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184-4003
Pocket watch: high-quality crown pusher chronograph "Compteur" in 18K gold, Longines ca. 1925
Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 90g, 18K gold, dome with later dedication from 1934, precision lever movement with intermediate wheel chronograph and register, calibre 19.73N, movement number 4969801, matching to the case number, original enamel dial in very good condition, jumping 30-minute counter, Breguet hands, case with small dents, mainly around the band, high quality pocket watch, in working order.
Hammerprice: 1.050 €
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184-4017
Pocket watch: historically interesting gold hunting case watch from the property of Kurt von Heiligenstedt, rare order engraving, major of the Lauenburg Fighter Battalion in the 1st World War, ca. 1915
Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 81g, 14K gold, plain hunting case with 3 gold lids, No. 10270, spring lid with engraved nobility coat of arms with crossed swords, back lid with engraving of the order Pour le Merite, below the name Kurt von Heiligenstedt, Major of the Lauenburg Hunter Battalion in the 1st World War, gilt lever movement, gilt dial, gold Breguet hands, in very beautiful condition, in working order, watch comes with an old leather case and an extract from the noble family Heiligenstedt family archives.
Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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184-4032
Pocket watch: technically interesting Italian pocket watch with Seconde Morte, Gimilini Gorini, case no. 6812, Italy ca. 1860
Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 73g, 18K gold, florally engraved, engine turned, reeded band, signed gold dome, punched "G&R" for Gimilini Gorini, independent jumping centre seconds, bridge movement, key winding, grained, gilt, 18 jewels, blued screws, 2 barrels, cylinder escapement, three-armed brass balance, blued hairspring, enamel dial, fine Breguet steel hands, dial with very fine and hardly visible hairlines, intact. Italian pocket watches are relatively rare.
Hammerprice: 700 €
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184-4033
Pocket watch: pink gold verge watch repeater, signed Breguet, ca. 1820
Ca. Ø40mm, ca. 58g, 18K pink gold, engine turned, case numbered 31883, case maker's mark FLB, dome signed Breguet, No. 52374, signed full plate movement with verge escapement, repeating the hours and quarters, signed engine turned dial, exceptional blued steel hands, visually in very beautiful condition, movement intact, repeating starts but needs adjustment. Even though the watch is signed Breguet, it belongs to the numerous pocket watches from this period that were not made in Breguet's workshop.
Hammerprice: 850 €
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184-4038
Pocket watch: early and small, very fine Lepine repeater, watchmaker from Breguet's circle, A. Benoit Paris, around 1840
Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 60g, 18K gold, à-goutte, fine coined band, back engine turned, signed and numbered, very fine and early French lever movement with shock absorber and special lever, key winding, repeating the hours and quarters, original enamel dial, very fine Breguet gold hands, very fine Lepine in good condition, movement needs revision/ cleaning. The quality of this small Lepine is exceptional and shows the origin/ environment of the watchmaker A. Benoit. Achille-Hubert Benoit (1804-1895) was the son of the watchmaker Pierre Benoit, who worked for Breguet.
Hammerprice: 1.100 €
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184-4040
Pocket watch/ pendant watch: elegant gold/ enamel lady's Lepine with diamond setting and original gold/ enamel watch chain with matching gold key, Le Roy & Fils No. 65170, Paris ca. 1840
Ca. Ø28.5mm, ca. 17g, 18K gold, blue enamelled and set with rose cut diamonds, signed and numbered dome, early French bar movement with cylinder escapement, screwed enamel dial, golden Breguet hands; matching high-quality 18K gold/ enamel chain with 2 screwed clasps and golden key, chain weight ca. 10g, in very beautiful, probably completely original condition, movement starts ticking but needs cleaning.
Hammerprice: 1.050 €
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184-4042
Pocket watch: museum-like 18K 4-coloured verge watch with turquoise setting and corresponding chain with signet and key, also set with turquoise, ca. 1820
Ca. Ø42.5mm, ca. 47g, 18K gold, extraordinary splendid relief case with applied tendrils and flowers, worked in 4 different gold colours, additionally set with turquoise and garnet, No. 612, full plate movement, verge escapement, gold engine turned dial, Breguet steel hands, original 18K gold chain, ca. 37cm long, ca. 20g, very high quality, screwed clasp, 2 sliders, original key and original signet, each set with small turquoises. Both the watch case and the chain are in beautiful original condition. The minute hand was probably replaced or repaired. The movement is intact.
