Fine Pocket- & Wristwatches - Cortrie Special-Auctions for Watches and Jewellery in Hamburg

Sold 128-4246 Pocket watch: important "Grande Complication", 7 complications, Urban Jürgensen & Sonner, Copenhagen, no. 130521/3009, with original certificate Ca. Ø 60mm, ca. 217 g, 18 K gold, a goutte, Urban Jürgensen case punch, "Grande Complication" precision lever movement, excellent quality with perpetual calendar, chronograph, minute repeater, wolf's toothing, screwed gold chatons, compensating balance with gold screws, extravagant silver dial, engine turning in center; silver registers for day, date and month; cobalt blue enamel/gold moon indication, blue Breguet hands, condition like new, with original certificate, probably unique piece, Urban Jürgensen & Sonner list price 2003 of 912,000 SwissFrancs. Hammerprice: 148.560,00 €
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Sold 128-4227 Pocket watch: important, rare and very big octagonal form watch, gold/enamel/moss agate & pearls, William Ilbery No.5983, Chia Ch'ing (Emperor of China 1796-1820) Ca. 115 x 65mm, ca. 166 g, 18 K gold, extravagant enamel, both sides with original and very rare multicolored moss agate with plant inclusions, spring lid on back, finest engravings below, fire-gilt duplex movement, signed Ilbery London 5983, steel balance, diamond endstone, enamel dial, gold hands, enamel party rubbed, altogether in very beautiful condition, movement intact, real rarity. According to our knowledge these watches were probably only made and delivered as a pair of two for the Chinese Emperor Chia Ch'ing (Emperor of China 1796-1820). Today there are only about 10 Ilbery watches with moss agate and only 2 pairs noted. The only noted pair in same edition and size is part of the Patek Philippe Museum and its collection "The Mirror of Seduction - Prestigious pairs of "Chinese" (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/nG2) . This watch comes from private possession and was the centrepiece of the collection sold in Sotheby's auction Geneva 2013 (estimated price 2013 120,000CHF - 180,000CHF). The counterpart of this watch no. 5982 was sold in Antiquorum auction 1980, the price is not listed anymore. In 1990 another agate watch no. 6117 was sold for more than 180,000 SwissFrancs (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/L9d). William Ilbery was a London watchmaker in ca. 1789-1839. He was a very famous maker and seller of finest, complex and very precious gold and jewelled pocked watches with enamel paintings. He was specialised in making watches for Chinese market. His watches are inspired by James Cox London and Jaquet-Droz Switzerland. His earlier watches were constructed in a traditional English way with full plate movement and duplex escapement. Later pieces by him show a flying barrel, comparable to Lepine movements. His pocket watch cases got their trimming and decoration by prime Geneva enamel artists like Jean-Francois-Victor Dupont and Jean-Louis Richter. Hammerprice: 86.660,00 €
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Sold 128-4244 Wristwatch: rarity, tourbillon limited to only 10 pieces, 4 hammer striking "Hysek Symphony Tourbillon Westminster Minute Repeater", Jorg Hysek, Lussy sur Morges No.7/10, with box and certificates, list price 577,800 SwissFrancs Ca. Ø 45 mm, 18 K pink gold, screwed sapphire crystal back, case with lateral sliding bolt for repeater, automatic movement with tourbillon and striking train, Westminster minute repeater, semitransparent dial with visible movement and rotor, polished steel tourbillon cage, visible sapphire/gold oscillator, pierced gold hands, original leather strap with 18 K gold felt-clasp, box and certificates, nearly like new, limited to only 10 pieces, list price in 2007 ca. 577,800 SwissFrancs. According to our knowledge this watch is the first one of this series offered in auction again. Jorg Hysek is one of the most famous and successful watchmakers. He worked together with Rolex, Cartier, Ebel, Omega, Tiffany and Vacheron & Constantin until he founded his own brand in 1999 and started to produce very complicated and limited designer watches. Hammerprice: 61.900,00 €
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Sold 128-4240 Wristwatch: elegant and luxurious gentlemen's watch, Patek Philippe Ellipse, platinum edition, unused, with accompanying documents, original price 54,000 US$ Ca. 31 x 36mm, platinum, rim with 1 diamond, automatic movement, night blue dial with platinum indexes, original Patek Philippe leather strap with platinum buckle, unused, with accompanying documents. Hammerprice: 21.355,00 €
