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184-4010
Pocket watch: extremely rare and mysterious very fine quality chronograph with original box, gold/ silver, probably a Geneva Ankerchronometer around 1870
Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 110g, high quality silver case with magnificent gold monogram, case and movement numbered 31649, maker's mark EM, early Geneva Ankerchronometer movement, similar to the early Patek Philippe bridge movements with large chronometer balance, moustache lever and wolf's toothing, perfectly preserved enamel dial with extremely rare chronograph scale, where the hand rotates the dial once in 15 seconds, but the scale shows increments from 1/4 to 40. Time indication by red Roman numerals, high quality pink gold hands, original box, in very good working condition, rarity for collectors of exceptional chronographs.
Hammerprice: 1.000 €
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184-4058
Pocket watch: technically interesting pocket watch with rare crown winding in manner of O. Courvoisier and fine enamel en-grisaille painting, Switzerland around 1880, No. 8830
Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 91g, 18K gold, No. 8830, glazed movement, early lever movement in manner of O. Courvoisier (Patent No. 1114 of 1873), very beautiful enamel dial showing 4 seasons with angels, pink gold hands, in working order, overall well preserved, case rim with small dents. The patent movement of Courvoisier was also used for pocket watches of Patek Philippe.
Hammerprice: 1.310 €
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184-4069
Pocket watch: high-quality Louis XV pocket watch with repousse case, very rare pocket watch, Chaudé, Horloger de la Marine de l'Etat, 36 Palais Royal, Paris, No. 11101, ca. 1880
Ca. Ø48.5mm, ca. 80g, 18K gold, à-goutte, extremely rare Louis XV case with repousse relief on the back (minimal imperfections), representation of a battle scene of two soldiers, signed and numbered dome, very high quality bridge movement with moustache lever like Patek Philippe watches, wolf's toothing, movement number 11101, case 11369, perfectly preserved Louis XV enamel dial and pink gold Louis XV hands, overall very well preserved and in working order. Chaude was a Royal Watchmaker in Paris and made top quality pocket watches. From him is another watch known with a similar repousse case, which was additionally equipped with a minute repeater and chronograph, No. 11706. This watch was auctioned in Geneva in 2007 and was classified as "exceptional" rarity (https://www.cortrie.de/go/K4w).
Hammerprice: 1.900 €
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184-4084
Pendant watch: exquisite French neo-Renaissance chatelaine watch with stone case and diamonds, France ca. 1880/90
Length ca. 11 cm, case ca. Ø 29 mm, ca. 61 g, 18 K gold, very solid, prime quality case and chatelaine, large orange jewels and rose cut diamonds,"a goutte" case, very fine movement with wolf's toothing and cylindre escapement, enamel dial in perfect condition, golden hands, fantastic condition, nearly like new, rarity, comparable watches were sold by Tiffany and Patek Philippe.
Hammerprice: 2.500 €
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184-4124
Wristwatch: large and extremely attractive pink gold man's watch by Patek Philippe, ca. 1944
Ca. 22 × 42mm, slightly domed shape, 18K pink gold, case number 624470, manual winding, movement number 834497, dome ring also numbered 470, matching to the case number, very beautiful 2-coloured dial with applied pink gold indexes (cleaned and refreshed), pink gold hands, Patek Philippe leather strap, movement intact, probably original domed glass with minimal edge chip, otherwise in very beautiful condition.
Hammerprice: 4.800 €
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184-4125
Watch box: high quality vintage box model "Bride" exclusively made for a Patek Philippe wristwatch, manufacturer probably G & A Vaudaux Geneve Horlogerie Switzerland, new-old-stock, probably from the 40s-60s
Ca. 7 x 9 x 5.5cm, red leather, back punched "Box made in Switzerland", inside grey with golden Patek Philippe printing, unused condition, probably new-old-stock of the company G & A Vaudaux Geneve, manufacturer of finest jewelry and watch boxes in Geneva, according to the brochure supplier of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
now only: 1.400 €
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184-4143
Pocket watch: very rare early Patek Philippe pocket watch with special case, No. 30928, ca. 1866
Ca. Ø48mm, ca. 76g, silver case in very special design with pressed backs on both sides, without hinges, case and movement number identical, numbered bezel, early very fine quality Patek Philippe bar movement, wolf's toothing and moustache lever, early crown winding, original enamel dial, signed Tiffany, blued steel hands, in working order, highly interesting and very rare early Patek Philippe pocket watch. For this watch an extract from the archives can be issued.
Hammerprice: 1.600 €
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184-4144
Pocket watch: historically interesting Patek Philippe half hunting case watch - delivered to Patek Philippe's sales representative in Shanghai in 1882 and sold to the German diplomat and consul of Taiwan, Dr. Constantin Merz (1859-1921)
Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 111g, high quality silver case with gold hinges, rare version as a half hunting case watch with black enamelled numerals, case signed and numbered, case number 69725, early Patek Philippe Ankerchronometer movement with extra large balance, wolf's toothing, extremely long regulator hand, plate with Geneva stripes, also signed and numbered, matching to the case number 69725, very well preserved original enamel dial with extremely rare signature of the Patek Philippe sales representative in Shanghai, original pink gold half hunting case watch hands, in very good condition, in working order. Dr. Constantin Merz was the first consul ordered to the north of Taiwan, after having already worked as vice consul in the south of Taiwan.
