Watches

292-4261 Watch key: outstanding 18K ceremonial key ‘Cornucopia’ with citrine, ca. 1810 Approx. 70 mm long, ca. 31 g, exquisite craftsmanship in 18K gold, citrine set in a swivel mount, facetted on both sides. The cornucopia, or ‘horn of plenty’ in Latin, is a mythological symbol of good fortune. It is filled with flowers and fruit and represents fertility, wealth and abundance. now only: 1.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4262 Watch key: large golden verge watch key with 2 stone micro-mosaic pietra dura plates, c. 1800 Ca. 60 mm long, solid gold, very rare design featuring two swans, micromosaic on both sides, one side depicting a bird with a bee, the other side a view of a castle. Micromosaic keys are the greatest rarities amongst spindle watch keys, which is why such a key adorns both the front and back covers of the well-known reference book *Taschenuhrenschlüssel* by Kaltenböck/Schwank. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
plus charge

292-4263 Watch key: large gold ceremonial key with hair decoration, 1834 Ca. 67 mm long, gold, very fine hairline decoration on both sides under glass, depicting a feather and a broken flower as a mourning motif with the date 1834; on the other side, the initials in an oval cartouche; rarely found in such good condition, though the square section is damaged. now only: 1.200 €
plus charge

292-4264 Watch key: museum-quality ceremonial key with citrine, France, c. 1820 Approx. 70 mm long, 18-carat gold, sculpted depiction of two cornucopias, large citrine of ca. 50 ct, square steel shank, swivelling central section, excellent quality, excellent condition, museum-quality collector’s item. The cornucopia, or ‘cornucopia’ in Latin, is a mythological symbol of good fortune. It is filled with flowers and fruit and represents fertility, wealth and abundance. now only: 1.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4265 Watch key: unique relief splendour key in exceptional quality, probably France around 1820 Ca. 80mm long, 18K gold, impressive relief work in 3 different gold colours, fantastic quality, rotating middle part, set with a genuine large amethyst (natural inclusions), steel square. This key is an absolutely exceptional piece. It represents the highest quality of a splendour gold key from the time around 1820 and was certainly made for a very precious watch. Hammerprice: 1.900 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4266 Watch key: significant Directoire key (1795–1798) in multicoloured gold Approx. 78 x 47 mm, ca. 29 g, exceptionally solidly crafted in 18-carat green gold, yellow gold and pink gold; raised relief on both sides featuring flowers and leaves, as well as magnificent cornucopias; central section set with a citrine, swivelling and usable as a signet stone; unmarked and in superb condition. This specimen is one of the most elaborately crafted and highest-quality Directoire keys known to us. The key originates from one of the most significant collections of watch keys, parts of which are described and illustrated in the book *Les Clefs du temps*. Hammerprice: 2.300 €
plus charge

292-4267 Pocket watch: A rarity, Barillet-type musical watch, probably Geneva, circa 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 106 g, 18K pink gold, No. 1951, extremely rare musical movement with barrel (barillet), cylinder escapement, quarter-hour repeater and music, playing automatically on the hour or on demand, particularly beautiful gold dial, two-tone enamelled, Breguet steel hands, movement intact and technically sound, case with minor dents. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical watches are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical watches of that period. The musical movement is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel movement which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical movement are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). now only: 7.000 €
plus charge

292-4268 Pocket watch: rare, skeletonised Jacquemart figure automaton, 18K gold, c. 1820 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 125g, 18K pink gold, verge movement with quarter-hour repeater and Jacquemart, skeletonised on the display side, three-coloured gold figures striking bells during the repeater, rare, very elaborate design, movement intact. now only: 5.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4270 Pocket watch: extremely rare, large ‘Barillet-type’ musical watch, c. 1820 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 120g, 18-carat pink gold, extremely rare barrel-type movement with an independent musical mechanism featuring a barrel-driven mechanism (barillet) and quarter-hour repeater, magnificently gilt and engraved, exceptional quality, signed enamel dial, pink gold hands, musical mechanism activated via a slider on the rim, in working order and well preserved. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical clocks are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical clocks of that period. The musical mechanism is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel mechanism which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical mechanism are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). Hammerprice: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4271 Pocket watch: gold Jacquemart figure automaton with rare movement/case, Lepine?, ca. 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 102 g, Case of exceptional quality, Breguet-style, recessed, screw-fixed centre section, 18K pink gold, very rare, distinctive calibre with cylinder escapement, quarter-hour repeater and figure automaton, enamelled dial, Breguet steel hands, movement intact, striking mechanism requires adjustment. The quality of the case and movement differs significantly from the ‘typical’ Jacquemarts of this period and suggests the work of one of the great watchmakers of the time, possibly Le Roy or Lepine. Hammerprice: 6.000 €
plus charge

292-4272 Pocket watch: significant, large musical watch with ‘Lépine calibre’, circa 1820 Ca. Ø61mm, ca. 158g, 18K gold, exquisite engraving on the reverse, signed C&LL, Lepine calibre with visible striking mechanism, quarter-hour repeater and musical movement, enamel dial, Breguet hands, in working order and very well preserved. now only: 7.500 €
plus charge

