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292-4375 Marine chronometer: A. Lange & Söhne Chronometer No. 5444, Kriegsmarine, with extract from the archives 2 cases: outer case (transport box), inner case ca. 18 x 18 x 18 cm, mahogany, gimbal suspension, Bakelite case, naval service number M3126, Spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, No. 5444, very well-preserved dial No. 5505, with power reserve indicator, in very good condition, in working order. The extract from the archives confirms its authenticity despite differing numbers and its service with the Kriegsmarine; delivered in February 1945. It is rare to come across such a complete Lange chronometer from the Kriegsmarine. The red protective cover is still included with the transport box! 2.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4376 Table chronometer/marine chronometer: Patek Philippe Naviquartz in excellent condition, ca. 1971 Patek Philippe unveiled the Naviquartz at the 1970 Basel Fair as a reliable backup navigation instrument for ocean-going vessels and yachts. Original box ca. 23 x 17 x 8 cm, chrome-plated case, reference E 1200, quartz movement, black dial, center seconds, excellent original condition, in working order. 1.200 € - 5.000 €

292-4378 Wall clock: rare Gustav Becker Silesian precision pendulum clock, circa 1900 Ca. 165 cm long wooden case, Graham lever escapement with ruby pallets, precision seconds pendulum, weight-driven, center seconds, in working order, rare. Due to its size, this clock cannot be posted. However, we are happy to assist with transport within Germany. 1.500 € - 3.000 €

292-4381 Singing bird box, attributed to Charles Bruguier, silver, ca. 1840 Ca. 98 x 60 x 36 mm, ca. 405 g, magnificent, signed silver case, marked ‘CB’, brass automaton, slide switch on the front to activate the automaton, movement intact. Charles Bruguier (1788–1862) was a famous Swiss watchmaker and master of precision engineering. Alongside the Frères Rochat, he is regarded as one of the most significant creators of antique sininging bird boxes in the 19th century. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/dJn). 3.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4382 A stunningly beautiful singing bird box with guilloché enamel, probably circa 1830 Ca. 85 x 65 x 30 mm, gilt, richly decorated, enamelled lid, in very good condition, movement intact, activated by a slider on the front. 3.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4383 Table clock: probably from southern Germany, a complicated officers’ travelling clock with 3 barrels, c. 1790 Ca. 21 cm high, brass, gilt, carrying handle, base bell, verge movement with self-striking hour mechanism, alarm and hour repeater, good condition, movement intact, with original key. 2.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4384 Table clock: complicated officers’ travelling clock with 3 barrels, Melly Paris for the German market, circa 1790 Ca. 20 cm high, brass, gilt, carrying handle, base bell, verge movement with half-hour self-striking, alarm and hour repeater, very good condition, in working order, striking mechanism requires adjustment, with original key. 2.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4385 Travel watch: small Paul Garnier travel watch with self-striking mechanism and rare Sully escapement, Paris, circa 1850 Ca. 15 cm high, with carrying handle, bronze, fire-gilt, signed mainplate, No. 5282, very rare Sully escapement, half-hour striking, 8-day movement, signed enamel dial with blue numerals, fine, old hairline crack at the bottom left, gilt hands, in working order with a very fine chime. 1.500 € - 5.000 €

292-4386 Travel watch: exquisite French miniature travel watch with 4 enamel paintings and original box, ca. 1880 Ca. 6 cm high, brass case with carrying handle, enamel very fine painting on all sides, depicting children’s motifs of very fine quality, case back and movement bear the same number, No. 131, interesting full plate movement with cylinder escapement, impeccably preserved enamel dial, steel hands, very fine condition, in working order, including original key. 2.500 € - 4.500 €

292-4387 Travel clock: significant, museum-quality, complicated Japy Frères travel clock with songbird automaton, c. 1870 Ca. 30 cm high, with carrying handle, bronze, fire-gilt, signed and numbered movement, Japy Frères No. 4529, self-striking and repeater on bell; housed in the base is the movement for the automaton, which activates on the hour and on demand (by operating the lever in the base plate), enamelled dial, steel hands, extremely rare. The bird and its decoration are still in their original condition. The automaton activates, causing the bird to turn back and forth, but no sound is produced as the bellows are damaged. The striking mechanism also activates; the movement and the automaton require overhaul. The watch has not been used for decades and therefore requires general restoration. According to Antiquorum Geneva, only a ‘handful’ of these automatic travel watches are known to exist and are still in working order today; for example, one was auctioned in Geneva in 2012 for 62,500 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/vN5). 10.000 € - 30.000 €

292-4388 Extremely rare officers’ carriage clock, L’EPÉE “LA CENT CINQUANTENAIRE” – THE TOURBILLON MUSICAL CARRIAGE CLOCK L’Epée, No. 64/150 Ca. 20 × 10.5 × 9.5 cm, gilt, glazed on all sides, side-hinged doors featuring superb, signed Limoges enamel painting, top with a repeater button for checking the time in the dark, musical movement in the base with 2 melodies, highly complicated full plate movement with sonnerie, alarm, day of the week and date display, moon phase and moon age display, the finest technical execution of the ‘TOURBILLON CAROUSSEL’ escapement, hand-engraved plate and bridge, white dial, blued Breguet steel hands, original box, original key, limited to 150 pieces, this is number 64!!! The watch is in unused condition with its original box and is an extremely rare and high-quality special edition marking the company’s 150th anniversary (1839–1989). Should these watches ever reappear on the market, they are traded at collector’s prices; auction result in Geneva in 2011: 37,500 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/94). 12.000 € - 30.000 €

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