintaining power, Earnshaw?s spring detent escapement, escape wheel with endstones in screwed chaton, large polished steel flat-rim three-arm balance with diamond endstone, flat blued steel balance spring, chased and engraved single footed balance cock, Earnshaw?s bimetallic ?sugar-tong? compensation coupled with the index regulator. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 55.5 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 16,000 - 23,000

USD 20,000 - 27,000

Sold: CHF 24,150