292-4273 Pocket watch: Significant, large Jacquemart figure automaton with striking mechanism on 2 bells, c. 1790 Ca. Ø 65 mm, ca. 179 g, 18K pink gold, dome signed ‘Reymond Frères’, very fine cylinder movement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, mainplate also signed; on the display side, the extremely rare automaton striking visible, nested bells, ‘Jacquemart’, golden figures, small white enamel dial, steel hands, in working order, extremely rare. Jacquemart figure automata with visible bells are among the most expensive variants of figure automata. A distinctive feature of this example is its exceptionally rare size of ca. 65 mm! We are not aware of any other example in this size. Another, equally large example was offered in Geneva in 2019 with an estimated price of 39,000–49,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/KoP). now only: 13.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4274 Wristwatch: high-quality IWC Da Vinci chronograph, perpetual calendar/moon phase, full set Ca. Ø39mm, extremely substantial 18K gold case, automatic movement, white dial, leather strap as good as new with gold IWC buckle, very good condition with box and all papers from 2005. Hammerprice: 7.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4275 Wristwatch: rare vintage GIRARD-PERREGAUX “Chronographe GP 9000” chronograph in 18K rose gold, ca. 1992 Ca. Ø39mm, 18K rose gold, sapphire crystal case back revealing an engraved rose gold automatic movement, white dial, rose gold hands, original leather strap with rose gold clasp, very good condition, in working order, very rare, limited small edition, No. 31. Hammerprice: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4276 Wristwatch: A rarity, limited-edition vintage 18k Breitling ‘Montbrillant’ chronograph, Ref. 22, No. 17/20 Ca. Ø38mm, very solid 18K gold case, Ref. 22, hand-wound Valjoux 22, silvered dial, 30-minute counter, high-quality ostrich leather strap as good as new with original Breitling 18K buckle, very well preserved, in working order, extremely rare! Hammerprice: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4277 Wristwatch: sought-after vintage Heuer Monaco chronograph, as good as new, Ref. 73633 Valjoux 7736, ca. 1972 Ca. 40 x 40 mm, stainless steel, hand-wound, calibre 7736, dial with white totalizers, original hands, black leather strap with stainless steel buckle, fantastic, as good as new condition, in working order, sought-after collector’s watch. Hammerprice: 5.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4278 Pocket watch: heavy hunting case pocket watch with 6 complications, including minute repeater, Ditisheim, circa 1900 Approx. Ø55.5mm, approx. 143g, 14K pink gold, à-goutte hunting case pocket watch, maker’s mark Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 11539, manufactured for Adolf Koenigsberger Berlin, glazed movement, high-quality precision lever movement, formerly with fine adjustment (swan’s neck missing), full calendar with moon phase, chronograph and minute repeater, enamel dial, pink gold hands, movement intact but in urgent need of cleaning and adjustment, an impressive, highly complicated precision timepiece. Adolf Koenigsberger (1844–1915) was a prominent figure in Berlin’s Jewish community and was actively involved in the Gewul Tauw humanitarian association. Hammerprice: 6.500 €
plus charge

292-4279 Pocket watch: heavy rattrapante HM 1907 chronograph, Anker chronometer/top quality Approx. Ø50.5mm, approx. 123g, 18K gold, half hunting case, London import hallmarks from 1907, serial number 434753, Swiss lever chronometer movement with split-seconds chronograph and counters, enamel dial, steel hands, good condition, in working order. now only: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4280 Pocket watch: very fine Geneva-made precision pocket watch with minute repeater, Piguet, circa 1900 Ca. 51.5 mm in diameter, ca. 112 g, 18K gold, enamelled monogram on the back, à-goutte case No. 8669, factory seal, Geneva precision lever movement with minute repeater, movement number matching the case (8669), signed Piguet, Guillaume & Cie., signed enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. The movement of this watch is of a quality comparable to that of Patek Philippe, a standard of quality rarely matched elsewhere. Hammerprice: 6.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4281 Pocket watch: significant early Le Roy/Louis Audemars with 6 complications, ca. 1870 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 135g, heavy 18K gold ‘à-goutte’ case, case bearing both manufacturer’s numbers: Louis Audemars 11266 with the Louis Audemars case hallmark, and Le Roy Paris Horloger de la Marne No. 49464 on the dome, very fine lever chronometer movement with chronometer balance, wolf's toothing and gold wheels, formerly a Louis Audemars crown winding mechanism, perpetual calendar taking 29 February into account, moon phase and moon age, thus 6 complications, well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order, bows showing signs of wear, otherwise in very good condition, rare. Hammerprice: 10.000 €
plus charge

292-4282 Pocket watch: unique Cabriolet ceremonial savonnette with 8-day duplex movement, Racine, c. 1840 Approx. 60 mm in diameter, approx. 155 g, 18-carat gold à-goutte, magnificently engraved, so-called reversible ‘CABRIOLET’ case, wearable as a Lepine or a hunting case pocket watch, No. 27585, movement, case and dial signed, extremely rare 8-day movement with 2 barrels and duplex escapement, matching enamelled dial, steel hands, very well preserved and in working order, an absolute rarity. In our 112th auction, we sold a significant enamelled watch with Grande sonnerie, also signed Racine, ca. 1820, which sold for €212,000. now only: 12.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4283 Pocket watch: significant Geneva chronometer with 7 complications, B. Haas, Geneva, circa 1890 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 150g, 18K gold, à-goutte savonnette, engine-turned, dome inscribed "CHRONOMETRE", signed B. Haas Jne & Cie No. 15333, top-quality Geneva Anker chronometer, perpetual calendar, moon phase, age of the moon and minute repeater, very well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in very good condition and in working order. Very few pocket watches of chronometer quality feature complications. This is because it was difficult to achieve the accuracy required of a chronometer in watches that had additional complications. Only a few manufacturers, such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and, indeed, B. Haas, were capable of doing so. These watches are now particularly sought-after and highly prized collector’s items! The ‘sister watch’, No. 15773, was offered for sale in Geneva in 2010 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/PoA). Another of these watches, No. 15849, even exceeded the upper estimate of CHF 55,000 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/7Z6). Hammerprice: 21.000 €
plus charge

292-4284 Pocket watch: significant gold and enamel hunting case pocket watch, 5th Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din, ca. 1905 Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 131g, 18-carat gold, very fine painting of the 5th Shah of Persia on the front, Mozaffar ad-Din, as commander of the Persian Guard, original diamond and ruby setting; on the reverse, the Persian coat of arms featuring a lion, a sabre, a sun and a laurel wreath, the rim also beautifully enamelled, serial number 47722, dome inscribed ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’, dome also listing the complications: minute repeater and chronograph, glazed movement, highly complex Swiss precision lever movement with minute repeater and chronograph, extremely rare dial in red engine-turned enamel, gold numerals, gold hands, in working order. The watch is in a marvellous state of preservation; both paintings are original and have not been restored. The signature ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’ is an indication of the high quality for which movements from the ‘Vallee’ are renowned, such as those by Le Coultre or Louis-Elisée Piguet. This is either the personal watch of the 5th Shah of Persia or an extremely valuable gift watch. We are aware of another example with an identical case but a standard ‘white’ dial, from the Dr Crott Anniversary Auction 2015, with an estimated price of €75,000–85,000. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1853–1907) reigned as Shah of Persia from 1896 to 1907. now only: 35.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4285 Pocket watch: a significant, large enamelled watch for the Chinese market, attributed to Jaquet-Droz, circa 1780 Approx. Ø61.5 mm, ca. 173 g, 18-carat gold, set with Oriental pearls on both sides, very fine enamel painting on the reverse, presumably based on a painting by FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI, magnificent cylinder movement with diamond endstone and original dome; the design, ornate engraving, inscriptions and quality all point to this watch being attributable to the eminent Jaquet-Droz; enamelled dial, original, typical Jaquet-Droz gold hands, movement intact, minor damage to the glaze at the edge of the enamel (crack/flaw within the glaze – no chip). Enamel watches produced by Jaquet-Droz for the Chinese market are among the greatest treasures in the world of enamel timepieces. A watch identical in almost every detail and bearing almost the same serial number was auctioned in Geneva in 2004 and fetched 63,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/4eD). Hammerprice: 15.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4286 ‘Pocket watch/pendant watch’ – museum-quality, large, extremely rare, particularly early heart-shaped enamel watch, ca. 1780 Ca. 49 x 67 mm, approx. 71 g, 18-carat gold, red engine-turned enamel with multicoloured paillons inlays, absolutely sensational quality of enamel, verge movement signed ‘Chailly à Lille’, enamelled dial, gold hands, in working order and very well preserved, case in its original, unrestored condition, museum-quality, extremely rare shaped watch of impressive quality and size. Watches of this quality and size are known only from Cox and Piguet & Meylan, which are now traded at collector’s prices. Hammerprice: 10.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4287 Form watch: a very rare gold and enamel violin with a scent container and musical score decoration, J.A. Köstler, Vienna, c. 1800 Ca. 70 mm long, ca. 28 g, gold and enamel, fantastic painting, signed verge movement, enamel dial, movement intact, small chip beneath the strings, otherwise very well preserved, movement intact, renowned Viennese watchmaker, active from 1781. Hammerprice: 5.500 €
plus charge

