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292-4324 Pocket watch: A Lange rarity, museum-quality, very early, heavy A. Lange Dresden gold hunting case pocket watch with key winding, in 1A condition, No. 2922 from ca. 1860, one of the earliest known Lange watches in 1A condition Ca. Ø54.5mm, ca. 138g, 18K gold, American savonnette case of the highest quality, matching the movement number, all three lids in gold, early 2/3 plate movement in 1A quality with diamond endstone and screw-mounted gold chatons, gold lever, gold escape wheel, mainplate signed ‘A. Lange Dresden No. 2922’, key-wound, original enamel dial in very good condition, also signed, blued steel hands, in a very fine state of preservation, a museum-quality rarity. According to our research, this is one of the three earliest Lange gold hunting case pocket watches of 1A quality known today. The watch is supplied with its box and extract from the archives. 5.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4325 Pocket watch: an lever chronometer by Charles E. Jacot, Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1870, as good as new Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 167g, 18K gold, engine-turned, à-goutte, case and movement bear the same number 8410, case, movement and dial signed, lever chronometer movement with helical hairspring and early patented crown winding/hand setting mechanism, perfectly preserved enamel dial, extremely rare gold and steel hands, in working order and incredibly well preserved, a pocket chronometer of exceptional quality! The hammer price includes 19% German VAT! This means that the price will be reduced by 19% for buyers with a delivery address outside the EU. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4326 Pocket watch: very fine BREGUET pocket chronometer No. 3442 with secret signature, ca. 1880 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 95g, 18K gold à-goutte, dome signed Breguet No. 3442, lever escapement chronometer movement with wolf's toothing and gold gear wheels, original enamel dial in impeccable condition bearing Breguet’s secret signature with the number 3422, pink gold hands, in working order, slight dent on the edge of the case. 4.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4328 Pocket watch: large Patek Philippe ‘Gondolo’ chronometer, Geneva, ca. 1906 Approx. 56 mm in diameter, ca. 127 g, heavy, large 18-carat gold case, case, movement and dial signed, lever-escapement chronometer movement with gold wheels, fine-adjustment mechanism and chronometer balance wheel, enamelled dial, gold hands, in working order and well preserved. Patek Philippe produced the legendary ‘Gondolo’ chronometer calibre for the South American market. 5.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4329 Pocket watch: very fine, heavy Patek Philippe Observatory chronometer, 1st class ‘EXTRA’ quality, with an outstanding test result from the Geneva Observatory in 1901, PP No. 115412 Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 120g, 18K gold, à-goutte, case number 227486, movement number 115412, double signature: Patek Philippe Geneva and Ignaz Marenzeller, Imperial and Royal Court Purveyor to Vienna, exquisite chronometer movement with lever escapement and Guillaume balance wheel, exceptionally rare regulation mechanism with two regulator hands and swan’s neck, wolf's toothing, movement double-numbered 115412 as prescribed for observatory chronometers, original, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, in very fine condition, in working order. This very fine pocket chronometer is supplied with a chronometer certificate and an extract from the chronometer database. According to these records, in 1901 this watch scored 216 points, placing 15th out of 101 tested 1st-class observatory pocket chronometers. A comparable chronometer was auctioned in Geneva in 2010 and fetched over 20,000 Swiss francs (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/VDr). 5.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4331 Pocket watch: extremely rare Courvoisier ‘Double Face’ calendar watch, patent 1871, 18K gold Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 135g, extremely solid 18K gold case, glazed on both sides, precision lever movement No. 20233, enamel dials on both sides, full calendar, steel hands, in working order. These watches are very rare and, of the few that have survived, most are unsigned. Source(https://www.cortrie.de/go/ePm). Alfred Courvoisier Jonais of La Chaux-de-Fonds was granted US Patent No. 116316 on 27 June 1871 for his ‘improvements to double-sided watches’. The main advantage of Jonais’s system was that the calendar mechanism could be easily separated from the main movement – the calendar module could simply be ‘unclipped’ from the movement, allowing for easy inspection of both components and quicker access for repairs. 8.000 € - 12.000 €