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Sold 128-4132 Pocket watch: important and rare A.Lange & Söhne Glashütte Ankerchronometer with original box, original certificate and original chronometer documents by the Royal University Observatory of Leipzig, 1893 Ca. Ø 56 mm, ca. 156 g, 18 K pink gold, a goutte, beautiful monogram CA, very solid lids, condition like new, glazed Ankerchronometer movement, prime quality 1A with diamond endstone, gold lever, gold escape wheel, chronometer balance with gold screws, screwed gold chatons and steel screws; case and movement with matching numbers 30832, enamel dial in perfect condition, red minutes, original gold hands, excellent condition with original box, original certificate and very rare chronometer documents by the Observatory Leipzig, original price of 773 German Mark, one of the most expensive Lange chronometers since 1893, very rare full set. Hammerprice: 21.046,00 €
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Sold 128-4180 Pocket watch: very fine Patek Philippe minute repeater, excellent condition, special dial with red minutes, Geneva ca. 1905 Ca. Ø 48 mm, ca. 72 g, 18 K gold, a goutte, case no.249304, movement no.125179, prime quality by Patek Philippe, Geneva striping, fine adjusting device; repeating hours, quarters and minutes; original enamel dial, very rare edition with red minutes and red seconds, original gold hands, excellent condition, prime quality. Hammerprice: 20.427,00 €
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Sold 128-4165 Wristwatch: very high class vintage gentlemen's watch, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo with diamonds, ca. 1980, with original box Ca. Ø 39 mm, ca. 176.5 g, 18 K gold, screwed back no. 464, diamond bezel, automatic movement, structured dial with diamond indexes, date, original hands, original 18 K gold bracelet with felt-clasp, well-kept condition, with original box, AP rarity, from first owner, collector's watch. Hammerprice: 20.427,00 €
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Sold 128-4237 Wristwatch: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref.116509, 18 K white gold, nearly like new, with original box, chronometer certification and original label Ca. Ø 40 mm, 18 K white gold, ca. 210 g, screwed back, automatic chronometer, chronograph, rare dial with anthracite totalizers and red hands, original 18 K white gold bracelet with felt-clasp, condition nearly like new, with original box, original label and original certificates, current list price of this model ca. 34,000 €. Hammerprice: 18.570,00 €
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Sold 128-4249 Pocket watch: heavy astronomical gold hunting case watch "Grande Complication" with 7 complications, Le Coultre caliber, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø 59 mm, ca. 175 g, 18 K pink gold, a goutte hunting case, very heavy edition, case punched JL, original glazed movement, precision lever movement, prime quality with 5 screwed gold chatons, Le Coultre caliber, perpetual calendar, minute repeater and moon, original enamel dial in perfect condition, original hands; indication of weekday, date, month and leap year, moon and moon age; repeating hours, quarters and minutes; in working order, very beautiful condition, revision recommended (setting mechanism), from private owner, . Comparable watches were sold in international auctions for more than 40,000 US$/ SwissFrancs (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/PeA)! Hammerprice: 18.570,00 €
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Sold 128-4241 Wristwatch: very fine and big Patek Philippe Calatrava automatic "WHITEGOLD - CLOUS DE PARIS " Ref.5117G, unused condition, from jeweller's stock, original price 27,000 US$ Ca. Ø 38 mm, 18 K white gold, screwed Sapphire back, automatic movement with gold rotor, caliber 315-190, Geneva seal, date, center seconds, white dial, original Patek Philippe leather strap with 18 K white gold buckle, condition like new, unused, from jeweller's stock. Hammerprice: 17.951,00 €
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Sold 128-4238 Wristwatch: very luxurious chronograph, Franck Muller Master of Complications, Ref.7000 CCDCD, limited Edition No.006 with diamonds, box and certificates Ca. Ø 39 mm, 18 K white gold, original prime quality diamonds, ca. 4ct, automatic movement, chronograph, black diamond, steel hands, leather strap like new, 18 K white gold, also with diamonds, condition like new, very classy original root wood box, original certificates, sold by Harrods London on the 15th January 2005, according to the previous owner the original price was ca. 60,000 €. Hammerprice: 16.713,00 €