292-4288 Pocket watch/shaped watch: arguably the rarest gold and enamel mandolin with a musical score depicted as a sheet of music, c. 1800 Ca. 63 mm long, ca. 20 g, 18-carat gold, original Oriental pearl setting, red engine-turned enamel, No. 2062, Sides depicting a musical score of the piece *Paul et Virginie* by Jean-François Le Sueur; the front offers a view of the balance wheel; the case opens to reveal the hidden verge movement; enamelled dial (small chip on the winding aperture); gold hands; the movement is intact and very well preserved. According to Luc Van Cauwenbergh, an expert and author on shaped clocks, only six examples with a musical score as side decoration are known to exist; one of these was offered at auction in Zurich in 2015 and sold for 14,900 Swiss francs. now only: 8.000 €
plus charge

292-4289 Figurative watch/pendant watch: museum-quality, very fine, particularly large gold and enamel figurative watch set with diamonds, ‘Scarab’, probably Geneva, c. 1860 Ca. 64 mm long, ca. 41 g, 18-carat gold, red engine-turned enamel, magnificent diamond setting, extremely detailed depiction of the scarab, oval-shaped movement with cylinder escapement and key winding; the glazed frame for a memento between the case back and the dome is very rare; at the lower end, a miniature push-button for opening the wings, beneath which lies the perfectly preserved enamel dial, blued steel hands, in working order and in good condition; in terms of size and quality, one of the most valuable scarab-shaped clocks known to exist; the movement is running but urgently requires cleaning. now only: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4290 Figurative watch: one of the rarest gold and enamel figurative watches, ‘The Pair of Cherries’, probably Geneva, c. 1810 Approx. 70 mm long, ca. 52 g, 18-carat gold, red enamel, one cherry containing a concealed watch, verge escapement, enamel dial; the other cherry is a perfume bottle/vinaigrette, with a gold ratchet key, with the movement intact and superbly preserved, a museum-quality rarity. Hammerprice: 10.000 €
plus charge

292-4291 Form watch: an absolute rarity, presumably the only known Patek Philippe ‘Flakon’ with an extract from the archives, 1854 Ca. 48 x 27 mm, 18K gold, blue enamel and diamonds set in silver, upper section with hinged flacon clasp, secret opening button for the lid concealed in one of the chain eyelets, numbered No. 1, opens on both sides, heart-shaped cylinder movement with key winding, signed beneath the dial, No. 9608, screw-fixed enamel dial, gold hands, original gold/enamel chatelaine with key and signet ring bearing the monogram CJ, with the movement intact, and some restoration to the enamel. The watch is a museum-quality rarity and is likely to be one of a kind. The number 1 also suggests this. We are not aware of any other flacon by Patek Philippe. The case maker is also thought to be from Geneva. The extract from the archives confirms the heart-shaped movement, manufactured in 1854. In many enamel flacon watches, the movement manufacturer and the case maker were different companies. In most cases, the movements were French or from Vienna; extremely rarely, they were from Geneva, like the prominent case makers. According to our research, there are around 10 known Patek Philippe shaped watches with heart-shaped movements, all dating from the 1850s; however, none of them was a flacon. now only: 19.000 €
plus charge

292-4292 Form watch: very fine gold and enamel lorgnette set with diamonds, A. Golay Lereche, Geneva, c. 1850 Approx. 90 mm long, ca. 44 g, 18-carat gold, magnificent engraving, blue enamel, set with diamonds, concealed cylinder movement, very well-preserved enamel dial, very good original condition, movement intact. now only: 12.000 €
plus charge

292-4293 Pendant watch: important enamelled watch ‘Huaud fecit’, ca. 1685, movement by Domenicus Molenaer, Amsterdam Ca. Ø36mm, high-carat gold, fully enamelled, reverse depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome; inside, a castle with a knight; on the side, the usual four cartouches with views of the castle, which form a connection to the inner painting; signed verge movement; enamelled dial; gold hands; in unrestored original condition; fine firing cracks in the enamel; case signed ‘Huaud Le Puisné fecit’; movement intact. Many of the surviving Huaud cases from around 1685 were fitted with movements from the early and mid-18th century, as is the case with this clock. Huaud clocks with movements dating from around 1685 command extremely high prices, as the majority of these clocks have later movements; source: 1. Dutch movement from the 18th century. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/5e3). 2. Early 17th-century movement (https://www.cortrie.de/go/3eA). A Huaud enamel watch featuring an identical painting depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome is held in the Louvre’s collection. now only: 20.000 €
plus charge

