233 lots

LOT 21

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

?Masonic Temple? Swiss, No. 2919/35203, circa 1800. Fine and rare 18K yellow gold pocket watch with painted enamel dial and day-date calendar.

C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, polished. D. White enamel, painted with two marble obelisks surmounted by armil-liaryspheres joined by chains on a black and white checkerboard floor and, Breguet numerals, star minute mark-ersand Arabic quarter hour markers, subsidiary seconds, subsidiary date dial with inner day of the week indica-tionsand corresponding planetary symbols. Pierced gold fleur-de-lys hour and minute hands, date hand, doubleended hand for days of the week. M. 46 mm., frosted gilt, full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, vergeescapement, pierced and chased foliate continental balance cock.Numbered on the movement and case. Case punched P.H.S.Diam. 57 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

USD 2,500 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 25,300

LOT 22

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Swiss, circa 1800. Fine and unusual 18K gold pocket watch with center seconds, painted enamel dial and date.

C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, polished. D. Enamel, painted blue with graduated wavy-line decoration simulatingengine-turning, eccentric mean time dial with Arabic numerals, gold dot minute markers and Arabic quarter hourmarkers, subsidiary date dial numbered 1-31 interspersed with gold dot markers, outer seconds ring with batonmarkers and Arabic quarter minute markers. Decorative pierced minute, hour and date hands. M. 44 mm., frostedgilt, full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, pierced and chased foliate balance cock.Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 1,500 - 2,000

USD 2,000 - 2,500

Sold: HKD 17,250

LOT 23

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Louis Rozat, La Chaux de Fonds, Swiss, No. 1411, circa 1895. Fine and rare 18K (0.755) gold keyless eight-day "Octomere" watch for the English market.

C. Three-body, polished. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds.Polished bezel. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 45 mm., frosted gilt, lever escapement, the back plate mountedwith a glazed ratchet edged barrel containing a large blued steel mainspring for long duration, fold-down wind-inghandle. Signed with a monogram on the backplate, case numbered.Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,500

USD 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 34,500

LOT 24

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

?The Spinning Wheel? Swiss, No. 6150, circa 1820. Very fine and rare, gold quarter-repeating pocket watch with automaton and striking Jacks.

C. Three-body, "Empire", engine turned back, band and bezel, slide to block the repeat, spring loaded gilt metalcuvette. D. White enamel chapter ring with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, glazed center enclosing achased gold automaton of a lady at the spinning wheel within a curtained opening, two vari-colored cherubsabove appearing to strike the hours and quarters on two bells, blued steel ground. Blued steel Breguet hands.M. 52 mm., frosted gilt, full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-armbalance with flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, repeating on two gongs bydepressing the pendant.Diam. 56 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 8,500 - 10,000

USD 11,000 - 13,000

LOT 25

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

?L'Amérique? Berthoud A Paris, Swiss, circa 1820. Fine and rare 18K gold carillon quarter-repeating watch with three striking Jacks.

C. Three-body, "Empire", polished back, reeded band with slide to block the repeat, spring loaded gilt metalcuvette. D. Small white enamel, Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions, chased vari-colored gold nativeAmerican jacks flanking the dial and a cherub beneath appearing to strike the hours and quarters on three bells,on a engine turned and polished ground with foliate border. M. 52 mm., frosted gilt, full-plate with cylindrical pil-lars,fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring, pierced andchased continental balance cock, repeating on three gongs by depressing the pendant.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,000

USD 6,500 - 7,500

Sold: HKD 57,500

LOT 26

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS LOT WAS CHANGED AT THE TIME OF THE AUCTION. ?Fountain of Love? David L. Gide, Geneva, No. 423, circa 1820. Very fine and rare 18K gold musical quarter-repeating pocket watch with automaton.

C. Three-body, "Empire", engine turned back with acentral musical trophy, reeded border and bezel, scallop-twistband, spring loaded gilt metal cuvette. D. White enamelannular chapter ring with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions,glazed center enclosing a chased varicolored gold automaton scene of a young lady in a garden play-inga guitar and serenading Cupid atop a column beside a fountain, opaque dark blue enamel ground.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 52 mm., frosted gilt half-plate with cylindrical pillars, two train with standing bar-rels,double-sided pinned disc sur plateau musical movement with polished steel sectional comb, activated on thehour or by a lever at will, cylinder escapement with three-arm brass balance, polished steel repeating workmounted on the backplate, repeating on two gongs by depressing the pendant.The case stamped DLG and numbered 423, the movement numbered 423.Diam. 63 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 280,000 - 320,000

EUR 32,000 - 27,500

USD 36,000 - 41,000

LOT 27

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Moricand, Geneva, circa 1810. Very fine and extremely rare, large 18k gold and pearl-set quarter repeating watch.