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Sold 128-4226 Wristwatch: Rolex rarity, Submariner Ref.5512 "Meters First" from 1962 Ca. Ø 40 mm, stainless steel, screwed back, screwed down crown, rotating bezel, automatic movement, beautiful glossy dial with golden Submariner inscription 200m-660ft (Meters First), original hands, Rolex stainless steel bracelet with felt-clasp, in working order, popular collector watch, beautiful condition. Hammerprice: 16.094,00 €
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Sold 128-4248 Pocket watch: extremely heavy astronomical gold hunting case minute repeater with 7 complications, perpetual calendar, Dubois Locle, 1883 Ca. Ø 55 mm, ca. 167 g, 18 K gold, a goutte hunting case, very heavy and high-class edition, multiple signatures, dome with unusual signature and engraving, dated 1883, glazed movement, Swiss precision lever movement, finest quality; repeating hours, quarters and minutes; perpetual calendar, original and signed enamel dial, original hands, moon and moon age, small restoration near moon, altogether in excellent condition, with original box. Hammerprice: 14.856,00 €
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Sold 128-4208 Pocket watch: rare, exquisite and early repoussé paircase pocket watch 1/8 hours repeater, subsidiary seconds and duplex escapement, corresponding golden repoussé chatelaine "Telemach and Mentor of Calypso", John Brockbank London, 1786 Ca. Ø 60 mm, ca. 202 g, 22K gold paircase, hallmarks 1786, 1st case quality repoussé, casemaker Joseph Carpenter, 2nd case also 22K gold, pierced, bell, original dome with visible splendid cage and regulating disc, ornamented movement, cage with portrait and big diamond endstone, main plate signed Brockbank 2376, duplex escapement, 1/8 hours repeater with bell, original and signed enamel dial (very fine old hairline), solid pink gold hands, in working order and in very beautiful condition, important London chronometer maker, corresponding and very solid gold chatelaine. Famous watch also noted in literature Edgecumbe, Richard "The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth Century London", Oxford University v. Osterhausen, F. "The Brockbanks: Chronometer makers of London. Antiquarian Horology, v. xxvi, p. 244-256 and 355-371." Hammerprice: 14.856,00 €
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Sold 128-4242 Wristwatch: Breitling rarity, pink gold limited edition Navitimer Rattrapante Etanche, No 22/100, nearly like new, with box and certificates, 1999 Ca. Ø 38 mm, 18 K pink gold, rotating bezel with slide ruler, screwed back, split seconds chronograph, limited to only 100 pieces with gold cases, automatic movement with 18 K gold rotor, split seconds chronograph with dark blue dial and pink gold numerals, pink gold luminous hands, black Breitling leather strap with 18 K gold felt-clasp, additional blue leather strap, unused, excellent condition, like new, with original box and original certificates from 1999, extremely rare reference, revision 2016, excellent condition. Another watch of this series is part of the Breitling Museum. The original list price was 45,500 German Mark. The automatic movement caliber 34 was the smallest automatic chronograph movement of the world in this times. Hammerprice: 14.237,00 €
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Sold 128-4209 Pocket watch: historical 20K gold repoussé verge watch repeater with chatelaine, from nobleman's possession Adam Heinrich von Steinau-Steinrück, Saxon Field Marshall, ca. 1700 Ca. Ø 48 mm, ca. 107 g, 20K gold repoussé paircase, excellent quality, excellent condition, high relief, full of engraving, floral pierced, high-class 5-part lateral hinge, 2nd case also excellent quality, movement decorated with birds and mythical creatures, 1 cartouche with town scene, bell, early English verge movement with original dome, dome and main plate signed Windsor London, typical movement decoration from 1700-1710, verge escapement, repeating hours and quarters, very beautiful and decorative enamel dial in very good condition, probably original hands, excellent condition and with good sound, corresponding chatelaine, also solid 20 K gold, with original key and original signet. This watch was on the centerpieces of one of the biggest German collections of high-class watches. Verge watches with solid gold chatelaines in this quality are extremely rare. A comparable piece was sold in Swiss auction for 39,000 SwissFrancs (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/3YA). Adam Heinrich von Steinau-Steinrück was Saxon Field Marshall of the Venetian Army. He campaigned in the times of 1685-1688 and joined the Bavarian troops fighting against the Turks in Hungary. After that he joined the campaign against France and came back to defend Venice against the Turks. He died in 1712. Hammerprice: 13.618,00 €