292-4294 Pendant watch: a significant, unique pair of gold and enamel pendant watches, Blois 1640/1650 1. Ca. Ø 33 mm, ca. 34 g, gold, high carat, probably 20 carat, case fully enamelled, top and bottom featuring elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes; the reverse of the bowl depicts ‘THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS’ and the lid shows the ‘ALLEGORY OF JUSTICE’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The source material consists of engravings by Michel Dorigny; the images themselves are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The black bezel is known only from three cases from Blois; it features a very fine, early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘Laurier Blois’, an enamelled dial and gold hands. It is in an outstanding state of preservation, with minimal cracking around the edge. François Laurier was recorded in Blois around 1650 and died in 1663. Blois enamel clocks from around 1650 with movements from that period are museum pieces. Many of these cases, which were already prized as works of art at the time, contain 18th-century movements. The clock presented here is an original from Blois dating from around 1640/50, a museum-quality collector’s item. Comparable clocks: 1. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/xqG), 2. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/N9J), 3. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Xl1). 2. Case with absolutely identical dimensions and of absolutely identical construction, ca. Ø33mm, ca. 34g, gold, high carat, presumably 20K, case fully enamelled; the top and bottom feature elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes, whilst the inside of the case shows an idealised landscape with a farmhouse and a fisherman in the river, and the inside of the caseback depicts a riverside landscape with trees and a village in the foothills. The reverse of the bowl depicts ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus during the grape harvest, watched by a lynx’, whilst the lid shows the scene ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus celebrating wildly’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The designs are based on engravings by Michel Dorigny; the accompanying images are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The movement is an early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘François Berger, Paris’, an enamelled dial and iron hands; the watch is in an outstanding state of preservation. NOTE: To the best of our knowledge, this is the only known pair of Blois enamel clocks. Equally remarkable is the fact that both clocks still possess their original movements from that period; the third aspect of their extreme rarity is the size of the clocks, which differs significantly from the usual size of known Blois enamel clocks! now only: 50.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4295 Museum-quality gold agate snuff box, a so-called ‘stone cabinet’, attributed to Johann Christian Neuber of Dresden, c. 1780 Ca. 8.5 x 6.2 x 3 cm, ca. 172 g, octagonal case, later fitted with two French import hallmarks for gold dated 1864–1893. The octagonal snuffbox is set with 60 numbered stones (a very typical feature, also found on other snuffboxes by Neuber) of semi-translucent and opaque hard stones, including a variety of dendritic and banded agates, jasper, chalcedony and others, separated by narrow gold bars. The hinged lid is set with 16 stones, each individually numbered on the gold bars on the inside of the lid. In the centre is an oval portrait cartouche beneath a domed rose quartz with a narrow blue enamel border, framed by a wide, chased and engraved frame. The base is similarly designed; the numbers 45 to 60 are engraved on the gold bars around the edge and radiate outwards from a central oval agate panel. The sides are set with 28 rectangular agate inlays set within narrow gold frames and are also numbered (17 to 44). The gold borders on the lid are geometric and engraved with ovals and flowers; the vertical bars feature a wavy pattern, and the surrounding base strip is decorated with an interlaced band motif. The box is of outstanding quality and in very good condition. Johann Christian Neubers’ precious boxes are now held in major collections and museums around the world. They possess a special allure. Both the meticulous technique of the gem-setting and the gem-cutting itself, and above all the very tasteful selection and arrangement of the stones, have long made Neuber’s boxes highly sought-after collector’s items. The Dresden court jeweller and gem-cutter Johann Christian Neuber (1736–1808) learnt the crafts of goldsmithing and gem-cutting in Dresden under his future father-in-law, Heinrich Taddel. In 1762, he was admitted to the Dresden Goldsmiths’ Guild. From 1767 he worked for the court; from 1769 he was in charge of the Green Vault; and in 1775 he was appointed court jeweller. Neuber’s works are characterised by early Classicism. His speciality was the creation of snuff boxes adorned with gold and gemstones, which were frequently presented as royal gifts. In 1781, as a token of honour from the Saxon King Friedrich August for the French diplomat Baron de Breteuil, who played a key role in bringing about the Peace of Teschen, Neuber crafted a ceremonial table, which is regarded as his masterpiece. Further octagonal ‘Steinkabinett’ snuff boxes by Johann Christian Neuber are illustrated and described in *Gold, Jasper and Carnelian: Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court*, edited by Alexis Kugel, London 2012. A round ‘Steinkabinett’ snuff box is held in the Hermitage collection. If any of his works come onto the market at all, they fetch collector’s prices at auction. Examples: 1. https://www.cortrie.de/go/AZO 2.https://www.cortrie.de/go/Wo8 3. https://www.cortrie.de/go/24R 4. https://www.cortrie.de/go/xjD Hammerprice: 40.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4296 Wristwatch: Rolex Submariner Ref. 14060M, full set from 2008 Ca. Ø40mm, steel, custom-made sapphire crystal caseback (not by Rolex), M-series from 2008, automatic chronometer calibre 3130, center seconds, original stainless steel bracelet, very good condition, rarely worn, full set from 2008. Hammerprice: 6.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4297 Wristwatch: Rolex Submariner Date Ref. 16613 steel/gold, full set from 1992 Ca. Ø40mm, steel/gold, automatic chronometer with date, center seconds, original steel/gold bracelet, in working order, very well preserved by the first owner, original box and papers. Hammerprice: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4298 Wristwatch: Rolex Yacht-Master in steel/gold, Ref. 16623, box and papers from 2005 Ca. Ø41mm, steel/gold, 2005 F-series, custom-made sapphire crystal display caseback (not by Rolex), automatic chronometer with date, Calibre 3135, white dial, center seconds, original steel/gold bracelet, good condition, in working order, box & papers from 2005. Hammerprice: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4299 Wristwatch: Rolex Daytona Chronograph Ref. 116520, full set from 2006 Ca. Ø39mm, steel, Z-series, custom-made sapphire crystal display caseback (not by Rolex), automatic chronometer calibre 4130, white dial with gold totalizers, original steel bracelet, in working order and well preserved, original box and all papers, original label matching the serial number. Hammerprice: 14.500 €
plus charge

292-4300 Early drum/horizontal clock: rare Renaissance-style table clock, Johann Wüsthof Hall, ca. 1670 and later Horizontal clock by Johann Wüsthof(f), active c. 1660–1680 in Hall; presumably a later round brass case with traces of gilding, case finely engraved with an ornamental band featuring foliage, fleurs-de-lis and relief lion masquerons; a folding stand ring with a built-in bell; resting on four feet, decorated with acanthus leaves and fleurs-de-lis as well as relief lion masquerons; Dial decorated with the same scenes, featuring Roman numerals, a large hour hand, a small off-centre display showing Roman quarter-hours, mainplate with traces of gilding, decorated with applied, pierced and engraved floral and foliage motifs, bearing a watchmaker’s mark and the place name ‘Johann Wüsthof Hall’, Balance cock openwork and engraved with floral and foliage motifs, one spring for the hour strike, another for the quarter-hour strike, each with a florally decorated hammer; lock-disc striking mechanism for the full hours, with the inscription ‘Die Stunden man hier merken mag’; striking mechanism for the quarter-hours with the inscription ‘Hier zeiget es Den fiertel Schlag’, verge movement driven by a chain and fusee, movement intact, height 12 cm, diameter measured from the feet 15 cm. Provenance: Auction at Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich, 1971. now only: 4.000 €
plus charge

