78 lots

LOT 606

The Collection of a European Nobleman Geneva, May 11, 2008

Zeitmeister Chronometer Wempe, Glashütte I/SA, "Zeitmeister Chronometer", No. 340291. Sold on June 29, 2007. Fine, stainless steel, self-winding, water-resistant, chronometer wristwatch with date, center-seconds and a stainless steel Wempe bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by Wempe guarantee and operating manual. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, deep curved bezel, back with six screws and relief engraving of the Glashutte observatory, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, date aperture. Black baton hands. M. Rhodium-plated, with stop-seconds function. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,500 - 2,500

EUR 950 - 1,600

USD 1,500 - 2,500

Sold: CHF 1,800

LOT 361

Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket... Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

Yellow Gold Seamaster Chronograph Omega, "Seamaster", movement No. 27710298, Ref. BA.145.016. Made in 1968, retailed by Meister. Fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers and tachometer and a 18K yellow gold omega bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down case back with logo. D. Two-tone with faceted black painted indexes, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th second divisions, outermost tachometer graduated to 700uph, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and the 30-minute registers. Gold and black painted baton hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 43 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

Grading System: AA

CHF 10,000 - 1,500

USD 9,000 - 14,000

EUR 6,200 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 6,000

LOT 207

OMEGAMANIA Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007

?SPEEDMASTER MEDICAL? Omega, ?Speedmaster, Professional?, No. 26071397, Ref. ST 145.012-67. Sold to Meister on 24th April, 1968. Very fine and rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, pulsation scale and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, a Certificate of Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee. Property of a South American Gentleman To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, integral crown and pusher guard, black bezel with pulsations scale, lyre lugs, screw-down case back with Speedmaster logo. D. Black with luminous painted baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, outermost 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 321, copper-colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

Grading System: AAA

CHF 3,000 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 2,500

USD 2,500 - 3,300

Sold: CHF 23,600

LOT 202

The Art of American Horology Part ll,... Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

Montblanc, "Reveil Automatic", Meisterstueck, Ref. 7026. Produced in 2000.Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel with day and date,alarm and a stainless steel Montblanc buckle.

C. three-body, polished, transparent back, rounded bezel, stepped lugs, sapphire crystal. D. black with applied Arabic numerals, outer luminous dots, inner alarm setting graduations, apertures for the date and days of the week. "Feuille-skeleton" luminous hands. M. Cal. 4810, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.

Grading System: A

USD 2,500 - 3,500

LOT 145

Collector's Pocket Watches Wristwatch... Grand Havana Room, New York, May 08, 2002

Property of a European CollectorUnsigned, attributed to J.J. Meister, (Paris), circa 1890.A particularly fine and impressive monumental ?pendule de salon?, in gilt bronze and mahogany with ?torsional? pendulum and striking movement with date calendar.

C. semi-circular fluted plinth with bronze gilt mounts, double ?S? scroll flanked lion?s paw feet supporting the part reeded, part fluted tapering trunk with applied half round flowering torchères, pendant acanthus foliage and an emblem comprised of flambeau torchères all in gilt bronze. Four reeded volute scroll mahogany brackets and an elaborate gilt bronze musical trophy providing a further support for the broken semi-circular arched pediment, mounted with a gilt bronze eagle and surmounted btwo plump bronze putti, a scroll cartouche between acting as the pendulum support. D. stylized gilt brass ?gothic? Roman numerals applied to the dark blue lacquered front of the spherical pendulum bob, with inner calendar ring and winding shutters. Elaborate gilt brass Louis XIV hands with steel calendar pointer. The globe forming the pendulum bob, suspended from a tubular rod with elaborate decoration, with attached ?centrifugal regulator? type compensation spheres. M. ?mouvement de Paris? typ, of large size, with circular plates, 8-day going, Brocot style anchor escapement, with the anchor working against a ?wheel? with two indentations only, and beating 15 seconds as the pendulum swings in a circular arc. Hour and half-hour striking on a bell. Unsigned, the movement numbered 10-5.Dim. 215 x 60 x 40 cm.

