115 lots

LOT 229

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... New York, Mar 05, 2009

J. F. Bautte & Cie, Genève, No. 52079. Made circa 1880. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch. To be sold without reserve

C. Four-body, solid, ?bassine et filet,?, engine-turned, reeded band, the front cover decorated with a coat of arms engraved with initials ?FAM,? hinged gold cuvette with engravings and engine-turned edge. D. White enamel with printed radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 45 mm., 19???, rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever ?moustache? escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 1,000 - 1,500

EUR 800 - 1,200

CHF 1,200 - 1,800

Sold: USD 1,020

LOT 35

Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

?Member of the Royal House of Romania? J. F. Bautte & Cie, à Genève, No. 69308. Made for a member of the Royal House of Romania, circa 1850. Very fine and rare, thin, 18K gold and painted on enamel, hunting cased pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, engine-turned, reeded band, the front cover decorated with the finely painted coat of arms and the motto ?Quae Nocent Docent?, the back cover with multi-colored translucent champleve enamel initials ?AC? beneath a Royal crown. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with small radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. 38 mm., 17???, frosted gilt, bar caliber, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 45.5 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 2,500 - 3,500

EUR 1,500 - 2,100

USD 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: CHF 14,160

LOT 285

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Radial Pearls? Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 34184. Made circa 1830 for the Chinese market. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, split pearl-set pocket watch with pearl-set dial and key.

C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with split-pearls and seed pearls, the back set entirely with graduated split-pearls in a radial pattern, pendant and bow decorated to match. D. Matte and engine-turned gold with radial Roman numerals set with seed pearls, varicolored gold flower and foliate border, central rosette. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 31 mm.13 1/2???, gilt brass, three-quarter plate, spring barrel, cylinder escapement, threearm gold balance recessed within the movement, flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed, case marked BM and numbered. Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 120,000 - 150,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 147,500

LOT 286

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Radial Pearls? Attributed to Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 33219. Made circa 1830 for the Chinese market. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, split pearl-set pocket watch with pearl-set dial and matching brooch fitting.

C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with split-pearls and seed pearls, the back set entirely with graduated split-pearls in a radial pattern, pendant and bow decorated to match. D. Matte and engine-turned gold with radial Roman numerals set with seed pearls, outer seed-pearl minute divisions, engine-turned center. Gold ?Lozenge? hands. M. 33 mm.,14???, gilt brass, threequarter plate, spring barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance recessed within the movement, flat balance spring, index regulator. Case marked MS and numbered. Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 100,000 - 130,000

USD 13,000 - 17,000

EUR 10,000 - 13,000

LOT 210

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

"Cupid d'Amour" Felipe Hecht, Genève, Ancne Mson J.F. Bautte & Cie, Succs de J. Rossel Fils, No. 99696. Made circa 1900. Very fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and rose-cut diamond-set, lady's keyless pendant watch with 18K gold, enamel and rose-cut diamond-set detachable brooch fitting.

C. Four-body, chased foliate bezel and band, the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel scene of cupid with a quiver of arrows by a fountain, rose-cut diamond-set asymmetric scroll border surrounded by translucent green guilloche enamel and a further engraved gold scroll and flower border, foliate bow, foliate brooch fitting set with rose-cut diamonds. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Opaline enamel with radial black Paris numerals and red 12, outer gold dot minute indexes. Gold "spade" hands. M. 23 mm., 10 1/2''', frosted gilt, bar caliber, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 3,700 - 5,000

USD 5,000 - 6,500

Sold: CHF 8,850

LOT 75

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

?Pearls & Emeralds? Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 39832. Made circa 1830 for the Chinese market. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, pearl and emerald-set pocket watch with pearl-set dial.

C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with 31 emeralds, each surrounded by a border of seed pearls, the back with border of 31 emeralds to match the bezel, the center set entirely with pearls and seven emeralds, pendant and bow decorated to match. D. Matte and engine-turned gold with radial Roman numerals set with seed pearls. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 31 mm. (13 1/2???), gilt brass three-quarter plate, spring barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance recessed within the movement, flat balance spring, index regulator. Case marked BM. Diam. 43 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AAA

HKD 50,000 - 65,000

USD 6,500 - 8,500

EUR 5,500 - 7,000

Sold: HKD 94,400

LOT 77

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1830. Very fine 18K multicolored gold ruby and turquoise-set watch .