292-4301 Important, large enamel plaque, circa 1650, probably from Blois Ca. 69 mm in diameter, gilt silver setting, plaque presumably made of gold, early depictions of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus on both sides, the very fine enamel painting, presumably from Blois circa 1650, extremely rare! Enamel plaques from this period and of this quality are highly prized and appear only extremely rarely (https://www.cortrie.de/go/mdP). now only: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4302 Pendent watch: large, extremely rare octagonal rock crystal astronomical pendant watch, C. Phelisot à Dijon, circa 1620 Silver, gilted and rock crystal, ca. 90 x 40 mm, oval, signed verge movement with calendar, originally fitted with a balance and gut string, modernised around 1700, hairspring and chain, dial with 4 astronomical indicators, single-hand, extremely rare, early pendant watch, movement requires restoration. C. Phelisot was already working as a watchmaker in Dijon before 1600. Watches by him are exceptionally rare. Another octagonal watch by him was auctioned in Geneva and fetched 163,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/VOD). Hammerprice: 14.500 €
plus charge

292-4303 Pendent watch: single-hand, early pendant watch, Plantard Abbeville, c. 1650 Ca. Ø51.5mm, double case, protective case with decorative studs, leather covering no longer present, inner case in silver, early, signed verge movement without hairspring, balance, very distinctive pillars, two-colour enamel dial, iron hands, in working order, by a significant watchmaker. now only: 11.500 €
plus charge

292-4304 Pendent watch: very rare, early pendant watch, c. 1640, signed Johannes Thore Mann Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 67g, silver, early, signed verge movement with balance, without hairspring, silver dial with floral design, metal hands, very fine condition, movement starts running but requires cleaning. now only: 10.000 €
plus charge

292-4305 Table clock: early horizontal table clock with self-striking mechanism, probably Silesia, c. 1650 Ca. 13 x 13 cm, gilted brass, base bell, verge movement with self-striking hour mechanism, clapper in the shape of a double-headed eagle, later hairspring, movement intact. now only: 6.000 €
plus charge

292-4306 Table clock: very rare miniature horizontal table clock, Gottfried Scheck’s Görlitz No. 25, c. 1725 Approx. 80 mm in diameter, hexagonal case, glazed on the sides, verge escapement, 2 barrels, alarm and quarter-hour repeater, silver dial mounting, iron hands, very good condition, movement intact. The clock is described and illustrated in: Peter Plassmeyer, Mathematical-Physical Salon, Dresden State Art Collections, ‘The so-called horizontal table clock and the migration of clockmakers and moulds in the 16th and 17th centuries’, source: (https://www.cortrie.de/go/XoB). now only: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4307 Table clock: early square horizontal clock by Johann Christoph Hein, Spottau (now Poland), ca. 1700–1720 Ca. 18 x 18 cm, silver and brass with a gilded finish, glazed, 2 nested base bells, early, signed verge movement with quarter-hour striking and alarm, fire-gilt dial, movement intact, rare, recorded around 1700. Hammerprice: 7.500 €
plus charge

292-4308 Table clock: significant, highly complicated horizontal clock with 2 bells, L. Schmidt, Prague, circa 1720 Ca. 15 cm in diameter, hexagonal, glazed on the sides, 2 base bells for different chimes for the hours and quarter-hours, choice of quarter-hour self-striking or hour self-striking, quarter-hour repeater, verge movement, signed Leopoldt Schmidt Prague, silver dial mounting, 3 winding holes for 3 barrels, iron hands, in very good condition, in working order. now only: 7.000 €
plus charge

292-4309 Pendent watch: a significant Puritan pendant watch in exceptional condition, C. Mellin, London, c. 1620 Ca. 59 x 36 mm, silver and brass, silver side panels depicting various animals, silver lid, signed oval verge movement with balance, signed, vase-shaped pillars, magnificent gilt dial with engraved village scene, single-hand, in superb condition, in working order. A comparable watch by Mellin was part of the Sandberg Collection and was auctioned in Geneva in 2001 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Oon). now only: 15.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4310 Unique North German carriage clock with hourly self-striking mechanism, attributed to Michael Pfündler, Schleswig, c. 1670 Ca. Ø11cm, ca. 1220g, silver, outstanding case quality, case with extremely elaborate pierced design, hinged lid, depictions of people and mythical creatures, scene engraved on the reverse with an astronomical/astrological motif, depictions on the sides on the themes of philosophy, poetry, geography and geometry; case with bell; early verge movement with hourly self-striking mechanism; mainplate signed ‘Michael(l) Pfaundler’ (one of the known signatures of the German watchmaker Michael Pfündler from Schleswig); off-centre dial with an engraved rural scene inside and further engravings on the theme of astrology, original iron hands, very good condition, presumed original silver key, a museum-quality rarity. We are not aware of any other carriage clock with a comparable case. Information on the clockmaker: Pfündler, first name Michael (Pfaundler, Pfreundler) from Schleswig, originally from Innsbruck, took part in the Gottorf expedition to Moscow and Isfahan in 1635. Duke Frederick III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf also sought to find a trade route to Russia and Persia that did not go round Africa. For this reason, on 6 November 1633, he dispatched an expedition from Hamburg to Moscow. It was led by the merchant Otto Brüggemann and the ducal councillor Philipp Crusius. Adam Olearius served as secretary to the expedition, which comprised 34 people. The delegation arrived in Moscow on 14 August 1634. Although they were unable to conclude a trade agreement with Tsar Michael I, preparations for the next expedition began immediately upon the delegation’s return to Gottorf Castle on 6 April 1635. This expedition was to take them to the Persian court in Isfahan. Michael Pfündler was responsible for overseeing the expedition in his capacity as a watchmaker. Extensive details about the watchmaker and the watch in question can be found here: (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Q4M). Hammerprice: 25.000 €
plus charge