292-4332 Pocket watch: significant chronometer with certificate, Geneva Watchmaking School, signed Francois LeCoultre Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 105g, 18K gold, No. 8684, Vacheron & Constantin Geneva movement, Anker chronometer with Geneva stripes and the Geneva Seal, signed François LeCoultre, enamel dial bearing the signature of the Geneva Watchmaking School, distinctive gold hands; in working order and very well preserved, with original certification papers (Bulletin de Genève) from 1942. A school watch bearing the signature of François LeCoultre is an absolute rarity and a historically significant collector’s item from the history of Swiss watchmaking. Such pieces are generally pocket watch masterpieces produced as part of a student’s training; they were crafted by François LeCoultre at the Geneva Watchmaking School under his direct supervision as a masterpiece or final project (hence ‘school watch’) and signed by him in his capacity as a professor. François LeCoultre (born 14 December 1883; died 25 January 1965 in Geneva) was an outstanding Swiss watchmaker who achieved fame primarily as a long-serving professor at the Geneva Watchmaking School (École d’Horlogerie de Genève) and as the author of the global standard reference work on complicated movements. 7.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4333 Pocket watch: Omega rarity, observatory chronometer “CHRONOMÈTRE GRADE VERY BEST” No. 5983708 with certificate and original box, manufactured in 1922 as part of a series of just 300 pieces! Ca. Ø59mm, ca. 145g, 14K gold, hunting case pocket watch, inscribed ‘CHRONOMETRE OMEGA’, observatory chronometer calibre 43.15S, the highest quality observatory chronometer produced by Omega, CHRONOMÈTRE GRADE VERY BEST with 23 jewels, screw-down gold chatons and fine adjustment, special winding mechanism requiring the crown to be pressed in to wind, original enamel dial, pink gold hands, original box, in very fine condition, in working order. The watch comes with an Omega certificate; it was sold to Finland on 18 May 1924. Originally, the watch was accompanied by a ‘Bulletin de Marche’ from the Bienne Observatory. These Omega chronometers are absolute rarities. Number 5983741 was auctioned in Geneva in 2007 and fetched over 20,000 Swiss francs! 6.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4334 Pocket watch: extremely rare Omega chronometer ‘Calibre DDR’ in an ornate case with original box, ca. 1906 Ca. Ø50 mm, approx. 133g, American ‘True-Hinge’ ornate case of exceptionally solid build quality, Omega chronometer movement ‘Grade DDR’ with 23 jewels, signed Louis Brandt & Frère, No. 2618611, original enamel dial, signed Brandt, steel hands, in working order, sensational, as good as new condition of the case, with original box. The term ‘Omega Grade DDR’ in the context of the Canadian railway refers to one of the most exclusive and precise pocket watches in the history of horology. The abbreviation ‘DDR’ does not stand for the German Democratic Republic, but denotes the highest quality grade of movements manufactured by Omega between 1905 and 1911. Due to their exceptional accuracy, these extremely rare chronometers were officially approved for service use by Canadian railway companies such as the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Only 900 of these chronometers, which met the requirements for observatory chronometers, were produced. 7.500 € - 12.500 €

292-4335 Pocket watch: early and technically extremely rare chronometer, Robert et Courvoisier, circa 1790 Ca. Ø60mm, ca. 119g, 18K pink gold, serrated rim, glazed movement, extremely rare Lepine calibre with experimental rocker-type chronometer escapement and Diamat jewel, signed enamel dial, distinctive steel hands, movement intact and very beautifully preserved, an extremely rare watch! 9.000 € - 20.000 €