Hammerprice: 1.560 €
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184-4044
Pocket watch: fine pink gold Lepine with jumping hour and decentralised time display, Breguet student, Giteau Eleve de Breguet No. 1465, ca. 1830
Ca. Ø44mm, ca. 49g, 18K gold, engine turned, signed and numbered high quality bar movement with cylinder escapement and rare jumping hour, engine turned dial, blued steel hands, subsidiary seconds, movement starts ticking but needs restoration, winding square is missing. Giteau worked in Paris between 1811 and 1870. He was a student of Breguet and watchmaker to the King.
Hammerprice: 1.300 €
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184-4067
Pocket watch: fine gold Longines chronograph with red tachymeter scale and original box, ca. 1925
Ca. Ø49mm, ca. 73g, 14K gold, case and movement numbered 5148732, dome with very decorative representation of the won gold and silver medals, fine and rare chronograph movement calibre 18.72 with unusual fine adjusting device, very rare original enamel dial with red tachymeter scale and 30-minute counter, blued Breguet steel hands, original box, in very good, little used condition, in working order. The watch comes from the original owner and is in complete original condition. It has probably never been cleaned or revised, which can be seen by the discoloration of the movement.
now only: 1.800 €
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184-4085
Pocket watch/ chatelaine watch: fine gold/ enamel lady's watch with original gold chatelaine with key and seal and original box, probably Geneva, ca. 1850
Ca. Ø30mm, ca. 18g, 18K gold, florally engraved case with coin rim, back with enamelled deer, No.3688, cylindre movement, enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, 18K gold chatelaine with high quality clasp, original gold clasp and golden signet, original box, movement intact but cleaning recommended, in complete original condition.
Hammerprice: 1.550 €
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184-4086
Pocket watch: gold Louis XV verge watch repeater with chatelaine and original sales box, signed Au Vieux Paris, ca.1775
Ca. Ø33mm, ca. 34g, 18K gold, multi-coloured design, small enamel inlays, high-quality 5-part "Louis XV" hinge, verge movement signed Eude Paris, very beautiful preserved white Louis XV enamel dial, Breguet blued steel hour hand, minute hand missing, repeating the hours and quarters à toc, corresponding gold chatelaine with original key and signet, also made of 3-coloured gold, in excellent condition and with original signed sales box, movement needs cleaning, overall museum collector's item. Beside the completely original condition with chatelaine and box the special feature of the watch is that it has a repeating mechanism, which is a technical rarity with such small lady's size verge watches.
Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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184-4087
Form watch/ pendant watch: extremely rare gold/ enamel form watch with diamond setting "vine leaf, No. 1930, Joseph Tapponier Geneve, ca. 1850
Ca. 44 × 32mm, ca. 26g, 18K gold, hunting case in the shape of a vine leaf, high relief on both sides, multi-coloured enamel, face additionally set with rose cut diamonds, signed and numbered dome, cylinder escapement, screwed enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, dial with fine hairlines, enamel on the back partly restored, the front in wonderfully original condition, movement intact. Form watches in leaf form are extremely rare. An almost similar watch was offered in the 96th auction Dr. Crott as lot 85 and sold for about 8.000€! Joseph Tapponier is mentioned as a manufacturer of jewelry watches in "Jewelry Watches from 1790-1850" by Patrizzi / Sturm.
Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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184-4089
Pocket watch: gold/ enamel lady's watch with corresponding gold/enamel chatelaine, original box, signed Fontana & Cie. Paris, ca.1850
Ca. Ø33mm, ca. 30g, 18K gold, blue enamel, applied elaborate gold monogram AL, cylindre escapement, No.29391, enamel dial, filigree Breguet hands, corresponding original gold/ enamel chatelaine of exceptional quality, ca. 10cm long, ca. 32g, top ca. Ø32mm, blue engine turned enamel, the same applied monogram as on the watch, 4 braided strands with enamel medallions, original gold/enamel seal pendant and original gold/enamel key pendant (missing square), signed original box, in very beautiful and completely original condition, collector's watch in museum condition. The monogram AL can be found on the watch and the chatelaine. A comparable piece with the same signature was auctioned in Geneva in 2007 (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/Bmb.).
Hammerprice: 2.600 €
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184-4091
Pendant watch: octagonal enamelled rock crystal pendant watch, Anton Fichs in Vienna, ca.1800
Ca. 55 × 35mm, silver, octagonal shape, inside and outside magnificently enamelled, facetted rock crystal on both sides, hinged, signed verge movement, dial enamelled in several colours, very beautiful work, Breguet hands, one hand repaired, movement intact but cleaning recommended, overall in very beautiful condition, rare.