292-4311 Pendant watch: Museum-quality, large Renaissance pendant watch with stackfreed, striking mechanism and sundial, South German, c. 1580 Ca. 90 × 60 mm, ca. 251 g, fire-gilt brass, the entire case is pierced. The oval bell is situated in the base. The reverse of the case depicts a mythological scene: beneath a canopy stands the Argonaut Jason with the Golden Fleece, surrounded by typical Renaissance foliage and two greyhounds. The lid is adorned with floral and figurative scenes: at the bottom are two angels blowing trumpets, above them are monkeys, followed by Renaissance-style dolphins, and the design is crowned at the top by an angel with outstretched arms. A further small lid, also pierced, is fitted in the centre (lid replaced at a later date); when opened, a horizontal sundial with a compass is visible (the compass is no longer original), and a thread is attached to the lid to cast a shadow. The compass features a silver plate with an engraved eight-part wind rose. This early timepiece is a verge movement with an alarm mechanism without a fusee (various restorations). The stackfreed is used to balance the spring force. The florally decorated spindle clasp, made of gilt brass, is secured with a pin. The two-legged iron escapement (without a hairspring) is limited in its movement by a regulating lever with two escape pins made of pig bristles. The dial, made of fire-gilt brass, features two hour scales for 1 to 12 o’clock and 13 to 24 o’clock. The border is engraved with deer and winged fantasy figures, as well as floral scenes. The rotatable silver alarm disc is mounted in the centre. The hands are made of iron. The enclosed sundial made it possible, under suitable conditions, to regulate the mechanical gear-driven clock and reset it correctly. The clock is exceptionally rare and comes from a significant German collection. Only a few comparable pieces are known, which have already fetched collector’s prices at auctions: e.g. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Dd1). now only: 20.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4312 Pendant watch: a significant, museum-quality astronomical watch in gold, enamel and rock crystal, made by S. Bartram c. 1620–1630 Ca. 90 x 45 mm, ca. 232 g, exceptionally rare size, gold, enamel and facetted rock crystal, signed oval movement with balance wheel and gut string, exquisitely engraved astronomical dial with 7 complications, calendar, moon phase and zodiac calendar, single-hand, silver dial with engraved village scene, very good condition, in working order, a sensational early astronomical pendant watch. Provenance: Sotheby’s 1982, estimated price 200,000–250,000 Swiss francs, previously in various important collections, including the Carl Marfels Collection, the Edward Hornby Collection and the George Daniels Collection, illustrated in Clutton/Daniels’ *Watches* Nos. 109–111. Gold pendant watches from this period are generally extremely high-quality, museum-grade collector’s items: 1. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/NoQ). 2. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/NoQ). 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. Only a few examples are known to feature a highly complicated astronomical movement. The watch has been known for many decades through numerous changes of ownership and is considered unique. Opinions among experts differ regarding the case. According to George Daniels, the movement and case date from around 1620; there are clear similarities with the gold and enamel setting of the Streibel watch. According to Simon Bull, a renowned expert on early clocks, it is highly likely that this clock is one of the famous works by Reinhold Vasters, who created significant rock crystal, gold and enamel pieces in the 19th century and incorporated important original components from the Renaissance period into his clocks (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Ble).(https://www.cortrie.de/go/EZZ). His outstanding works are now held in major collections and museums and fetch record prices at auction. Seventy years after his death, design drawings discovered at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London proved that, for example, numerous exhibits on display there of the ‘Renaissance jewellery’ in vogue at the time, as well as at least 45 others from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, were of his own making. These include, for example, the famous ‘Rospigliosi Bowl’, which had previously been attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. Hammerprice: 65.000 €
plus charge

