63 lots

LOT 379

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

?Disco Volante? Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 55933, case No. 1125. Made in 1949. Very fine and unusual, elegant, thin, flat 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with concealed lugs.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, beveled bezel, concealed lugs. D. Matte silver with painted indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. 9 1/2???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 2,500 - 3,800

USD 3,300 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 5,900

LOT 563

The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist... Geneva, May 14, 2006

?Disco Volante? Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 61173, Ref. 2516. Made circa 1950. Very fine and unusual, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with concealed lugs.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concealed lugs. D. Flinqué silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes and Arabic quarter hour numerals, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. 9 1/2???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 3,200 - 4,500

USD 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: CHF 5,900

LOT 275

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

So-called ?Disco Volante? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 764863, case No. 699692, Ref. 2552. Made in the late 1950s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, screwed-down case back, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 12-600 AT, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balancespring, "swan-neck" micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,500 - 12,000

Sold: USD 12,075