Hammerprice: 2.300 €
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184-4099
Pocket watch/ pendant watch: unique large gold/ enamel pendant watch with diamond setting and corresponding original necklace, probably around 1830/ 1885, presumably gift watch of Prince Frederik of the Netherlands
Ca. Ø48mm, ca. 72g, 18K gold, thin case, lid with blue engine turned enamel, silver decoration and rich diamond setting, estimated 4ct, front side of pendant and bow also set with diamonds, case number 1178, case inside with gift dedication from 1885, gift from Prince Frederik of the Netherlands to J.W. Schuurmann for 47 years of loyalty, Lepine calibre with cylinder escapement, finely engine turned silver dial, Breguet hands; fixed corresponding 18K gold chain matching to the case, also blue enamelled and set with diamonds, unique goldsmith work, intact. It can be assumed that the enamelling and the diamond setting was commissioned by Prince Frederik around 1885 to make this unique pendant watch from a pocket watch from the 1830s as a special gift.
now only: 5.000 €
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184-4110
Pocket watch: rare, very fine Art Deco dress watch with Breguet dial, Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen No. 118091, ca. 1935, with original box
Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 45g, 18K gold, back with dark blue enamelled Jules Jürgensen monogram, below dated gift dedication from 1936, very fine, super thin calibre with 19 jewels, case and movement with matching numbers, silver-coloured dial with gold applied Breguet numerals, gold hands, original box, dial slightly spotted, otherwise in very beautiful condition and in working order. The original box still contains 2 spare glasses and a spare spring.
Hammerprice: 1.850 €
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184-4111
Pocket watch: one of the thinnest ever made dress watches in extremely rare case design "platinum & or de trois couleurs", Audemars Piguet ca. 1920, with original box
Ca. Ø46mm, ca. 57g, whole watch only ca. 4mm thin, platinum case, back and front in 20K gold with French punch, worked in pink gold, yellow gold and white gold with stripes decoration, extremely thin precision lever movement calibre Audemars Piguet, gilt, signed dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel hands, original box, in working order and in very beautiful original condition, in this version and condition with the box a real Audemars Piguet rarity.
Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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184-4113
Pocket watch: unique, historically important Cartier pocket watch with original box, gift of the English Royal House under George V. as the Emperor of India to an Indian House of Princes, including documentation from the archives of Cartier
Ca. Ø44mm, ca. 47g, super thin version, 18K gold, platinum and grey-blue enamel, both sides engine turned enamel with white rim, back applied with platinum Indian Prince's monogram with sword and crown, completely set with rose-cut diamonds, super thin version, Cartier precision lever movement, top quality with stripe decoration, 18 jewels, adjusted in 8 positions, No. 5110/5481, original engine turned dial, signed Cartier Paris, blued Breguet steel hands, signed original box, wonderful original condition, in working order, unique collector's item in museum quality. The following Cartier archive information was given to Sotheby's about this watch: "This is a unique piece which was manufactured by Cartier in 1910/1911. The pocket watch was a gift from the English Royal family to one of the many Indian princes dynasties that belonged to the British Empire from 1858 to 1947 and were run as a crown colony under the name British India". The peculiarity of the British-Indian relationship was that only half of the country was directly British ruled, the rest was under the influence and rule of the Houses of Princes. In order to maintain personal loyalty and to maintain the relationship with the English Crown, it was common that lavish gifts were regularly given to these princes families. In Hans Nadelhoffer "Cartier" it says: "...The first important contacts with the Maharadjas were made during the celebrations of the George V coronation in 1911, the same year when Jacques Cartier made his first trip to India. The trip lasted 16 days. To his surprise, he noted that the Maharadjas who welcomed him to their empire were mostly interested in pocket watches, which were popular in Paris and London at the time." According to Nadelhoffer "Cartier" the following order can be found among other things in the Cartier archive documents: "A blue enamelled pocket watch, made for the Maharadja of Kapurthala", whose coat of arms is decorated with a sword and a crown and who received the title of Maharadja in 1911. So this watch, which was made in the same year, could be exactly this one!
