C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied gold dart and dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer scale, graduation for the days of the month concentric to the moon phase aperture, apertures for the days of the week and the month. Pink gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 481, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 35,000 - 50,000
EUR 3,700 - 5,300
USD 4,500 - 6,500
Sold: HKD 57,500
C. Three-body, polished, concave lugs, snap on back with dedication inscription. D. Gilt with applied pink gold bâton indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary constant seconds, 45 minute register, outer tachometer graduation, inner telemeter. Gilt steel ?Feuille? hands. M. Cal. 285, frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,000
USD 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: HKD 16,100
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic and dart markers, subsidiary constant seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer and inner telemeter. Pink gold ?Feuille? hands. M. Cal. 285, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, gilt dust cap.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 17,000 - 22,000
EUR 1,800 - 2,300
USD 2,200 - 2,800
Sold: HKD 20,700
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, tachometer graduation on the black bezel to 500 units/h., lapidated lugs. D. White with black painted bâton indexes, black subsidiary guilloché dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Steel "Dauphine" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1873, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signedDiam. 36 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 6,000 - 10,000
EUR 650 - 1,100
USD 800 - 1,300
Sold: HKD 8,625
C. Outer: two-body, back engraved with a flower vase, bezels engraved with floral pattern. Inner: two-body, ?bassine? polished. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers. Gold ?beetle and poker? hands. M. 63 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, steelbalance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock with ruby endstone, lever protruding from under the bezel at 9 o?clock for stopping the watch for precision time setting.Signed on the movement.Diam. 90 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 50,000 - 65,000
EUR 5,300 - 7,000
USD 6,500 - 8,500
Sold: HKD 32,200
C. Outer: two-body, band pierced for sound, polished back. Inner: two-body, ?bassine?, band pierced and engraved for sound, back engraved with rosette. D. White enamel, reverse numbered 16314 and signed with initials of the dialmaker, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 40 mm, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel, steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock, Neuchatel type striking system with hours and quarters on the same cam, striking/silent lever at 3 o?clock, à tact lever at 9.Diam. 64 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 30,000 - 37,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,000
USD 3,800 - 4,800
Sold: HKD 23,000
C. Outer: two-body, band pierced for sound, back engraved with basket of flowers. Inner: two-body, ?bassine?, band pierced and engraved for sound, polished back. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 41 mm, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement with brass escape wheel, steel balance with flat balance spring, single-footed cock, Neuchatel type striking system with hours and quarters on the same cam, striking/silent lever at 3 o?clock, à tact lever at 9.Signed on the movement, chain with Peking (Beijing) marks.Diam. 64 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 30,000 - 37,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,000
USD 3,800 - 4,800
Sold: HKD 24,150
C. Six-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned covers, polished band, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. Small off-white enamel, radial Roman numerals separated by gold paillons, outer gold paillon minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds, flanked by two knights repeating hours and quarters on bells, the whole on translucent Imperial blue enamel over engine-turning. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 44 mm (20???), frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Case punched with maker?s trademark registered on April 4, 1892. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 50,000 - 65,000
EUR 5,300 - 7,000
USD 6,500 - 8,500
Sold: HKD 50,600
C. Five-body, ?bassine et filets?, engine turned covers, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 40 mm, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating and striking on three gongs, repeating via tripping small pushbutton at 6 o?clock, silence/stiking lever protruding from under the bezel at 1 o?clock.Signed on dial and case. Diam. 49 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 50,000 - 65,000
EUR 5,300 - 7,000
USD 6,500 - 8,500
Sold: HKD 66,700
C. Six-body, ?Empire?, both covers with translucent Imperial blue enamel over ?spinning? engine-turning, centers painted with a mandolin, musical score and roses, pearl-set bezels, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 31 mm, frosted gilt, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band. Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 38 mm.J. Ullmann & Co., La Chaux-de-Fonds, Fleurier, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin and Vladivostok.
Grading System: AA
HKD 30,000 - 37,000
EUR 3,200 - 4,000
USD 3,800 - 4,800
Sold: HKD 34,500
C. Four-body, 'Empire', spring-loaded front cover painted on enamel with two ladies opening a cage door to let the birds fly away, scarlet enamel background, back with portrait of a lady wearing a pearl necklace and a blue hair ribbon set with diamonds, against scarlet translucent enamel over engine-turning, bezels set with half pearls, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds dial. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 34 mm (14'''), rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by a slide on the band, lever-set.Diam. 39 mm.A watch with very similar portrait was in the Lord Sandberg Collection (Antiquorum, March 31, 2001, lot 89.)