292-4313 Fragment of an early single-hand Renaissance turret clock with hour strike, Brenner, Copenhagen 1563 Ca. 21 cm high, fire-gilt, case decorated with scenes based on Virgilius Solis’s series of copperplate engravings depicting the nine heroines and heroes of history; case: bronze, fire-gilt, engraved, 1 hammer / 1 bell. Dial: superimposed brass numeral ring with Roman numerals ‘I–XII’ and inner 24-hour scale with Arabic numerals, as well as push-buttons for night-time reading, engraved centre, blued iron hands. Movement: iron frame, iron and brass gear train, later chain/fusee for the walking mechanism, good string/fusee for the striking mechanism; verge escapement and spoon-shaped escape wheel are missing; incomplete, in need of restoration. A stepped, black ebonised hardwood plinth from a later period, with four pressed, gilt ball feet, serves as the base. The two-part, telescopic case features a square, moulded plinth with contemporary scrollwork engravings. On the front, alongside the engraving of the year 1563, are Stephan Brenner’s initials ‘SB’ and the coat of arms of Copenhagen. A coat of arms bearing the initials ‘OB’ in the centre of the hour dial indicates the watch’s first owner. The three sides feature engravings from the series of copperplate engravings ‘The Nine Heroines and Heroes of History’ by the Nuremberg copperplate engraver and draughtsman Virgilius Solis (1514–1562): On the right, Judas Maccabeus, the Jewish freedom fighter of the 2nd century BC; on the reverse, St Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine; and on the left, Jael, who killed an enemy of the people of Israel with a blacksmith’s hammer and a tent peg. According to Abeler’s *Meister der Uhrmacherkunst* (*Master of the Art of Watchmaking*), Stephan Brenner was probably a German watchmaker. He moved to Copenhagen in 1554 and became the court watchmaker there. He collaborated with Johan Sibe, for example on an astronomical clock dated 1556. Works by Brenner from the years 1556, 1561, 1576 and 1598 are held at the National Museum in Copenhagen. Further clocks dated between 1558 and 1597 are held in major museums and private collections both within and outside Denmark. Maker’s mark ‘SB’. Provenance: ‘The Richard and Erna Flagg Collection’ now only: 7.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4314 Table clock: significant, large, early Renaissance turret clock with 3 complications, iron movement, dated c. 1580 Ca. 53 cm high, brass and copper, gilt, tower-shaped, architecturally designed case with openwork domed belfry and galleries, topped by a figure in the form of a knight (added later), on the front a mounted striding lion, very early iron movement with verge escapement, on the back, a short pendulum, 3 mainspring barrels with winding at the front and on both sides, 3 dials: the front features a time display (single-hand), the sides feature an alarm scale and a striking mechanism scale, repeater, self-striking mechanism and alarm, iron hands; the movement starts and strikes loudly and clearly; adjustment and overhaul urgently required. This is a particularly early and particularly impressive example of a Renaissance turret clock, the likes of which are now very rarely seen on the market. Like almost all clocks from this period, it has undergone various restorations over the course of five centuries. A comparable turret clock achieved 42,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Switzerland. Hammerprice: 16.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4315 Table clock: extremely rare Renaissance figure clock ‘Mary with the Infant Jesus’, ca. 1620, monogram ANR (Nikolaus Rugendas) Ca. 32 cm high, brass, fire-gilt, glazed wooden base, base bell, early verge movement with self-striking mechanism on the bell, monogram ANR (Nikolaus Rugendas of Augsburg), time displayed via a rotating crown, modernised from a gut string to a chain drive, movement intact. Please request a condition report for technical details. Nikolaus Rugendas was born in 1582 in Melsungen (Hesse). He moved to Augsburg in 1608 and was appointed a master there in 1610. He was a recognised master watchmaker and was also fortunate enough to marry into wealth when he wed Sarah Schmidt in 1608. In 1638/1639, he was appointed and sworn in as a master watchmaker. This clock, known as the ‘Strahlenkranzmadonna’, was on loan as part of two exhibitions in Munich and Washington in 1980–81: in 1980 at the Bavarian National Museum in the exhibition ‘Die Welt als Uhr’ (‘The World as a Clock’) and at the National Museum of American History and Technology (Smithsonian Institution) in the exhibition ‘The Clockwork Universe’. Both museums enjoyed great success with these exhibitions; in Munich alone, there were more than 82,000 visitors. A catalogue of the same name, edited by Klaus Maurice and Otto Mayr, was published to accompany the exhibition; in it, the ‘Madonna statuette’ is illustrated and described as an exhibit on pages 238 and 239. Hammerprice: 21.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4316 A significant, complicated Renaissance figure clock, ‘Standing Lion’, with automaton, ‘MD’, Augsburg, c. 1610 Ca. 35 cm high, bronze, gilt, ebonised wood. Dial: silver, with polychrome cloisonné enamel inlays, inlaid Roman and Arabic numerals, iron hands. Movement: brass and iron movement, stamped master’s mark ‘MD’ within the coat of arms, profiled, stepped iron pillars, brass gear train, verge escapement, brass wheel detent, lock disc, going train with gut string and fusee, additional barrel for striking mechanism, strikes a bell, movement intact. The automaton: The figure of the lion is crafted from fire-gilt bronze. When the hour strike is triggered, a mechanism is set in motion: the lion moves its eyes in time with the balance wheel and opens its mouth in synchronisation with the strike. For technical details, please request a condition report. 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. Provenance: Private collection, USA; sold at the 79th Dr Crott auction for ca. €90,000. This is one of the most significant and rarest Renaissance table clocks. An identical sister clock fetched 174,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Zurich. A total of just four such clocks are known to exist! The clock is illustrated in *Die Welt als Uhr – Deutsche Automatenuhren 16./17.Jh.*. Hammerprice: 40.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4317 Drum clock: one of the earliest known carriage clocks with original alarm attachment, Peter Pech, Munich, c. 1540 Ca. 60 mm in diameter, gilted brass, magnificently engraved, top with recess for securing the alarm attachment, push-buttons, single-hand, movement entirely made of iron, alarm movement also made of iron, bell, balance bristles missing, movement intact, extremely rare. Tin clocks from the first half of the 16th century are museum-quality collector’s items. They are generally extremely rare and command high prices. Examples where the original alarm attachment is still present almost never come onto the market. An almost identical specimen was in the Sandberg Collection, though only the lower section, i.e. without the alarm attachment (https://www.cortrie.de/go/6ZQ). Further very detailed descriptions of this clock can be found in a clock forum from 2013 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Ro8). Hammerprice: 40.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4318 Wristwatch: early Gübelin “Ipso Matic” with calendar and moon phase, ca. 1955, with Gübelin certificate Ca. Ø38mm, original steel case in a very rare version with distinctive lugs, serial number 132459, Felsa 693 automatic movement, original dial with luminous numerals, full calendar with moon phase, luminous hands, in working order and very well preserved. The extract from the archives, including photographic documentation, confirms the watch’s complete authenticity. Hammerprice: 4.600 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4319 Wristwatch: rare, early Gübelin “Ipso Matic” with calendar and moon phase, possibly new-old-stock Ca. Ø32 x 43mm, original steel case, serial number 100055, Felsa 693 automatic movement, original dial with luminous numerals, full calendar with moon phase, luminous hands, in working order and in sensational condition, presumably unworn, circa 1950. Hammerprice: 6.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4320 Wristwatch: rare, large Heuer ‘Big Eyes’ chronograph, circa 1960, Ref. 2444, stainless steel Ca. Ø36.5mm, steel screw-down case back, Ref. 2444, hand-wound Valjoux 72, silvered dial with large totalizers (hence the name ‘Big Eyes’), luminous hands, in working order, a sought-after Heuer chronograph. Hammerprice: 4.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4321 Wristwatch: extremely rare Longines chronograph with central counter, Ref. 23021-47, with original box Ca. Ø39.5mm, steel, case back bearing reference number 23021 and year 47, serial number 7085353, hand-wound Calibre 13ZN, original silvered dial with original radioactive luminous material, central red minute hand, 12-hour counter, luminous hands, leather strap as good as new, in working order, extremely rare in steel. Hammerprice: 13.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4322 Pocket watch: A rarity, a very early John Arnold chronometer with a gold balance spring, ca. 1785 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 140g, silver case in typical Arnold design, no hallmarks visible, interior clearly polished, fantastic, very early Arnold movement No. 146/447 with original balance wheel, original gold balance spring, Arnold chronometer escapement, diamond endstone, mainplate signed John Arnold & Son, London, enamel dial with early seconds hand, steel hands, very good condition, in working order, a very rare, early Arnold watch. The watch is listed in the ‘Staeger’ catalogue as being in its original condition and dated 1785. According to the description, the case originally bore a T.H. hallmark/engraving, which explains its current polished condition. Hammerprice: 5.500 €
plus charge

292-4323 Pocket watch: a technically fascinating precision pocket watch with a repeater, Recordon/Emery, c. 1800 Ca. Ø54mm, approx. 129g, English 18K gold hallmarks, engine-turned, very early hunting case pocket watch design, dome with spring-loaded lid mechanism, very fine movement with cylinder escapement, temperature compensation and quarter-hour à-toc repeater, very well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and in superb condition. The watch is signed ‘Recordon late Emery’, which is an extremely rare signature. Louis Recordon took over the business and stock from Josiah Emery in 1796. Emery was one of the most important English watchmakers of the 18th century. Louis Recordon was a business partner of Breguet. In terms of quality, this watch is certainly comparable to watches by Breguet! now only: 7.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 9.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 7.200 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 4.000 €
plus charge