C. Two-body, set overall with graduated pearls. D. Gold engineturned dial with radial Roman numerals and outer minute mark-ers,later blued steel hands. M. Frosted gilt with crescent shapedtop-plate, cylinder escapement, the balance wheel mountedbetween the front-plate and dial, repeating on two bells setinto the movement over the going barrel, via a push piecein the stem.Movement signed.Diam. 53 mm.

Grading System:

HKD 400,000 - 450,000

EUR 40,000 - 45,000

USD 50,000 - 60,000

LOT 28

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Balsiger & Fils, Geneve, circa 1830. Fine gold and pearl-set pendant watch.

C. Two-body, hinged sprung bezel set with pearlsand seed pearls, the back set with seed pearls and pearls in aradiating design. D. Gold with applied radial Roman numerals,outer minute markers, vari-colored gold foliate border, engineturned center. Blued steel hands. M. 32 mm., frosted gilt full-platewith cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement,brass three-arm balance, pierced and chased continental cock.Signed on the dial and movement.Diam. 48 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 90,000 - 110,000

EUR 9,000 - 11,000

USD 12,000 - 14,000

LOT 29

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

?Alpine Landscape? Fritz Courvoisier, Locle, No. 14263, circa 1850. Fine and rare gold and painted on enamel cabriolet pendant watch, accompanied by a later gold key in the form of a portrait bust.

C. Outer: detachable, three-body, hinged cover decorated withdark blue translucent enamel panels edged in white with goldvine leaves and foliage, central finely painted oval scene of aSwiss landscape, hinged bezel with conforming decoration.Inner: chased foliate bezel, hinged back cover decorated with apainted view of flowers in an alpine landscape, dark blue andgold border, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Romannumerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds. Bluedsteel moon hands. M. Frosted gilt, bar caliber, 13-jewels, uncutbimetallic compensation balance, detached lever escapement,blued steel flat balance spring.Signed and numbered on the cuvette, case numbered.Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

USD 4,500 - 6,000

Sold: HKD 51,750

LOT 30

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

HG (Henri Golay), Geneve, No. 1343, circa 1850. Fine and rare 18K gold and enamel silk-lined purse fitted with a watch.

C. Three-body, hinged, both sides decorated with floral and foliate engraving on engine turned background, thespring loaded cover concealing the watch with translucent dark blue enamel, engraved gold roses and whiteenamel borders, the inside of the purse fitted with three blue silk compartments. D. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel spade hands. M. 21 x 33.5 mm., rectangular, 10 jewels, cylinderescapement, plain gilt three-arm balance, flat balance spring, regulator adjustable through a slot in the caseon the dial side.Stamped HG, 1343 on the movement under the dial, numbered under the cover.Dim. 77 x 57 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 70,000 - 80,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,500

USD 9,000 - 11,000

LOT 31

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

?The Homecoming? Auguste Dutertre, Geneve, No. 1079, circa 1850. Very fine gold and enamel folding lorgnette with concealed watch.

C. Hinged front cover decorated with a scene of a young couple and child near Lake Geneva, the Salève in thebackground, the body of the case engraved with flowers and foliage and decorated with dark blue translucentenamel, oval gold suspension ring, release catches for cover and lorgnettes. D. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute divisions, mounted within a polished gold plate with winding, regulation and setting aper-tures.M. 20 x 33 mm., rectangular with one end rounded, bar caliber, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt bal-ancewith flat balance spring.Signed on the dial plate.Dim. Length 84 x 23 x 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 70,000 - 80,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,500

USD 9,000 - 11,000

LOT 32

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Breguet, No. 1720. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare 18K yel-low gold center-seconds gentleman?s wristwatch, 18K yellow gold bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp "Grain de Riz".

C. Two-body, solid, polished, slopingbezel, screw-down case back. D. Blackwith applied gold dot indexes and Arabicquarter hour markers, outer secondsindexes with Arabic five minute markers.Gold "baton" hands. M. 26 mm. (11.5???),rhodium plated, straight line leverescapement, monometallic balance, self-compensatingflat balance spring.Dial signed.Diam 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,000

USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: HKD 48,300

LOT 33

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

"Retour en vol" Breguet Type XX, No. 3389. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with steel bezel, "retour en vol" round button chronograph with registers.