292-4337 Pocket watch: significant, important early Breguet with repeater and ruby cylinder, rare special case, with extract Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 92.3g, 18K gold, extremely rare special case shape, à-goutte rim fluted on both sides, very solid quality, Tavernier case maker’s mark No. 2487, Breguet mark 1844, dome signed Breguet 1844, ruby cylinder movement with quarter repeater, original enamelled dial with secret Breguet 1844 signature, Breguet steel hands, tiny chip on the dial screw, otherwise in excellent condition and in working order. According to the Breguet certificate, sold in 1806 for 1,800 francs to Monsieur Stefanaki. This case design is extremely rare. The watch bears a resemblance to the technically identical No. 1736 belonging to Prince Troubetzkoi, which was auctioned in 1991 for 42,000 Swiss francs. It is likely that this case design was manufactured specifically for Eastern European clients. Prince Stefanaki was a prominent Breguet client and purchased several important Breguet watches. Knjaz Stefan Bogoridi, known as Stefanaki Bey (Prince Stefanaki) Stefan Bogoridi was born in Kotel in 1775 and died in Istanbul on 1 August 1859. He was a grandson of Sophronius of Vraza, brother of Atanas Bogoridi and father of Aleksandar and Nikola Bogoridi. Stefan Bogoridi was a Phanariot of Bulgarian origin, a foreign policy adviser to two sultans and a member of the Tanzimat Council. As a young boy, he was sent by his family to Bucharest to attend the famous Colegiul Sfântul Sava, where he replaced his birth name, Stojko, with Stefan. He adopted the name Bogoridi in honour of Tsar Boris I. After leaving college, Bogoridi worked for several years as a teacher in Istanbul. In 1799, he joined the Ottoman Navy as a dragoman. In 1812, he was brought to Moldavia by Prince Scarlat Callimachi. There, until 1819, he served as prefect of Galați on the lower Danube, where a large Bulgarian community in exile lived. During the Filiki Eteria and the subsequent Greek Revolution, Bogoridi governed Wallachia as kaymakam (a kind of governor) from the autumn of 1821 until July 1822. Following the counter-offensive by Ottoman troops, he was appointed kaymakam of the Principality of Moldavia in 1822. Between 1823 and 1828, he once again served as dragoman in the Ottoman fleet. Following the Russo-Ottoman War (1828–1829), he took part in the negotiations for the Treaty of Adrianople as a member of the Ottoman delegation. In recognition of his services during this period, he was appointed foreign policy adviser by Sultan Mahmud II. Over the following 30 years, he was involved in all major decisions and negotiations at the Sublime Porte. Stefan Bogoridi was one of the signatories of the London Protocol, which sealed Greece’s sovereignty. During this period, Sultan Mahmud II elevated Bogoridi to the rank of knjaz (German: Fürst; Turkish: Bey). In 1834, he was appointed by the Sultan as governor of the island of Samos. Bogoridi renamed the island’s capital, Vathy, to Stefanopolis. Under Abdülmecid I, Bogoridi not only remained an adviser to the Sultan but also became a member of the Tanzimat Council. He was regarded as one of the most influential reformers and played a key role in reforming the millet system, ensuring that the non-Muslim population of the Ottoman Empire was granted greater rights. 27.000 € - 50.000 €

292-4339 Pocket watch: extremely rare Breguet deck chronometer ‘GARDE-TEMPS D’ARGENT’, Paris 1832, with certificate 3-piece wooden box with bone plate No. 4877, watch case ca. Ø65mm, approx. 250g, very solid secondary case in silver with gold hinges, original signed Breguet pocket chronometer with spring detent escapement, helical hairspring with diamond endstone, large seconds hand for use as a deck chronometer, engine-turned dial, Breguet steel hands, in working order. The extract from the archives confirms the authenticity of the movement, sold in 1832 to Monsieur Jomard for 1,550 francs. Unfortunately, the original case has been lost. The current case is a faithful replacement of the highest quality. As the dial is unsigned, it is presumably also a faithful replacement dial. Breguet pocket chronometers are extremely rare and are highlights for chronometer collectors. 10.000 € - 50.000 €

292-4340 Watch literature: historical edition of Salomon’s ‘BREGUET’ from 1923 A comprehensive work on Breguet’s life’s work and his watches, featuring numerous descriptions and illustrations of his timepieces. 100 € - 500 €

292-4341 Wristwatch: as good as new & unworn Henry Moser/Bucherer “Pioneer Tourbillon Concept Aventurine”, full set Ca. Ø44mm, 18K pink gold/blackened titanium, Ref. 3804-0902, limited to 18 pieces worldwide, automatic movement, tourbillon, aventurine dial designed to resemble a starry sky, view of the tourbillon, pink gold hands, original rubber strap with original label, box and papers from 2023, unworn, RRP: €75,000, special edition for Bucherer, limited edition No. 1/18 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/DMY). 30.000 € - 60.000 €

292-4342 Wristwatch: Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronometer in 18K gold, full set, NEW with a 5-year warranty Ca. Ø42mm, ca. 226g, 18K gold, automatic chronometer Ref. 31060425099002, Calibre 3861, gold/black dial, original 18K gold bracelet with folding clasp, in working order, unworn, showing only minimal signs of storage. The watch is supplied with its box and all documentation; the warranty is valid for 5 years from the invoice date. The current list price for this watch is €51,800! 26.000 € - 40.000 €

292-4343 Wristwatch: high-quality Speake-Marin Geneve special edition Ripples La City “Goldblatt”, NEW with WARRANTY Ca. 41mm diameter, steel, sapphire crystal case back, automatic movement, solid 18K gold dial, small seconds at “1.30”, steel hands, 20th Anniversary special edition, limited to 50 pieces worldwide. The watch comes with the original box and warranty documents, completed for the new owner. The original retail price in 2022 was ca. €43,000. Founded in 2002 by British watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, the brand embodies the fusion of English watchmaking tradition with modern Swiss craftsmanship. Now based in Geneva, Speake-Marin manufactures exclusively mechanical timepieces with in-house calibres and exceptional designs in its own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Every model – from the iconic small seconds at 1.30 to the architecturally inspired ‘La City’ case – is produced in deliberately limited numbers. Only a few hundred watches are made each year, each one an expression of the highest watchmaking artistry and individual exclusivity. For collectors who appreciate true rarities. 26.000 € - 36.000 €