Hammerprice: 20.000 €
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184-4117
Pocket watch: rarity, one of the few still existing Vacheron & Constantin pocket watches with aluminium case, in complete original condition with original box and papers, Geneva 1956
Ca. Ø44.5mm, ca. 21g, original aluminium case, back with gift dedication of the Aluminium Limited, inside punched Vacheron & Constantin Swiss, case number 345558, aluminium Vacheron & Constantin precision movement, calibre 439/7 with fine adjusting device and 17 jewels, movement number 513797, signed original aluminium dial, aluminium Breguet hands, in extremely beautiful condition with original papers and original box, in working order. Vacheron & Constantin received an order from Canadian Aluminium Limited to produce an entirely aluminium pocket watch. These watches were given to employees of the company to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Despite the aluminium case, this watch should have the outstanding features of a Vacheron & Constantin gold watch. From 1938-1950 a total of 271 of these precision watches were produced, weighing only 1/4 of the weight of the gold version and today are wanted collector's watches. Today, some of these watches achieve remarkable collector's prices. In 1990, an identical example with original box was sold for more than 25,000 Swiss Francs (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/xP7).
Hammerprice: 4.400 €
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184-4118
Pocket watch: extremely rare Art Deco dress watch with platinum case and diamond setting, IWC Schaffhausen 1938, probably a unique piece
Ca. Ø44mm, ca. 51g, platinum case, punched 1938, which probably corresponds to the year of production, platinum punch, diamond setting, IWC top calibre No. 654508, screwed gold chatons, fine adjusting device, regulated in 6 positions, silvered dial with applied white gold Breguet numerals, dial signed "International", very beautiful Art Deco hands, movement intact, case with small dents, extremely rare, possibly a special production. As the watch has no serial number in the case and the dial signature is "International", we assume that IWC made this watch on a special request for an order from the USA. IWC pocket watches with platinum cases are extremely rare.
Hammerprice: 2.200 €
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184-4119
Travel clock/ pocket watch: Chronometro "Ermeto", signed Cartier, with original box, ca. 1940
Ca. 25 × 43mm, silver, covered with ray skin, automatic winding by opening and closing the case according to the "Ermeto" patent, calibre Movado, back numbered 01604, inscribed patent, Swiss Made, original crown, silvered dial with applied Breguet numerals, signed Cartier, steel hands, case with small gold decoration in the shape of a crown (probably later commissioned by the owner), signed original box, in excellent condition, intact.
Hammerprice: 1.350 €
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184-4120
Pocket watch/ travel clock: exceptionally beautiful Art Deco travel clock with enamel case and original box, Atelier Juvenia for jeweller Petochi in Rome, from the 30s
Ca. 32 × 42mm, ca. 64g, gold/ silver/ black enamel, lid decorated with a coral, No.262, manual winding, silvered dial with applied Breguet numerals, finest Breguet hands, in excellent condition with original box, in working order!
Hammerprice: 1.350 €
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184-4123
Wristwatch: rarity, large Art Deco man's watch with black dial and Breguet numerals, signed Cartier, manufactured by Movado especially for Cartier, with original papers, probably from the 30s /40s
Ca. 21 × 44mm, domed 14K gold case, back inside punched 43898 and 391962, manual winding, early Movado movement with gold chatons, black dial with applied gold Breguet numerals, signed Cartier, subsidiary seconds, old leather strap with gold buckle, movement intact, cleaning recommended, extremely rare, with original papers where is mentioned that this watch was specially made for Cartier.
Hammerprice: 4.600 €
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184-4126
Wristwatch: absolute rarity, early "oversize" man's watch with 8-day movement, signed European Watch & Clock Co. and CARTIER, ca. 1930
Ca. 25.5 × 41mm, chrome-plated metal case, lateral decoration, hinged back, inside punched number 73 as well as various watchmaker's markings, slightly domed back with weakly visible case markings GK or GR, a star in between, movement signed European Watch & Clock Co, 17 jewels, beautifully preserved signed dial Cartier 8-days, enamelled numerals, enamelled lettering, subsidiary seconds, blued Breguet steel hands, movement starts ticking but needs overhauling, case back rubbed caused by intense wear (not polished), dial with repairs at the outer edges, mostly in the non-visible area. There are only a few Cartier watches known from this time with 8-day movements, literature reference: "The Magical Art of Cartier" Geneva 1996, page 130/ 131, where only 6 known examples are referred to (as per 1996).
now only: 15.000 €
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184-4134
Pocket watch: very fine large Glashütte gold hunting case watch, 1A quality precision pocket watch, Deutsche Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Glashütte No. 351405, Glashütte ca. 1930
Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 110g, 14K gold, stepped 14K gold hunting case, rare and very solid quality, dome with dedication from 1932, Glashütte precision movement in best 1A quality with screwed gold chatons, fine adjusting device, gold lever and gold escape wheel, case and movement with matching number, enamel dial in perfect condition, gold Breguet hands, in excellent and little used condition with very stiffly closing case lids. Only few gold hunting case watches of the Deutsche Präzisionsuhrenfabrik Glashütte were made in this rare and best movement quality. This is a very high quality Glashütte collector's watch.
Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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184-4153
Pocket watch: extremely high-quality and heavy 18K pink gold Ankerchronometer by Vacheron & Constantin, probably a deck watch calibre, No 326982, Geneva ca. 1909
Ca. Ø56.5mm, ca. 136.5g, 18K gold, punched, very high quality hunting case, three solid lids, case number 195385, dome inscribed "Vacheron & Constantin GENEVE CHRONOMETRE", case number 195385, crown winding, very fine gilt top quality bridge movement, Ankerchronometer, movement number 326982, large bimetallic screw balance with blued Breguet hairspring, micrometer fine adjusting device, polished balanced lever, polished escape wheel, wolf's toothing, Vacheron & Constantin punch, blued screws, white enamel dial with black Arabic numerals, surrounded by red 24-hour register, subsidiary seconds, blued pear-shaped hands, dial signed Vacheron & Constantin Geneve, technically and optically in almost unused condition, case with minimal peripheral signs of use, top-quality movement, extremely fine collector's watch, probably from 1909. This rare movement quality is probably a 1st class deck watch calibre. These watches are extremely rare. A detailed description of these chronometer movements can be found here: (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/bZY).
Hammerprice: 6.100 €
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184-4155
Pocket watch: extremely fine Vacheron & Constantin split-seconds chronograph with register, No. 115449, ca. 1920
Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 95g, 18K gold, case number 67628, signed and numbered dome, highly complicated precision lever movement with fine adjusting device and split-seconds chronograph, movement number 115449, enamel dial (craquelling between centre and subsidiary seconds), 30-minute counter, blued Breguet steel hands, case with small signs of use, in working order, very rare.
Hammerprice: 4.000 €
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184-4158
Pocket watch: very fine Vacheron & Constantin precision pocket watch quarter hour repeater, No. 107720, Geneva ca. 1920
Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 92g, 18K gold, very beautiful case, punched V & C No.107720, signed and numbered dome, exquisite precision lever movement, repeating the hours and quarters, movement No. 40288, punched on the plate and under the dial, signed enamel dial in very good condition, golden Breguet hands, in very good condition, in working order, very rare. Vacheron & Constantin pocket watch repeaters are offered very rarely. A comparable watch was auctioned in New York in 2013 and sold for more than 16,000 US$ (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/be7).
Hammerprice: 4.500 €
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184-4159
Pocket watch: early Patek Philippe gold hunting case watch with very rare complication, PP No. 46074 with half-quarter repeater, ca. 1875
Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 112g, 18K gold, case and movement numbered 46074, case signed E.F. Wolf, Hannover, Patek Philippe precision lever movement with wolf's toothing, repeating the hours, quarters and half-quarters, signed enamel dial with red minutes and red seconds, blued Breguet steel hands, dent at the rim of the back lid, in working order, rare. The identical movement and case number indicate that Patek Philippe delivered the movement and the dial of this watch to the German chronometer maker Louis Eschholz/ E.F. Wolf in Hannover, where the watch was completed, probably exactly as Patek Philippe delivered Tiffany in New York. Louis Eschholz was born in Hannover in 1841 and succeeded E.F. Wolf in Hannover. He was a member of the board of the Hannoverian Watchmakers' Guild and handed in the chronometer N°863 for testing in 1903. Louis Eschholz died on the 8th September 1905 in Hannover.
Hammerprice: 6.000 €
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184-4171
Pocket watch: very early 18K gold Ankerchronometer by Patek Philippe, No.14451, delivered to Van Caulaert & Fils Bruxelles, Switzerland ca. 1858
Ca. Ø46mm, ca. 70g, 18K gold, back with engine turning, back lid numbered 14451, owner engraving "Emile Wambacq", engine turned dome, inscribed "Van Caulaert & Fils Bruxelles No. 14451 Patek Philippe & Cie A Geneve"; very fine and early fire-gilt bridge movement, Ankerchronometer, large bimetallic screw balance, blued hairspring, fine adjusting device, balanced lever, wolf's toothing, blued steel screws, very early version with crown winding, screwed white enamel dial, black Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued Breguet hands, movement in working order, case with little signs of use, overall in very beautiful condition, very early Ankerchronometer by Patek Philippe.