C. Three-body, stainless steel, screweddown case back, dust cap, graduated andserrated edged rotating bezel, concavelapidated lugs. D. Black, radium coatedArabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and12-hour and 30-minute registers. Ra-diumcoated baton hands. M. 31 mm.14''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic bal-ance,self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Signed on the dial, numbered onthe case.Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 8,500 - 12,000

USD 11,000 - 15,000

LOT 34

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Breguet, No. 4891. Made in the 1950s. Fine and rare 18K yel-low gold gentleman?s wristwatch.

C. Three-body, concave lugs, slopingbezel. D. Two-tone silvered, applied golddot markers and Arabic quarter markers,sunk subsidiary seconds, outer minutetrack. Gold baton hour and minutehands. M. 26 mm. (11.5???), rhodium-plated,cut bimetallic compensation bal-ance,flat balance spring.Dial signed, dial, movement and casenumbered.Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 45,000 - 60,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 36,800

LOT 35

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Breguet, No. 4081, Ref. 3130. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18k yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with 50-hour power reserve, date, phases and age of the moon and an 18K yellow gold Breguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reededband, straight lugs with screwed goldbars, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché silverwith radial Roman numerals, subsidiarydial for the days of the month on the VI,power reserve sector at XI, moon phaseaperture and age of the moon scale,secret signature at 12. Blued steelBreguet hands. M. Cal. 502, rhodium-plated,"fausses-cotes" decoration, 37jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance adjusted to 5 posi-tions,shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance spring, off-center gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 100,000 - 125,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000

USD 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: HKD 132,250

LOT 36

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Breguet, Ref. 1989. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, astronomic 18K yellow gold and diamond-set lady's self-winding wristwatch with phases of the moon and an integral 18K yellow gold four-strand chain mail Breguet bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, diamond set bezel, milledband, integral chain mail bracelet, cabo-chonsapphire set winding crown,D. Guilloché with radial Roman numer-als,dot minute indicators, moon phaseaperture, subsidiary seconds. Blued steelBreguet hands. M. Cal. 555, rhodium-plated,"fausses-cotes" decoration, self-winding,19 jewels, monometallic bal-anceadjusted to five positions, leverescapement, shock-absorber, self-com-pensatingflat balance spring.Signed on the case, dial and movement.Diam. 26 mm. Thickness 7 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,000

USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: HKD 74,750

LOT 37

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Breguet, No. 4783. Made in the 1990s. Very fine 18K gold skeletonized self-winding gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Three-body, solid, polished roundedbezel, milled band, sapphire crystal andglazed back, screwed bar lugs, cabochonsapphire set winding crown. D. Annular,matte silvered with radial Roman numer-als.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 13''',gilt chased, skeletonized, self-winding,35 jewels, the rotor pierced with the let-ter"B", straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance, self-compensat-ingflat balance spring.Signed on the dial, movement and case.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 6,000 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

LOT 38

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Franck Muller, "Chronograph double face ", No. 01. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, double-face, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round but-ton chronograph, tachometer, telemeter, pulsometer and an 18K pink gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver with painted Breguet numerals,subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer 1/5th seconds scale with Arabic 5minutes/seconds. Luminous gold "bâton" hands. On the back, two-tone silvered dial with outer pulsometer grad-uationfor 200 pulsations, inner "guilloché" reserve with telemeter graduation and central spiral tachometer.Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment,monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring,micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 70,000 - 80,000

EUR 7,000 - 8,500

USD 9,000 - 11,000

Sold: HKD 85,100

LOT 39

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Franck Muller, "Endurance 24", No. 213. Produced in 1995 in a limited edition of 500. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless gentleman's wristwatch with 24-hour dial, round button chrono-graph, 30-minute register. Accompanied by a dark blue crocodile strap and a stainless steel buckle.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with the design of Franck Muller's Mc Laren F1 rac-ingcar. D. Orange, 24 hour, with luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register, outer 1/5second timing scale. Blued steel tritium-coated ?lozenge? hands. M. Cal. 7000, rhodium plated, 'fausses côtes'decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 25,000 - 35,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,500

USD 3,000 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 31,050

LOT 40

Important Watches Collector's Wristwa... The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Feb 20, 2005

Franck Muller, Genève, No. 02. Made in 1993. Very fine, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph and register, and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel and lugs, yellow gold screwed bars, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tonesilver with painted Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register, outer chronograph scale in redArabic numerals. Luminous gold hands. M. Cal. 1870, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, leverescapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 55,000 - 70,000

EUR 5,500 - 7,000

USD 7,000 - 9,000