292-4327 Pocket watch: heavy Longines Anker chronometer with St George case, 1903 Approx. 52.5 mm in diameter, ca. 126 g, 18K gold, serial number 853822, Longines anchor chronometer movement, enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and very well preserved now only: 6.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 5.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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). Hammerprice: 9.100 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4330 Pocket watch: a heavy, technically interesting ornately designed hunting case pocket watch with ‘seconde morte’ and repeater, by Henry Gandjean for the South American market, circa 1880 Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 135g, 18-carat gold, magnificently engraved, entirely solid ‘à-goutte’ savonnette case, signed and numbered No. 24605, case and movement bear the same number, glazed movement, highly complex repeater movement with repetition of the hours and quarter-hours, as well as 2 barrels which are wound simultaneously via the crown, Winding of the timekeeping mechanism and the independent, jumping seconds; original, signed champlevé dial; original, blued steel hands; excellent, in working order condition; a rarity. Hammerprice: 8.000 €
plus charge

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. now only: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 7.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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! Hammerprice: 6.000 €
plus charge

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. now only: 7.500 €
plus charge

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! now only: 9.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4336 Pocket watch: Girard-Perregaux 3-bridge chronometer in outstanding condition, ca. 1870 Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 117g, 18K gold, à-goutte savonnette, engine-turned, Girard-Perregaux case hallmark, No. 28150, dome inscribed "CHRONOMETRO", also signed, very fine balance-wheel chronometer movement with chronometer balance wheel, diamond endstone, very rare spherical hairspring and gold gear train, precursor to the 3-bridge tourbillon, signed enamel dial, original hands, in working order and in an extremely rare, almost as good as new condition. Prior to the construction of the legendary three-bridge tourbillon, these very fine chronometers were the finest produced by Girard-Perregaux, intended for the South American market (https://www.cortrie.de/go/o8b). Hammerprice: 12.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 27.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4338 Pocket watch: legendary Girard-Perregaux ‘3-bridge tourbillon’ with original box, observatory chronometer Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 223g, 18K gold, à-goutte hunting case pocket watch, signed, case and movement share the same number 189120, glazed movement, legendary Girard-Perregaux tourbillon with 3 gold bridges, gold gear wheel and chronometer escapement, signed, signed enamel dial (with fine hairline cracks, minor restoration), Breguet steel hands, original box, in working order, sensational quality. The watch is not only one of the legendary Girard-Perregaux 3-bridge tourbillons, but also a double-certified observatory chronometer, certified in 1892 and 1900 at the Neuchâtel Observatory. Its sister watch, 189119, was auctioned in New York in 2016 and fetched ca. US$100,000 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/j1L). Hammerprice: 55.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 12.500 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 950 €
plus charge

Sold 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). Hammerprice: 30.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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! Hammerprice: 26.000 €
plus charge

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. now only: 26.000 €
plus charge

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. now only: 17.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4345 Wristwatch: rare A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte aviator’s deck watch, Second World War Ca. Ø55mm, original metal case FI23883, case and movement share the same number 210890, plate signed A. Lange & Söhne Glashütte, finished by Wempe Hamburg, large chronometer balance, fine adjustment, original dial, center seconds, luminous material on the hands missing, presumably original leather aviator’s strap, first-hand, in working order. Hammerprice: 3.800 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4346 Wristwatch: presumably unworn pilot’s ‘B-Uhr’, Second World War, Stowa Ca. Ø55mm, original grey lacquered case, side markings FL23883 and red stamp BAL 038, case back with military marking as B-watch No. 5378, Stowa precision lever movement with Geneva stripes and fine adjustment, also No. 5378, center seconds, pilot’s leather strap, almost as good as new, presumably new-old-stock with only the slightest signs of storage, extremely rare in this condition. Hammerprice: 3.500 €
plus charge

292-4347 Wristwatch: extremely rare Ulysse Nardin ‘Big Aviator’ pilot’s watch, only 288 examples produced in 1943 Approx. Ø38mm, steel, screw-down, case number 614043, manual winding, movement number 239537, original, fantastically preserved, highly radioactive dial with a slightly brownish patina, luminous hands, center seconds, leather strap, in working order, fantastic condition. According to the archives, only 288 of these watches were produced in 1943 and only a ‘handful’ have survived. This is likely to be the best-preserved example to come onto the market to date. now only: 12.000 €
plus charge

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). now only: 3.500 €
plus charge

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. now only: 1.000 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4350 Longines Chronometer Cal. 21.29 ‘Hora Exactissima’ with power reserve indicator, ca. 1915 Original box ca. 15 x 13 x 6 cm, wood, metal case, precision movement Cal. 21.29 in chronometer quality, mainplate marked ‘Chronometer’, screw-mounted gold chatons, fine adjustment, silvered dial with power reserve indicator, steel hands, in working order. Hammerprice: 500 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 1.300 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 1.500 €
plus charge

292-4353 Table clock: Desk clock with minute repeater, Switzerland, ca. 1920 Ca. 14 x 14 cm, wood, leather-covered, 8-day lever movement with minute repeater, enamel dial, steel hands, movement intact, rare. now only: 1.500 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 1.400 €
plus charge

292-4355 Marine chronometer: Chronometer movements by Wempe Hamburg, Second World War Two-part wooden case, ca. 18 x 18 x 18 cm, gimbal suspension, Bakelite case, rare anchor chronometer movement, silvered dial with power reserve indicator, gold hands, number 3364, movement intact, manufactured in 1943. now only: 1.200 €
plus charge

292-4356 Marine chronometer: Chronometer movements by Wempe Hamburg, Second World War Two-piece wooden case with company badge and number 3709, suspension made of black material, so-called ‘metal rubber’, Bakelite case, spring-driven chronometer movement, helical hairspring, dial bearing the same number (corrosion) with power reserve indicator, gold hands, dial also bearing number 3709, movement intact, manufactured in 1944. now only: 1.500 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 2.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 9.500 €
plus charge

Sold 292-4359 Wristwatch: rare large, rectangular Patek Philippe Ref. 2434, ca. 1949 Ca. 25 × 40 mm, 18K gold, Ref. 2434, case number 656602, movement number 953426, original dial, vintage leather strap with signed buckle, in working order, rare, large reference. Hammerprice: 8.000 €
plus charge

Sold 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. Hammerprice: 11.500 €
plus charge

Sold 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). Hammerprice: 70.000 €
plus charge