Hammerprice: 2.000 €
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184-4172
Pocket watch: very fine, nearly like-new Lepine with stone cylinder, temperature compensation and repeater, signed Breguet No. 577, Paris circa 1830
Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 78g, 18K pink gold, à-goutte, excellently preserved engine turning, case number 39152, case maker's mark FLB, extremely fine precision movement with ruby cylinder in manner of Breguet, temperature compensation and parachute shock absorber, repeating the hours and quarters, early bearing stone, very fine movement quality, engine turned dial in manner of Breguet, signed Breguet, numbered under dial No. 577, blued Breguet steel hands, nearly like new and nearly in unused condition, in working order. Abraham-Louis Breguet reproduction: Even though this watch does not come from the workshop of Abraham-Louis Breguet, it is still of very high quality and built in the manner of the real Breguet's watches, see stone cylinder and other construction features of the movement.
now only: 2.000 €
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184-4173
Pocket watch: especially early Jules Jürgensen Copenhagen Ankerchronometer No. 6210, ca. 1849
Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 125g, 18K gold, hunting case à-goutte, signed and numbered, case and movement numbered 6210, fine coined rim, exquisite early Jürgensen bar movement with chronometer balance and lever, completely signed and numbered, key winding, original enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, fine Breguet steel hands, dial with fine old hairline, overall in very beautiful condition, in working order. Provenance Dr. Crott Auctions 99/402 (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/16v).
Hammerprice: 1.750 €
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184-4174
Pocket watch: rare and interesting early gold hunting case watch repeater, Urban Jürgensen & Sons Copenhagen No. 9731, ca. 1870
Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 101g, 18K gold, hunting case à goutte, reeded middle part, signed and numbered dome, case and movement with matching number, very rare calibre, also signed and numbered, fine lever movement, repeating the hours and quarters, signed original enamel dial, Breguet steel hands, intact, repeater in working order.
Hammerprice: 2.400 €
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184-4175
Pocket watch: large and very fine Lepine with striking mechanism and rare virgule escapement, ca. 1820
Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 100g, very high quality engine turned 18K gold case, reeded middle part, No.213, rare movement quality, repeating the hours and quarters, square shaped gong, rare virgule escapement, enamel dial, special quality blued Breguet steel hands, movement starts ticking but needs cleaning.
now only: 2.000 €
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184-4176
Pocket watch: extremely rare, early Lepine repeater with center seconds, probably from Breguet's circle, signed Decombaz No. 4812, ca. 1800
Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 142g, 18K gold, middle part reeded, case number 4812, movement number also 4812 and additionally 1713, dome inscribed "Repassee par Breguet", unusual Lepine calibre with cylinder escapement, quarter hour repeater and rare center seconds, signed enamel dial, extremely beautiful blued steel/ gold hands, in working order, dial with peripheral imperfections, highly interesting pocket watch. It is known that Decombaz worked together with Breguet and also made movements for Breguet. However, the numbering of the present watch does not correspond to the Breguet archives. It is therefore not a watch from Breguet's workshops, but possibly from his environment. The combination of a repeater and center seconds with a Lepine calibre is very rare.
Hammerprice: 2.800 €
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184-4177
Pocket watch: very well preserved pink gold pocket watch repeater with musical movement, probably Geneva around 1820, signed IPN No. 1166
Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 135g, 18K pink gold, coined band, case signed and numbered, high quality full plate movement, lepine calibre with cylinder escapement, musical movement released on demand by lateral lever and at the full hour, muting by slider in the band, repeating the hours and quarters, enamel dial in perfect condition, blued Breguet steel hands, visually in very good condition, intact, repeater also in working order, musical movement also complete but needs cleaning. The watch comes from private ownership and has not been used for decades, therefore a revision is strongly recommended.
Hammerprice: 3.000 €
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184-4178
Pocket watch: exceptionally large pink gold skeletonized Jacquemart automaton in rare three-coloured design, punched DCFs No.2071 (presumably Ducommun Freres La Chaux-De-Fonds), ca. 1790
Ca. Ø60mm, ca. 120g, 18K pink gold, signed and numbered, verge movement repeater, repeating the hours and quarters, face with especially splendid figure automaton, double glazed, very rare skeletonized version, figures and bells in 3-coloured gold finish, perfectly preserved enamel dial ring, blued Breguet hands, elaborate gilt and engraved plate, polished steel striking mechanism, in full working order and in very beautiful condition, only the front outer lid does not close properly, because it has to be opened regularly to set the hands.
