489 lots

LOT 1

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Lot of three silver center-seconds watches made in Fleurier with white enamel dials and Roman numerals, made for the Chinese market, comprising:

C. 1. Bovet, circa 1870, fully engraved gilt brass ?Chinese? caliber 54 mm (24???), cylinder escapement. Signed in Chinese characters inside back cover.Diam. 62 mm.2. Bovet, circa 1860, polished steel ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) with engraved bridges, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet. Signed on the movement and inside the case with Chinese characters.Diam. 56 mm.3. Dimier, circa 1870, polished steel Tixier ?Chinese? caliber 54 mm (24???) with duplex escapement. Signed inside back cover in Chinese characters.Diam. 61 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 27,600

LOT 2

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Lot of three silver center-seconds watches with white enamel dials and Roman numerals, made for the Chinese market, comprising:

C.1. Jacot, Locle, circa 1870, gilt brass Lepine caliber 48 mm (21???) with cylinder escapement.Signed on the movement.Diam. 55 mm.2. Edouard Juvet, Fleurier, circa 1880, No. 69498, fully engraved gilt brass ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) , duplex escapement. Signed on the movement, back cover punched inside with prestige British marks.Diam. 58 mm.3. Bovet, Fleurier, circa 1880, polished steel ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) , cylinder escapement.Signed on the movement.Diam. 56 mm.

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 21,850

LOT 3

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Lot of three silver center-seconds watches made in Fleurier with white enamel dials and Roman numerals, made for the Chinese market, comprising:

C. 1. Bovet, circa 1870, polished steel ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) 8-day , duplex escapement. Signed on the movement.Diam. 62 mm.2. Guinand, circa 1880, fully engraved gilt brass ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) , lever escapement. Signed on the movement and inside back cover in Chinese characters.Diam. 55 mm.3. Guinand, circa 1880, fully engraved gilt brass ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???) in original fitted box, Jacot duplex escapement allowing for dead-seconds. Signed in Chinese characters inside back cover.Diam. 56 mm.

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 33,350

LOT 4

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Lot of three center-seconds watches made in Fleurier with white enamel dials and Roman numerals, made for the Chinese market, comprising:

C. 1. Bovet, circa 1880, silver case, fully engraved gilt brass ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm (21???), lever escapement. Signed on the movement and inside back cover in Chinese characters.Diam. 57 mm.2. Dimier, circa 1880, brass case, gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber 50 mm. (22 ???), cylinder escapement. Accompanied by brass chain and small brass and enamel charm. Signed in Chinese characters inside back cover.Diam. 62 mm.3. Bovet, circa 1880, silver case, gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber 47 mm. (20 ???), lever escapement. Signed in Chinese characters inside back cover and on the movement.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 21,850

LOT 5

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Lot of three silver center-seconds watches made in Fleurier with white enamel dials and Roman numerals, made for the Chinese market, comprising:

C. 1. Guinand, circa 1870, gilt brass fully engraved Tixier ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm. (21???), cylinder escapement. Signed inside back cover in Chinese characters.Diam. 56 mm.2. Bovet, circa 1870, gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm. (21???), cylinder escapement, signed in Chinese characters inside back cover.Diam. 56 mm.3. Guinand, circa 1870, gilt brass Tixier ?Chinese? caliber 48 mm. (21???) with bridges enameled with champlevé blue enamel, Jacot duplex escapement allowing for dead-seconds. Signed in Chinese characters insideback cover.Diam. 57 mm.

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 36,800

LOT 6

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

The Lion Attack Richardson, London, No. 404, made in Fleurier for the Chinese market, circa 1860. Very fine gilt silver and painted on enamel, pearl-set center seconds watch.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with a scene depicting a lion attacking a Bedouin rider on a white horse, florally painted frame, pearl-set bezels, bow, and pendant, solid hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold ?Spoon? hands. M. 47 mm (21???), gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, plain steel five-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 80,500

LOT 7

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Attributable to Maurice Ditisheim, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 12675, made for the Chinese market circa 1910. Fine gilt silver and painted on enamel pearl-set, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating watch with chronograph.

C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, front painted on enamel with a dancing couple in the countryside, back with a portrait of a lady holding a bouquet of pansies and a cane, pearl-set bezels, band in champlevé floral enamel.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 43 mm (19???), frosted gilt, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 59,800

LOT 8

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Attributable to Maurice Ditisheim, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 11095, made for the Chinese market circa 1910. Fine silver gilt and painted on enamel, pearl-set hunting-cased keyless minute-repeating watch.

C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, front painted on enamel with a couple dancing under a tree while a lady plays the mandolin, back painted with a portrait of a lady, pearl-set bezels, band in champlevé enamel, solid hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 42 mm (19???), frosted gilt, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometric regulator, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Diam. 52 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 46,000

LOT 9

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Volta (Maurice Ditisheim, La Chaux-de-Fonds), No. 15762, made for the Chinese market circa 1915. Very fine 14K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set hunting cased keyless minute-repeating watch with chronograph.