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Sold 128-4130 Pocket watch: important Glashütte gold hunting case watch, very early A.Lange & Söhne Ankerchronometer quality 1A, rare edition with patent regulating device, Glashütte 1881 Ca. Ø 54 mm, ca. 138 g, 18 K gold, a goutte hunting case with 3 gold lids, spring lid with beautiful monogram CK, dome with dedication (formerly without), matching numbers 14809 on case and movement, extremely rare Lange & Söhne Ankerchronometer movement, big Chronometer balance with gold screws, golden lever and golden escape wheel, extremely rare fine adjusting device so-called "Patentrücker", diamond endstone, screwed gold chatons, blued steel screws, main plate signed and numbered, original enamel dial with red minute register in very good condition, pink gold hands, very good condition, in working order, very rare edition, with extract of the archive. According to Martin Hubers "Die Lange Liste" there were only 4 Ankerchronometer watches with this special fine adjusting device made until 1882. Hammerprice: 13.618,00 €
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Sold 128-4235 Pocket watch: important gold/enamel paircase verge watch, 1/8 hours repeater a toc et a tact, one of the most famous English watchmakers, Thomas Mudge, London No. 6337, hallmarks 1787 Ca. Ø 49 mm, ca. 135 g, 18 K gold, paircase, 1st case with finest enamel painting, "courtly couple", fine case quality with splendid engraving, high-grade 5-part lateral hinge, hallmarks London 1787, 2nd case pierced, high quality, cartouche with grotesque face, bell, original signed and numbered dome, exquisite English movement with cylinder escapement and early 1/8 hours repeater, main plate decorated, cage with grotesque face, diamond endstone, main plate signed and numbered, matching numbers on the dome, enamel dial in excellent condition, blued Poker & Beetle steel hands, repeating on bell or on case, excellent condition, nearly like new, in working order, with excellent sound, rare collector's watch! Thomas Mudge (1715-1794) was one of the most important English watchmakers. He was the trainee by George Graham London. After Graham died in 1751, Thomas Mudge became the successor of the company in the Fleet Street. He was one of the most famous watchmakers and inventors in this time. Amongst others he invented the free lever escapement in 1759. This special escapement was also built into the famous "Queen Charlotte watch" of King George III, which is still part of the Royal collection. He became the Royal watchmaker in 1777. A gold/enamel pocket watch by Thomas Mudge from 1770 was sold in Geneva auction 2002 for a record price of more than 200,000 SwissFrancs. This watch also had and gold/enameled paircase, a cylinder escapement with diamond endstone and repeater "a toc et a tact"! Hammerprice: 13.618,00 €
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Sold 128-4177 Pocket watch: technical rarity, early, very complex Tiffany gold hunting case 5 minutes repeater, chronograph, independent and stoppable seconds and so-called "Flying" 1/5th. Second", ca.1870 Ca. Ø 54 mm, ca. 158 g, 18 K gold, no.19151, glazed movement, prime quality Swiss precision movement, Geneva striping, 2 barrel drums, simultaneous crown winding, wolf's toothing, golden wheels, repeating 5 minutes, chronograph with independent and stoppable seconds, flashing 1/5 seconds, original enamel dial in perfect condition, signed Tiffany & Co. New York, original Breguet steel hands, excellent condition, in working order, real rarity, very rare combination, maybe movement by Patek Philippe. A comparable watch was sold in Geneva option 2007 for more than 60,000 SwissFrancs (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/RG8). In this time of 1870 there were only Patek Philippe and a few other makers like Jules Jürgensen and Louis Audemars able to make this complex watches with 4 types of complications. Hammerprice: 12.380,00 €