C. Three-body, "bassine", profusely decorated with applied yellow, green, and rose gold floral and foliate motifs set with rubies and turquoises, gold hinged cuvette. D. Off-center, small, gold, set in the lower part, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, center engine-turned in wickerwork pattern, set on wickerwork pattern gold dial plate. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 35 mm. (16'''), frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with flat balance spring. Movement signed. Dim. 40 mm. To be sold without reserve

Grading System: AA

HKD 10,000 - 15,000

USD 1,300 - 2,000

EUR 1,100 - 1,600

Sold: HKD 14,160

LOT 133

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po... New York, Mar 15, 2006

?Foliage and Flowers? Jn. Fs. Bautte à Genève, No. 6460. Made circa 1820. Fine and rare, very thin, 18K yellow gold and enamel pocket watch.

C. Two-body, solid, decorated with blue and white-enameled scrolls and flower decoration over engine-turning, central medallion, reeded band. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Yellow gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 17???, gilt brass, full plate, entirely decorated with scrolls and flowers, 11 jewels, cylinder escapement, brass balance, flat balance spring. Movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 2,000 - 3,000

EUR 1,700 - 2,500

Sold: USD 2,242

LOT 263

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... New York, Dec 07, 2005

?Quarter Repeat? Moulinie Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 29411. Made circa 1830. Fine, quarter-repeating, 18K pink gold pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "Empire", engine-turned case, reeded bezel and back rim, case back with crest in the center depicting an owl, hinged cuvette. D. Two tone gold with radial Roman numerals and floral decoration on an outer reserve, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Gold "Lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 21''', frosted gilt Lépine caliber, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, ?parechute? shock absorber, three-arm balance with flat balance-spring, hammers striking on rectangular gongs activated by a plunge in the bow stem. Cuvette signed. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,500 - 4,500

EUR 3,000 - 3,700

Sold: USD 4,370

LOT 232

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

?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 95

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

?Scentimental? Duel Attributed to Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, Geneva, circa 1806, made for the Chinese market. Exceptional and extremely rare pair of 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, combined watch and perfume sprinkler, in the form of flintlock pistols, with original matching gold and enamel pistol-shaped winding keys. Accompanied by a Chinese fitted box. To be sold without reserve.

C. The grips of translucent scarlet enamel over guilloché grounds decorated with small gold rosettes on black champlevé enamel with gold flowers, the borders set with half pearls. Gold plates, finely chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the other, framed with half pearls. The barrels of cobalt blue translucent champlevé enamel over guilloché grounds, with a raised gold scroll design simulating damascene work. The perfume is released through the pistils of gold lotus flowers with enamelled petals, which are shot out of the barrel. The act of cocking the hammer winds the mechanism, also lowering the trigger. The watch is concealed in the end of the butt, the springloaded front and back covers with half pearl-set borders, decorated with guilloché rosettes and centered with half pearls. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold "spearhead" hands. M. 15 mm. ø, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved. In a Chinese fitted box with original keys decorated with matching scarlet enamel over flinqué engraving and white enamel borders. Length 111 mm.

Grading System:

CHF 400,000 - 600,000

EUR 260,000 - 400,000

USD 320,000 - 500,000

Sold: CHF 429,750

LOT 137

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

?Pearls & Rubies? Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 32954. Made circa 1830 for the English market. Very fine, 18K gold, pearl and ruby set pocket watch with clip attachment and key decorated en suite.

C. Two-body, sprung and hinged bezel set with 30 rubies, each surrounded by a border of seed pearls, the back with border to match the bezel, the centre set entirely with pearls and set with seven rubies, pendant and bow decorated to match. D. Gold with applied polished radial Roman numerals, multicoloured foliate gold border and centre. Gold hands. M. 30 mm. (13 1/2???), gilt brass full-plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental type balance cock, silvered regulation dial. Case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 16,000 - 22,000

EUR 10,000 - 14,000

USD 13,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 29,900

LOT 302

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

J. F. Bautte & Cie, à Genève, No. 65257. Made circa 1850. Fine and rare, 18K gold slim montre à tact with date and duplex escapement.

C. Four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", the engine-turned back with large revolving à tact hand, engraved with scrolls, gold touch pins on the coin-edge band, engine-turned front cover. Gold cuvette engraved with technical details, with an aperture allowing the tact hand to be caught by the tact wheel. D. White enamel, eccentric, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds between 4 & 5, date dial between 7 & 8. Gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 18''', gilt brass, bar calibre with going barrel, 8 jewels, duplex escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 50 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 9,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,000 - 8,000

USD 7,500 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 11,040

LOT 213

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

J.(ean) F.(rançois) Bautte & Cie. à Genève, No. 67878, circa 1840. Very fine and extremely rare, extra-thin,18K gold and enamel, lady?s miniature watch with fitted tortoiseshell box.