292-4344 Wristwatch: high-quality Speake-Marin Geneve Special Edition Ripples La City “Blue”, NEW with WARRANTY Ca. 41mm diameter, steel, sapphire crystal caseback, automatic movement, blue dial, small seconds at “1.30”, steel hands, 20th Anniversary Special Edition, limited to 60 pieces worldwide. The watch comes with the original box and warranty documents, completed for the new owner. The original retail price in 2022 was ca. €29,000. Founded in 2002 by British watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, the brand embodies the fusion of English watchmaking tradition with modern Swiss craftsmanship. Now based in Geneva, Speake-Marin manufactures exclusively mechanical timepieces with in-house calibres and exceptional designs in its own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Every model – from the iconic small seconds at 1.30 to the architecturally inspired ‘La City’ case – is produced in deliberately limited numbers. Only a few hundred watches are made each year, each one an expression of the highest watchmaking artistry and individual exclusivity. For collectors who appreciate true rarities. 17.000 € - 22.000 €

292-4348 Wristwatch: very rare IWC Mark XI for the Australian Air Force, 1st series from 1948 Ca. Ø36mm, steel, screw-down case back, case back with military marking 6b/346 1480/48, hand-wound Calibre 89, movement number 1149434, original black dial without the Broad Arrow (found only on watches for the Australian Air Force), center seconds hand, luminous hands, leather strap with buckle, in working order and very well preserved; only the crystal has a scratch. You can find all the information on the history of the legendary Mark XI here (https://www.cortrie.de/go/J6L). 3.500 € - 7.500 €

292-4349 Rare A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer, Type B, with lever escapement, built in 1947, with extract from the archives Mahogany box and gimbal suspension missing; black lacquered brass case; case and movement numbers match 206597; Anker chronometer; signed dial with power reserve indicator; black lacquered hands; movement intact. 1.000 € - 2.000 €

292-4351 Unusual desk chronometer circa 1870, James Nardin Locle, presumed calibre J. Jürgensen Wooden box ca. 14 x 14 x 8 cm, brass case, screw-down, movement and dial share the same number 6569, Jules Jürgensen ‘pivoted detent chronometer’ type, gold wheels, long regulator hand, silvered dial with small seconds, later blued hands, movement intact. 1.000 € - 2.500 €

292-4352 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Chronometer No. 2053, spring detent chronometer, with extract from the archives Case ca. 18 x 18 x 18 cm, mahogany, gimbal suspension, brass case No. 2053, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, No. 2053, matching dial with power reserve indicator, movement intact and well preserved; manufactured in 1949 according to an extract from the archives. 1.500 € - 3.500 €

292-4354 Marine chronometer: interesting English chronometer, J. Sewill Liverpool/Frodsham London No. 219, circa 1840 3-piece mahogany case ca. 16 x 16 x 18 cm, gimbal suspension, brass case, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, silvered dial with power reserve indicator and an interesting signature: Jos. Sewill, Liverpool, corrected by H. Frodsham No. 219, steel hands, with the movement intact, circa 1840. Joseph Sewill, of Liverpool (Lancashire), was a prominent chronometer maker and ‘Maker to the Admiralty’. With the number 219, this is likely to be one of the earliest surviving chronometers made by him. 1.400 € - 3.500 €

292-4357 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne marine chronometer No. 5458, Second World War, with extract from the archives 2 cases: outer case is a transport box; inner case ca. 18 x 18 x 18 cm, mahogany, gimbal suspension not original and slightly too large, making it impossible to secure; Bakelite case, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, No. 5458, very well-preserved dial bearing the same number with power reserve indicator, movement intact. 2.000 € - 3.500 €