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Sold 128-4230 Pocket watch: rare gold/enamel pocket watch repeater with music movement, high quality, probably Perrin Freres Neuchatel No. 5000, ca. 1815 Ca. Ø 58 mm, ca. 140 g, 18K pink gold, diagonal reeded mid section, full plate movement with cylinder escapement and splendid engravings, repeating hours and quarters, music movement with music disc, extremely rare 18 K gold dial, finest engravings and enamel cartouches, enamel painting "Alpine landscape" in center, herdsman with whistle, blued Breguet steel hands, excellent quality, excellent condition, like new, extremely rare. Comparable watches with the same quality and style of dial are attributed to Perrin Freres (source:https://www.cortrie.de/go/48D). The no. 5000 probably indicates a very special edition for a special or famous client. Hammerprice: 12.380,00 €
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Sold 128-4201 Pocket watch: very fine Breguet “Montre de Souscription” No.2738 with rare case, sold to Leriche for 846 Francs in 1815 Ca. Ø 60 mm, gilt, both sides glazed, signed and numbered Breguet movement with central winding, Ruby cylinder and temperature compensation, original enamel dial with double signature, secret signature with no.2738 below numeral 12, original and blued Breguet steel hands, in working order and in very beautiful condition, very fine Breguet collector's watch, sold in November 8, 1815; real rarity from famous collection. Hammerprice: 12.380,00 €
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Sold 128-4193 Wristwatch: exquisite and high-grade ladies watch Jaeger-LeCoultre "Reverso Duetto Classique - Pink Gold & Diamonds" ref.266.2.44, like new, with box and certificates Ca. 21 x 28mm, pink gold, turnable case, original diamonds, 2 different dials for day and night, manual winding, original leather strap with high-grade pink gold felt-clasp, original box, original certificates, unused, like new. Hammerprice: 11.513,00 €
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Sold 128-4262 Pocket watch: unique and very important chronometer set of 2 Longines "Olympic" Observatory Chronometer caliber 262 with corresponding original chronometer documents from 1968 and 1979, personal possession of Jean Pitallier 1st. ca Ø 66 mm, ca. 285 g, screw down steelcase, no. P 14189283, with extra dust cover, Longines precision lever movement caliber 262 with Nivarox hairspring and Guillaume balance, split seconds chronograph, original dial, original hands, original leather box with carrying strap, also signed, name badge by Jean Pitallier, excellent condition, in working order. 2nd ca. Ø 66 mm, 300 g, screwed steel case, no. P 5091 8278, with dust cover, Longines precision lever movement caliber 262 with Nivarox hairspring and Guillaume balance, split seconds chronograph, original dial, original hands, original leather box with carrying strap, also signed, name badge by Jean Pitallier, excellent condition, in working order. This two precision instruments are also called the "Ultimate Time Measuring Machines" with rare "Vernier-hands" (Nonius), "Force-constante-mechanism" (constant force) and special Nivarox hairspring. This pieces were always adjusted by Frank Vaucher, Chronometreur of Longines (source Chronos 5/96), full set with personal extensive documents and measuring results from the personal property of Jean Pitallier, who was president of the French Cycling Union. He was the official timekeeper of the Tour De France and used this 2 watches in the time of 1973-1980 for accurate measurement. Hammerprice: 11.142,00 €
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Sold 128-4126 Pocket watch: important and probably earliest noted splendid half hunting case watch by Julius Assmann, quality 1A, extremely rare gold/enamel case no.2604, Dresden ca. 1865 Ca. Ø 51 mm, ca. 122 g, 18 K gold, case with deep engravings, spring lid with enameled chapter ring, green enamel with white numerals, dome signed and numbered; case, movement and dial with matching numbers 2604, extremely early Julius Assmann precision lever movement, prime quality 1A, 2/3 main plate, separated escape wheel bridge, solid golden wheels, diamond endstone, gold lever, gold escape wheel, screwed gold chatons, blued steelscrews, real rarity, original gold and silver dial, also signed and numbered, original steel hands, excellent and original condition, in working order, 1 of only 4 noted Assmann watches in this edition. 2 watches of this series were sold in auction 1989 for 12,000 and 15,000 SwissFrancs. According to our knowledge this watch is the earliest still existing piece and the only one with green enamel. The other 3 watches had blue enamel (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/0Ob) (13800Quelle: https://www.cortrie.de/go/DAq). Hammerprice: 10.523,00 €
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