C. Four-body with ribbed band and polished bezel, the back chased with flowers and foliage, dark blue enamel groundand opalescent enamel flowers. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers. Gold Breguethands. M. 9''', frosted and gilt, bar calibre with going barrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steelflat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 23.5 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 15,000

EUR 1,200 - 1,500

USD 1,500 - 1,800

Sold: HKD 9,200

LOT 259

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Rossel & Fils, successors de J. F. Bautte à Genève, No. 80918. Made circa 1860. Fine 18K gold and enamel, rose diamond-set folding lorgnette with concealed watch.

C. Spring-loaded front cover decorated with a rose diamond-set pattern on translucent imperial blue guillocheenamel ground, back and handle engraved with foliate strapwork against an engine-turned background. D. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute ring, set in gold plate with winding, setting and regulating apertures. Blued-steel ?spade? hands.M. 18.2 x 32 mm, rectangular, gilt brass bar calibre, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, blued-steel flatbalance spring. Signed on the dial plate. Dim. 83 x 22 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 43,000 - 58,000

EUR 4,500 - 6,000

USD 5,500 - 7,500

Sold: HKD 70,150

LOT 264

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

Moulinié, Bautte & Co, Geneva, No. 1949. Made circa 1840. Very fine and rare 18K gold, diamond and turquoise-set musical patch box.

C. In the shape of a lady's purse, engine-turned in a circular pattern,each circle centered by a turquoise, the hinged cover withdiamond and turquoise-set belt, activating push-button at theleft side panel. M. Rectangular, 33 x 18 x 8 mm, barillet typewith 10 tuned vibrating blades with tails (?grasshopper? type),pinion governor set in eccentric bushing for speed adjustment.Punched with maker's trademark inside the lid and in the box,movement punched 577.Dim. 67 x 39 x 12 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

USD 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: HKD 55,200

LOT 273

Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw... Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

Moulinié, Bautte & Co, Geneva, circa 1840. Very fine 18K gold, diamond and turquoise-set musical patch box.

C. In the shape of a lady's purse, engine-turned in a circular pattern, each circle centered by a turquoise, the hinged cover with a dia-mondand turquoise-set belt, activating push-button at the left side panel. M. Rectangular, 33 x 18 x 8 mm, barillet type with 10 tunedvibrating blades with tails (?grasshopper? type), pinion governor set in eccentric bushing for speed adjustment.Punched with maker's trademark inside the lid and in the box, movement punched 577.Dim. 67 x 39 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

USD 8,500 - 10,000

EUR 6,500 - 8,000

LOT 170

Important Collector's Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 37159, circa 1825.Fine, quarter repeating, hunting-cased, 18K gold and enamel watch.

C. four-body, "Empire", entirely decorated with floral and foliate pattern with champlevé black enamel, goldhinged cuvette. D. silver, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Blued steel"Breguet" hands. M. frosted gilt Lépine caliber, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balancewith flat balance-spring, hammers striking on rectangular gongs activated by a plunge in the bow stem.Cuvette signed. Diam. 51 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 1,500 - 2,000

EUR 1,300 - 1,700

LOT 171

Important Collector's Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

M·B (Moulinié & Bautte), Genève, made for the Chinese market circa 1820.Very fine and rare, 18K gold, pearl-set pendant watch with matching key.

C. two-body, "knife edge", entirely set with graduated half pearls forming a "sunburst’ pattern on the back cover.D. gold, half-pearl set Roman numerals, outer half-pearl-set minute divisions, winding aperture at 3 o’clock.Gold "Spade" hands. M. 31 mm (14’’’), hinged, Swiss counterpart of the Hessen caliber, going barrel, cylinderescapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, balance and escape wheel jeweled.Punched with makers mark inside back case. Diam. 41 mm

Grading System: AAA

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 5,200 - 6,800

Sold: USD 6,900

LOT 63

The Private Collection of Theodor Beyer Hotel Baur Au Lac, Zurich, Nov 16, 2003

Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1830. Very fine 18K multicolored gold ruby and turquoise-set watch.

C.Three-body, "bassine", profusely decorated with applied yellow, green, and rose gold floral and foliate motifs set with rubies and turquoises, gold hinged cuvette. D. Small, gold, set in the lower part, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, center engine-turned in wickerwork pattern, set on wickerwork pattern gold dial plate. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 35 mm. (16'''), frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with flat balance spring.Movement signed.Dim. 40 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,300 - 4,600

USD 3,700 - 5,200

Sold: CHF 4,140