Hammerprice: 4.500 €
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184-4180
Wristwatch: very fine and highly complicated, nearly like new gold Breguet man's watch: "Breguet Classique Le Reveil Du Tsar 5707BA/12/9V6", full set with all papers and original box
Ca. Ø40mm, 18K gold, sapphire crystal back, No. 3523, automatic movement with gold rotor, engine turned silver dial, alarm, GMT, power reserve indicator, date and unusual seconds, dial with secret signature, finest Breguet steel hands, original, nearly like new leather strap with 18K buckle, original box, all papers, in working order and according to the original owner only worn a few times, original selling price according to previous owner ca. 39,000 US$.
Hammerprice: 16.000 €
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184-4213
Wristwatch: Patek Philippe rarity, one of the earliest Patek Philippe gentleman's watches "Cushion-Shape" 18K gold, Geneva 1908, with extract from the archives
Ca. 30 × 30 mm, 18 K gold, monogram LS on back, signed case, movement and dial Patek Philippe, movement number 147151, case number 285732, one of the earliest Patek Philippe wristwatch calibres with wolf's toothing and moustache lever, gilt dial and Breguet hands (slight patina), leather strap, in good condition, back with flat dents, in working order, with extract from the archives, one of the earliest known wristwatches from Patek Philippe. A comparable Patek Philippe was sold in Geneva auction in 2000 for more than 19,550 CHF (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/4lj).
Hammerprice: 6.000 €
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184-4221
Pocket watch: extremely fine precision pocket watch with chronometer escapement in manner of Grossmann Glashütte, probably school watch or masterpiece in a specially made working-case, ca. 1890
Ca. Ø50mm, both sides glazed, gilt, crown winding, very fine constructed chronometer escapement in manner of Moritz Grossmann, screwed gold chatons, special safety device, compensation gold screw balance, enamel dial, blued steel hands, the hour hand is a fine original Breguet hand, the minute hand was replaced. Overall this fine watch is in nearly like-new condition and has apparently never been used.
Hammerprice: 1.500 €
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184-4223
Pocket watch: very fine, complicated pocket watch minute repeater with chronograph, Mons B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune, L. Gironde Succr., 22 Rue Vivienne, Paris, No. 65243, ca. 1890
Ca. Ø52mm, ca. 99g, 18K gold, à-goutte, signed and numbered dome, case number 44713, exquisite calibre, top quality, probably calibre Piguet, minute repeater with chronograph, enamel dial with 1/5 seconds register, golden Breguet hands, optically in very good condition, movement and chronograph in working order, repeater also intact, but needs overhaul/ adjustment. Bernard Poitevin worked as a Parisian watch and chronometer maker between 1850 and 1890. He founded the company B. Poitevin & V. Lejeune. His shops were located at Rue Richelieu (1850) and Rue Vivienne 22 (1860-1900). Poitevin produced very fine quality watches, watches with complications like repeater watches, chronographs and 1st class chronometers with bulletin from the Geneva observatory.
Hammerprice: 3.500 €
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184-4229
Pocket watch: unique and extremely rare gold hunting case watch with automatic winding and enamel decoration on both sides, B. Haas, Court Watchmaker of Napoleon III "Remontoir Perpetuel, Chronometre", No. 1024, ca. 1870
Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 109g, 18K gold, magnificently decorated hunting case à-goutte, both sides with black enamelled engravings with church motifs, face with Jesus, back with cross, cup and bible, hunting case with early automatic winding by opening and closing the spring lid according to the patent of B. Haas, dome inscribed "CHRONOMETRE", No. 1024, exceptional bridge movement in chronometer quality, completely signed, special lever, extremely long regulator hand, signed enamel dial, filigree Breguet hands, in working order and in very beautiful condition, including original box. The crown of this watch is only used for time setting and has no winding function due to the automatic lid winding mechanism. We only know of one other comparable Haas hunting case watch in this early version with automatic lid winding mechanism, number 1008, auctioned in Hong Kong 2011.
Hammerprice: 3.000 €
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184-4242
Ring watch: rare gold ring watch with diamonds, Louis XV dial, original box and original key, Paris ca. 1780
Ca. Ø17mm, damieter of the ring ca.17mm, ca. 6.5g, 18K gold, bezel wtih diamonds, flat and gilt cylinder movement, very beautiful Louis XV enamel dial, gold Breguet hour hand, replaced minute hand, rare condition with original box and original key, dial with Parisian seller's signature "Dosenbach", in our opinion original and complete condition (except minute hand), small defects on the case, movement in needs revision.
now only: 4.500 €
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184-4248
Pocket watch: exquisite gold/ enamel Lepine for the Ottoman market, top quality, signed Breguet a Paris, No. 17094, ca.1830
Ca. Ø40mm, 18K gold, splendid, multi-coloured enamelled, typical case for the Ottoman market, floral scenes, gold vines, finest enamel painting, dome with enamelled signature, cylindre movement in working order, Lepine calibre, original, very beautifully preserved enamel dial, pink gold hands, overall in very beautiful condition and in working order. Many of these fine enamel watches, which were made for the Ottoman Empire, were signed with the famous name "Le Roy" or "Breguet", even if they were not made by Le Roy or Breguet. The fantastic enamel cases were mostly made in Switzerland.