Grading System: AA
HKD 30,000 - 43,000
EUR 3,400 - 4,500
USD 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: HKD 98,900
C. Two-body, "Chinese", back finely painted with a bouquet of flowers on pink enamel background, half-pearl set bezels, pendant and bow, gold spring-loaded glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?Tulip? hands.M. 48 mm (21???), polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, plain three-arm steel balance with wedged weight, blued steel balance-spring.Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 100,000 - 125,000
EUR 11,000 - 13,000
USD 13,000 - 16,000
Sold: HKD 184,000
C. Two-body, ?Chinese?, back painted with bouquet offlowers, champlevé enamel bezels, bow and pendant, glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gilt ?Spade? hands.M. 48 mm (21???), gilt brass fully engraved Tixier ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, cylinder escapement, steel three-arm balance with blued steel wings, flat balance spring.Diam. 57 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 45,000 - 60,000
EUR 4,500 - 6,500
USD 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 66,700
C. Two-body, ?Chinese? type, spring-loaded back very finely painted with a junk in the foreground, the background with the 9-story Whampoa Pagoda against dramatic clouds, champlevé enamel bezels, pendant, and bow, spring-loaded silver gilt cuvette attached to the movement ring. D. Silver, slightly convex, matte, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions,outermost seconds divided into fifths. Gold ?spoon? hands.M. 50 mm (22???), gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby restand steel impulse pallets, plain steel five-arm balance, flatbalance spring.Signed on the movement, case punched with prestige marks.Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System:
HKD 250,000 - 300,000
EUR 26,000 - 32,000
USD 32,000 - 38,000
Sold: HKD 460,000
C. Two-body, ?Chinese? type, back painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, champlevé enamel bezels, pendant, and bow, gold 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. 38 mm (17???), polished steel, "Chinese"caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, duplex escapement, plain three-arm steel balance, blued steel balance-spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 50,000 - 65,000
EUR 5,300 - 7,000
USD 6,500 - 8,500
Sold: HKD 80,500
C. Two-body, "Chinese" style, with the gold cuvette hinged to the movement ring, spring-loaded back finely painted on enamel with Titus and Berenice, a sunset in the background, roses growing on a stone barrier to the left, bezels with a repeated champlevé enamel pattern of white flowers on a translucent scarlet ground. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with fifteen-minute Arabic markers. Gold "Spade" hands. M. 47 mm (21'''), gilt brass, fully engraved "Chinese" caliber, 11 jewels, free-standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, three-arm plain steel balance, blued steel balance spring, diamond endstone.Signed on the movement.Diam. 55 mm.
Grading System:
HKD 150,000 - 180,000
EUR 16,000 - 19,000
USD 19,000 - 23,000
Sold: HKD 310,500
C. Two-body, the back featuring two enamel techniques: champlevé and painted enamel depicting courting doves on a black ground, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated in champlevé foliage on a rose ground, gold glazed cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman hours, outer minute and second divisions, Arabic fifteen minutes/seconds. Blued steel "Spoon" hands. M. 45 mm (20'''), polished steel, ?Chinese? caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, 6 jewels, ruby duplex escapement with ruby rest insert and steel impulse pallet, plain five-arm steel balance, blued steel balance-spring. Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 90,000 - 110,000
EUR 9,500 - 12,000
USD 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 109,250
C. Two-body, ?Lepine? type, back finely painted on enamel with bouquet of flowers, champlevé enamel borders forming rocailles, en suite front bezel, gold cuvette hinged to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel Breguet hands.M. 45 mm (20???), gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, lateral counterpoised lever escapement with the lift on the pallets in the English style, 3-arm steel balance with flat balance spring.Signed on the movement. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 100,000 - 125,000
EUR 11,000 - 0
USD 13,000 - 16,000
C. Two-body, ?Chinese? type, backs centered with painted on enamel bouquet of flowers on translucent scarlet background over engine-turning, champlevé azure and translucent scarlet borders, bezels, bow and pendant in azure champlevé enamel, gold hinged spring-loaded cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Blued steel ?Tulip? hands.M. 45 mm (20???), gilt brass fully engraved ?Chinese? caliber, free-standing barrel, lateral counterpoised lever escapement, 3-arm gilt balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the movements.Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System:
HKD 125,000 - 150,000
EUR 13,000 - 16,000
USD 16,000 - 19,000
Sold: HKD 195,500
C. Two-body, ?Chinese?, No. 577, back cover depicting a finely painted on enamel Mandarin Duck, seating on a rocky outcrop, bezels set with half pearls and decorated in red and blue champlevé enamel, spring-loaded gold cuvette hinged tothe movement ring, pendant and bow decorated en suite.D. White enamel, radial Roman chapters, outer minute and quarter second divisions, fifteen minute/seconds Arabic numerals 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 three-arm balance with blued steel wedged weights, flat balance spring.Signed on the movement, case punched with Geneva mark and ?B? in lozenge. Diam. 58 mm.A very similar watch, with a nightingale, was in the Lord Sandberg Collection.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 125,000 - 150,000
EUR 13,000 - 16,000
USD 16,000 - 19,000
Sold: HKD 143,750