Grading System:

USD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 92,000 - 115,000

LOT 251

Collector's Pocket Watches Wristwatch... Grand Havana Room, New York, May 08, 2002

Armin Strom, "Meisterstück", No 070. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, skeletonized, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent back, bezel with pavé-set diamonds, straight lugs, sapphire crystals.D. skeletonized with auxiliary blue dials for the retrograde days of the months, the days of the week and the months, aperture for the moon phases. M. Cal. 12 1/2''', hand engraved, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 18K gold rotor set with diamonds.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 11,000 - 13,000

EUR 12,700 - 15,000

Sold: USD 12,075

LOT 100

Swatch Watches at Auction Online Anti... Geneve, Nov 19, 2001

Swatch. Ref. GB 404 "Jaegermeister". Produced in 1985.

Fine center-seconds gentleman's wristwatch with quartz standardization movement.

Grading System: AA

CHF 0 - 0

LOT 147

Important Watches, Collector's Wristw... Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

Girard-Perregaux, designed and made by Meister Atelier AG. in Zurich. Produced in 1944.Fine and unusual rectangular 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screws, coaxial button on the winding-crown to change the date, lapidated bezel and lugs. D. champagne with painted Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, double aperture for the date display by the means of two revolving discs under the dial. "Skeleton" radium-coated fancy hands. M. Cal. 97, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Signed on the dial. Dim. 24 x 40 mm.

Grading System: A

CHF 1,500 - 2,000

USD 900 - 1,200

Sold: CHF 3,220

LOT 124

Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc... Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

Armin Strom, "Meisterstück", Swiss, No 070. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, skeletonized, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with fly back perpetual calendar, moon phases, and an 18K pink gold Cartier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent back, bezel set with diamonds, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. skeletonized with auxiliary dials for the retrograde days of the months, the days of the week and the months, aperture for the moon phases. M. engraved, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 18K gold rotor set with diamonds.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.

Grading System: AAA

USD 18,000 - 22,000

LOT 188

Important Collector's Wristwatches an... New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, May 11, 1998

Delaneau, "Esclave", for Meister Uhren Zurich, 1990's. Very fine, 18K yellow gold, haematite, diamonds and ruby lady's bangle bracelet-watch, with fitted box.

C. massive, polished; flexible bracelet with overhanging annels, ended with large shaped haematites on both sides; on one end of the bangle, with a heart-shaped diamond set decoration, lugs and bezel set with 81 diamonds weighing 2,85 ct, pierced band; on the other end of the bangle, a cabochon ruby weighing 1,0 ct, surrounded with diamonds. D. diamond-paved. "Dauphine" gold hands. M. ETA cal. 201, with quartz standardization. Dial and case signed. Dim. 16 x 19 him. Total measuring approx. 225 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 5,000 - 6,000

Sold: USD 5,750

LOT 189

Important Collector's Wristwatches an... New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, May 11, 1998

Delaneau, "Esclave", for Meister Uhren Zurich, 1990's. Very fine, 18K yellow gold and diamonds lady's bangle bracelet-watch, with teak wooden fitted box.

C. massive, polished, ringed rigid bangle paved at both ends with arrow-shaped decoration of 155 diamonds weighing 2,60 as. (including the dial). D. paved with diamonds. "Dauphine " gold hands. M. ETA cal. 201, with quartz standardization. Dial and case signed. Dim. 17 x 29 mm. Total measuring approx. 185 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 4,500 - 5,000

LOT 190

Important Collector's Wristwatches an... New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, May 11, 1998

Delaneau, for Meister Uhren Zurich, 1990's. Very fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 18K polished and ringed 18K yellow gold bracelet "a mailles" and thuya-root wooden fitted box.

C. massive, polished, ringed band, "Vendome" type lugs. D. "guilloche" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve. Breguet blued steel hands. M. with quartz standardization. Dial and case signed. Diam. 32 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 3,500 - 4,000

LOT 191

Important Collector's Wristwatches an... New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, May 11, 1998

Delaneau, for Meister Uhren Zurich, 1990's. Very fine and rare, horizontal hexagonal, 18K white gold, onyx and diamonds lady's pendant-watch with a long 18K white gold twisted "sautoir" chain and fitted box.

C. massive, polished, onyx bezel in six portions intercalated with diamond set white gold annels, chain with diamond-paved ring over the 12 and onyx ring and pendants under the 6. D. entirely paved with diamonds, at the centre, an oval twisted decoration. "Dauphine " white gold hands. M. 5 1/2"' rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 49 x 34 mm. Total weight of the diamonds: 4,30 cts. Total length of the chain and pendant: 540 mm.