292-4358 Pocket watch/dress watch: extremely rare Patek Philippe ‘Gilbert Albert’ with original Gay Frères watch chain, ca. 1960 Approx. 35 x 35 mm, total weight ca. 52 g, 18K gold, case with corded edge matching the original chain, Ref. 784/2493, hand-wound, Calibre 10-200, silvered sector dial, gold hands, excellent original condition, in working order. Patek Philippe’s Reference 785 was produced only from 1960 to 1964 in 18K yellow or rose gold. The case was crafted by F. Baumgartner, whilst the design was created in 1959 by the brilliant designer Gilbert Albert, whose unique works are equally sought after by collectors and museums alike. Patek Philippe brought the young Geneva-based jewellery designer Gilbert Albert on board in 1955; the aim of this collaboration was to create a range of unusual and eye-catching watches. Albert was an exceptionally talented artist with a passionate affinity for modern art, such as the works of Brancusi and Mondrian; the unusual and daring cases he created for Patek Philippe continue to fascinate the viewer today just as much as they did on the day of their creation. 7.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4360 Wristwatch: very early Audemars Piguet rattrapante chronograph, ca. 1926–1929 Ca. Ø46mm, 18K gold, coat of arms engraved on the back, case and movement bear the same number 37518, early lugs, lower lug showing signs of repair, hinged case back, case, movement and dial signed, very fine calibre with 22 jewels and fine adjustment, dial with Breguet numerals, 30-minute counter, gold hands, leather strap, in working order and very well preserved. The earliest wristwatch split-seconds chronograph was produced by Patek Philippe as a one-off in 1923, with series production commencing in 1927. Based on its reference number, this Audemars Piguet chronograph was manufactured between 1926 and 1929, making it one of the earliest wristwatch split-seconds chronographs. In some cases, pocket watches were modified to create early chronographs. This is likely a one-off piece made to a customer’s specification with a modified case. Audemars Piguet did not produce any wristwatches with split-seconds chronographs in series production at that time. 10.000 € - 30.000 €

292-4361 Wristwatch: extremely rare Patek Philippe chronograph, Ref. 533, ca. 1948 Approx. Ø33mm, 18K gold, pressed back, serial number 652738, movement number 867222, caseback with reference number, very rare movement with fine adjustment, regulated in 8 positions, beautifully preserved dial, original hands, leather strap with buckle, in very good condition and in working order, with what is believed to be the original box. Ref. 533 is one of the most sought-after Patek Philippe chronographs of the 1940s, produced from 1937 onwards (https://www.cortrie.de/go/GZD). 55.000 € - 75.000 €

292-4363 Wristwatch: extremely rare Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Jubilee in steel, Ref. 14802ST-OO-0944ST-01 Limited Edition 20th Anniversary, full set, from 1995, service due in 2026 Ca. Ø39mm (excluding crown), stainless steel, screw-down crown, reference 14802ST-OO-0944ST-01, see-through case back, very fine automatic movement calibre 2121/3, 36 jewels, skeletonised 21K gold rotor in AP bezel design, special 20th-anniversary Royal Oak model, limited edition, No. 0118/1000, engine-turned and extremely rare ‘tropical’ dial, dark brown patina, date display, classic and very well-preserved Royal Oak stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp, circumference/length ca. 19.5 cm, in working order and very well preserved, extremely rare full set: octagonal Royal Oak wooden box with outer carton, soft case, original papers and proof of purchase from 1995; in addition, the watch underwent a full service at Audemars Piguet in Besançon in August 2026 and has thus been restored to the best possible condition. An exceptionally rare collector’s item in superb condition! 40.000 € - 100.000 €

292-4365 Naval chronometer: GUB Glashütte Chronometer No. 2977, spring detent chronometer, with extract from the archives Mahogany box ca. 18.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm, company plate with number 2977, gimbal suspension, brass case GUB 2977, spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring No. 2977, dial with power reserve indicator and ‘1’ marking. Quality, matching the box number 2977, with the movement intact. The extract from the archives confirms its authenticity and early year of manufacture, 1953. 1.500 € - 2.500 €

292-4370 Pocket watch: superbly preserved A. Lange & Söhne No. 76562 naval deck watch, First World War Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 139g, original silver case, case and movement bear matching numbers, case, movement and dial signed, Lange & Söhne precision lever movement with fine adjustment, quality of German watchmaking from Glashütte, perfect enamel dial, overall in rare, very good condition, in working order. 2.000 € - 3.500 €

292-4371 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Kriegsmarine chronometer No. 203971B, with extract from the archives Case ca. 18 x 18 x 18 cm, mahogany, company plate No. 203971B, gimbal suspension made of black so-called ‘metal rubber’, Bakelite case, Anker chronometer calibre 48, No. 203971B, very well-preserved matching dial with power reserve indicator, black lacquered hands, movement intact, cleaning urgently required. 2.500 € - 5.000 €

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