Hammerprice: 3.900 €
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184-4251
Pendant watch/ form watch: probably unique gold/ enamel pendant watch with diamond setting and finest enamel painting, probably Geneva around 1800
Ca. Ø32mm, 18K gold, bezel set with rose cut diamonds, the case is surrounded by purple coloured stones, probably amethysts, pendant loop, back with very fine enamel painted medallion, miniature verge movement, enamel dial, miniature Breguet hands, in very beautiful condition, in working order, revision recommended. Enamelled pendant watches from this period which were worn as jewellery, are extremely rare and came into fashion much later. Common were form watches, but they were normally not so splendidly decorated with stones.
Hammerprice: 5.000 €
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184-4255
Form watch/ pendant watch: extremely rare gold/ enamel form watch "The Oriental Harp", probably Vienna around 1820
Ca. 56 × 29mm, ca. 25g, 18K gold, extremely rare form, designed as a standing musical instrument with 8 strings "Oriental Harp", face enamelled red, blue and white, back with blue engine turned enamel, showing a music sheet, rims black enamelled, very lifelike representation of the musical instrument down to the smallest details, front with view to the balance wheel, which is hidden under the strings, back with concealed watch under the spring lid, verge movement with enamel dial, small filigree Breguet hands, movement intact, dial with small imperfections, case with small restorations in the red enamel, but overall in very beautiful condition, extremely rare. We know of only one other, nearly identical piece, auctioned at Dr. Crott 84th auction lot. 261, hammer price 12,000€ plus premium! Among the relatively common mandolins, lutes and lyre, the Oriental harp is very rare.
Hammerprice: 6.500 €
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184-4259
Pocket watch: extremely precious gold/enamel pocket watch with pearls, music movement, figured automaton, hidden erotic scene and center seconds, probably Piguet & Meylan Geneva for the Chinese market, ca.1810
Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 107g, 18K gold, case punched AIB1016 and K18 on the inside, the case is beautifully enamelled, rim with 3 different enamel colours, finest gold inlays, pearls on both sides of the rim, prime quality enamel painting on the back, spring lid function, second lid also enamelled in several colours, floral scenes, 2 winding shafts for the movement and the musical mechanism, also the second lid is a spring lid, underneath the hidden erotic enamel painting on the hinged dust lid, which is also made of gold, underneath the early cylinder movement and the musical mechanism, floral enamelled lid with peripheral inscription S/M for the lever adjusting / stopping the musical mechanism, case rim with slider for music release on demand, face of the watch with a further high quality enamel painting of an alpine landscape, decentralized in the lower area the enamel dial with a center seconds hand and fine Breguet steel hands, golden figured automaton with a putto and a butterfly on a seesaw above. The figured automaton and music are running simultaneously. The entire watch is fantastically preserved and has been very elaborately restored in 2018 and 2019. Even the complicated musical movement was completely disassembled and elaborately restored. Today the watch is fully functional and impresses with a fantastic condition. The case shows only minimal damage, for example the floral enamelled dust cover has small peripheral chips in the area near the hinge, the bow has slight signs of wear in the enamel and the front has a professionally restored craquelling on the dial. The erotic painting has been completely restored. Also the pearls had to be partly replaced. We have detailed photographs of the elaborate restoration. The watch is outstanding in its quality. Comparable pieces were assigned to the manufacturer Piguet & Meylan in Geneva, who probably also made this watch. A.o. the design of the pendant points that out. A very comparable case, also in this size, with an almost identical pendant and bow can be found on the Piguet & Meylan pair of watches from the Sandberg collection, auctioned in Geneva 2001 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/3XB).
Hammerprice: 36.000 €
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184-4280
Table clock: very early Atmos "Pendule Perpetuelle", signed Reutter, No. 435, ca. 1925-1930
Ca. 23cm high, gilt brass case, glazed, early automatic movement based on the Atmos movement, signed original enamel dial with gold coloured numerals, gold Breguet hands, in very beautiful condition, in working order, very rare.
Hammerprice: 7.000 €
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