Grading System: AA

USD 5,000 - 6,000

LOT 530

Important Watches, Wristwatches and c... Geneva, Apr 20, 1996

Joseph Hartmann Senior, Wienn, Meisterstuck MDCCLVII. Rare and interesting weight driven long case regulator with date.

C. Later walnut body with glazed door and side panels, original top part with circular bezel, wood carved rocaille frets and glazed side panels. D. Silvered brass regulator style with outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary seconds at 12 o'clock and volvelle aperture for the hours at 6 o'clock with date aperture below the winding hole shutter. Blued steel hands. M. With massive shaped brass plates and and turned pillars, arbor pivots with steel end-pieces on the back plate, barrel with maintaining power, Graham escapement, grid-iron seconds beating pendulum with spring suspension. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 200 x 41 x 28 cm.

CHF 35,000 - 40,000

LOT 49

Important Collector's Wristwatches an... Hong Kong, Hotel Furama Kempinski, Jun 14, 1995

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 586909, case No. 412640, for Meister, Ref. 6840, circa 1964. Very fine extra-flat, square, 18 ct. white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, satined, "guilloché" bezel "à rayons de soleil". D. satined silver with applied white gold indexes. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. 9"' Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Dim. 26 x 32 mm.

HKD 12,000 - 14,000

USD 1,600 - 1,800

LOT 242

The Art Of Vacheron Constantin Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 13, 1994

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 462563, case No. 311449, Ref. 4310, completed in October 1948, sold on 9 December 1948 to Meister & Co., Rio de Janeiro. Fine and rare, centre second, 18ct pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, screwed back, waterproof, dust protecting cap. D. «guilloché» silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. «Bâton» pink gold hands. M. 9--466, rhodiumed, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 32 mm.

CHF 3,000 - 3,300

Sold: CHF 4,830

LOT 250

L\'ART DE L\'HORLOGERIE EN FRANCE DE ... Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993

Unsigned, attributed to J.-J. Meister, (Paris), circa 1890. A particularly fine and impressive monumental ' pendule de salon', in gilt bronze and mahogany with 'torsional' pendulum and striking movement with date calendar.

C. Semi-circular fluted plinth with bronze gilt mounts, double 'S' scroll flanked lion's paw feet supporting the part reeded, part fluted tapering trunk with applied half round flowering torchères, pendant acanthus foliage and an emblem comprised of flambeau torchères all in gilt bronze. Four reeded volute scroll mahogany brackets and an elaborate gilt bronze musical trophy providing a further support for the broken semi-circular arched pediment, mounted with a gilt bronze eagle and surmounted by two plump bronze putti, a scroll cartouche between acting as the pendulum support. D. Stylisai gilt brass ' gothik' Roman numerals applied to the dark blue lacquered front of the spherical pendulum bob, with inner calendar ring and winding shutters. Elaborate gilt brass Louis XIV hands, with steel calendar pointer. The globe forming the pendulum bob, suspended from a tubular rod with elaborate decoration, with attached ' centrifugal regulator' type compensation spheres. M. Mouvement de Paris type, of large size, with circular plates, 8-day going, Brocot style anchor escapement, with the anchor working against a ' wheel' with two indentations only, and beating 15 seconds as the pendulum swings in a circular arc. Hour and half-hour striking on a bell. Unsigned, the movement numbered 10-5. In very good condition. Dim. 215 x 60 x 40 cm.

CHF 80,000 - 90,000

Sold: CHF 92,000

LOT 73

Important Watches, Wristwatches and C... Milano, Hotel Principe Di Savoia, Nov 30, 1992

Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, No. 4 3 5 3 6 7 , case No. 6 3 4 5 , made for Meister in Zurich circa 1941. Very elegant 18 c t . white gold keyless dress watch.

C. Three piece "knife edge" satine and polished. D. Mat silver with Roman numerals. Blued steel " feuilles" hands. M. 9 rhodium plated, caliber No. 1003, bearing the Geneva quality mark, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, mono-metallic balance with screws, self compensated balance spring. Signed on the dial, case and movement. In very good condition with a white gold chain. Diam. 42 mm.

ITL 3,500 - 4,000

USD 2,700 - 3,000