C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, both covers in translucent Imperial blue enamel over ?spinning? engine-turning, the front painted with a portrait of a lady with gold paillon necklace, pearl-set bezels, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths with radial Arabic beat counts, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 45 mm (20???), frosted gilt, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through a pusher in the band.Signed on the case ?VOLTA? (Ditisheim?s trademark registered in 1896).Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 39,100

LOT 10

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Fleurier, made for the Chinese market circa 1860. Very fine gilt brass and painted on enamel, pearl-set center-seconds watch with special movement and duplex escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, pearl-set bezels, pendant, and bow, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel hands. M. 54 mm (24???), gilt brass fully engraved Tixier ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, steel three-arm balance with blued-steel wings, flat balance spring.Diam. 63 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 2,600 - 3,700

USD 3,200 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 57,500

LOT 11

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Guinand, Fleurier, No. 27579, made for the Chinese market circa 1860. Very fine and rare gilt brass and painted on enamel, pearl-set 8-day going double barrel center-seconds watch with special movement and duplex escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, pearl-set bezels, pendant, and bow, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?spoon? hands. M. 48 mm (21???), gilt brass fully engraved Tixier ?Chinese? caliber, two free-standing barrels, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, steel three-arm balance with blued-steel wings, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 57 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 2,600 - 3,700

USD 3,200 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 86,250

LOT 12

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Bovet, Fleurier, made for the Chinese market circa 1850. Fine gilt brass and painted on enamel, pearl-set center-seconds watch with special movement and duplex escapement.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, pearl-set bezels, pendant, and bow, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?cross? hands. M. 48 mm (21???), polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, 6 jewels, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, steel three-arm balance with blued-steel wings, blued steel balance-spring.Signed on case in Chinese characters and on movement.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 50,000 - 65,000

EUR 5,300 - 7,000

USD 6,500 - 8,500

Sold: HKD 64,400

LOT 13

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Bovet, Fleurier, made for the Chinese market circa 1860. Fine gilt brass and painted on enamel, pearl-set center-seconds lady?s pendant watch.

C. Three-body, ?Empire?, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, pearl-set bezels, pendant, and bow, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 27 mm (12???), gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement in Chinese characters.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 15,000

EUR 1,300 - 1,600

USD 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 9,200

LOT 14

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Longines, ?Anti-magnetique?, No. 5872758. Circa 1940. Fine 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer and telemeter.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated curved lugs. D. Two-tone silver with painted Arabic and baton numerals, subsidiary constant seconds and 45 minute register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations in blue and red. Blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 13 ZN, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 51,750

LOT 15

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Longines, 1940s. Fine and rare 10K gold-filled gentleman's wristwatch with "retour en vol" single button chronograph with central minute recorder.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped, rounded bezel, concave lugs. D. Silvered with applied Breguet numerals, inner Arabic 13-24, subsidiary constant seconds dial. Gilt "feuille" hands. Blued steel center hand for the minute register. M. Cal. 13''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 27,600

LOT 16

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Longines, 'Lindbergh', invented by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, US Pat. 1923305, launched in 1932. Very fine and very rare hour angle, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with indirect center-seconds system and two crowns.

C. Three-body, polished, revolving silver bezel with the enameled 15 degree graduations in black and blue Arabic numerals, graduated rounded band, the crown at 2 o'clock activates the central revolving dial, lever at 6 o?clock for locking the revolving bezel.D. Matte silver with enameled radial Roman numerals for the 12-hour indication, concentric, the 180 degrees in blue Arabic numerals, at the center, revolving dial bearing the 60 seconds and 15 degrees in red Arabic numerals. Blued steel ?Feuille? hands. M. 11 1/4''' rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 52,900

LOT 17

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Longines, Ref. 6595. Produced in the 1950s. Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph and register.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs. D. Silvered with applied yellow gold pyramid indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary constant seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer and telemeter graduations in blue and red. Yellow gold ?dagger? hands. M. Cal. 30 CH, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 18,000 - 23,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,400

USD 2,300 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 29,900

LOT 18

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Blancpain, Chronograph, No. 1420. Manufactured in the early 1990s. Very fine, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Blancpain buckle.

C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied steel radial Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated steel "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flatbalance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 1,600 - 2,000

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 20,700

LOT 19

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Blancpain, "Chronographe Rattrapante Automatique", No. 047. Manufactured in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant to 3 atm., platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 40-hour autonomy, round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, date and a platinum Blancpain buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D.Black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute register dials, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 9''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, push-button for the split-seconds mechanismat 10.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 8,500 - 11,000

USD 10,000 - 13,000

LOT 20

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

Blancpain, "JB 1735 - Répétition Minutes - 0035 three precious metals set No. 1". Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle.

C. Three-body, bi-colored, solid, polished, yellow gold stepped bezel, platinum case and lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. White with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals on a sunk outer reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 0035, gilt brass, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 21K gold rotor, repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.This watch is from the first set of three watches called ?Three Precious Metals? made by Blancpain in the 1990s.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 200,000 - 250,000

EUR 21,000 - 26,000

USD 25,000 - 32,000

Sold: HKD 161,000