Hammerprice: 2.100 €
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184-4145
Pocket watch: Patek Philippe gold hunting case watch No.67197, Geneva ca. 1890
Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 107g, 18K gold, hunting case à-goutte, engine turned, case and movement with matching number, fine Ankerchronometer movement with extra large balance and moustache balanced lever, wolf's toothing, enamel dial with Roman numerals, pink gold hands, in good condition, case rim with small signs of use, in working order.
Hammerprice: 3.000 €
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184-4146
Pocket watch: extremely rare and very fine, especially heavy Ankerchronometer, top quality, similar to Patek Philippe, Ed. Koehn Geneve No. 71290, ca. 1905
Ca. Ø54.5mm, ca. 140g, 18K gold, very high quality and solid hunting case à-goutte, case and movement with matching number, signed dome, Geneva Ankerchronometer in top quality, signed and numbered, fine adjusting device, wolf's toothing, signed enamel dial in perfect condition, blued steel hands, in excellent and hardly used original condition, probably original box, very rare Geneva collector's watch of highest quality. A comparable chronometer by Koehn with the number 84522 was offered in Geneva in 1993 and sold for 6,900 Swiss Francs. Eduard Koehn (1839-1908) succeeded with Patek Philippe from simple watchmaker to director. He was born in Germany and studied at the watchmaking school in Geneva. Afterwards he started as a simple watchmaker with Patek Philippe and became later a partner. In 1891 Eduard Koehn bought the company H.R. Ekegren. The quality awareness he acquired during his years at Patek Philippe was reflected later in the watches he designed and manufactured himself. He delivered many of his extremely fine pocket watches to the USA, including to Tiffany in New York (source: Dr. Crott 93./ 98. auction).
Hammerprice: 3.700 €
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184-4147
Pocket watch: heavy pink gold Patek Philippe chronometer, "Chronometro Gondolo" No. 134618, Geneva ca. 1907
Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 137g, 18K pink gold, engine turned, case number 241869, completely signed and numbered, very fine Ankerchronometer movement, wolf's toothing, fine adjusting device and golden wheels, perfectly preserved enamel dial, inscribed "Chronometro Gondolo", original pink gold hands, in very beautiful and completely original condition, in working order, largest and heaviest version of the famous Patek Philippe Ankerchronometer, made for Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros/ RIO-DE-JANEIRO
Hammerprice: 3.650 €
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184-4148
Pocket watch: heavy Patek Philippe pocket chronometer "Chronometro Gondolo" in 18K yellow gold, ca. 1915
Ca. Ø56.5mm, ca. 130g, 18K yellow gold, engine turned, signed and numbered, case number 266696, movement number 162145, top-quality Ankerchronometer, golden wheels, chronometer balance, fine adjusting device, wolf's toothing, moustache lever, perfectly preserved original enamel dial, golden hands, in very good condition, largest and heaviest version of a Gondolo!
Hammerprice: 3.500 €
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184-4149
Pocket watch/ pendant watch: extremely rare and very fine Patek Philippe Art Nouveau lady's watch with gold/ enamel case, diamond setting and original brooch, Geneva 1906, with extract from the archives
Ca. Ø27mm, ca. 30g, 18K gold, multi-coloured enamel, set with 19 diamonds, case number 243985, movement number 136482, dome with gift dedication from 1908, signed lever movement in extremely rare quality for this calibre, Geneva stripes, wolf's toothing, balanced lever, beautiful original enamel dial with gold minutes and pink gold hands, in well-kept condition and in working order, with extract from the archives which confirms the originality of the watch. The watch was manufactured in Geneva by Patek Philippe in 1906 and sold to Shreve & Co., USA in 1907. The number of diamonds of 339 in the archives is likely a mistake in the archives. The number of diamonds on these watches is usually always between 10 and 20. The version with original brooch is extremely rare. We know of only a few of these watches that are preserved in this quality and original condition. Here is another example: No. 122861, also delivered to Shreve USA, sold in Geneva for 29,500 Swiss Francs (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/wME).
Hammerprice: 5.000 €
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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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184-4160
Pocket watch: unique, early Patek Philippe Ankerchronometer with chronograph and special dial, Geneva 1874, extract from the archives
Ca. Ø51.5mm, ca. 119g, 18K pink gold, hunting case à-goutte with fine coined spring lid rim, with monogram AG for Albert Gallatin, the former Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, case and movement numbered 47446, extremely fine Ankerchronometer movement with very early version of an intermediate wheel chronograph, wolf's toothing, top quality, unique enamel dial with ALB(ER)T GALLATIN lettering instead of the numerals, outer 1/5 seconds register, blued steel hands, in working order and in good condition. The complete originality of the watch is confirmed by the extract from the archives. It is a unique, historically interesting collector's piece, probably from the ownership of the son of Albert Gallatin.
Hammerprice: 8.100 €
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184-4161
Pocket watch: unique Patek Philippe Ankerchronometer, probably a "Piece Unique" with skeletonized and engraved splendour movement, extract from the archives and original certificate, Geneva 1916
Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 115g, 14K pink gold, case number 283998, Patek Philippe punches in all 3 lids, dome signed and numbered, movement number 185334, unique Ankerchronometer movement with skeletonized and engraved bridges, also signed and numbered, excellent movement quality, Ankerchronometer with fine adjusting device and moustache lever, perfectly preserved signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, in very good condition, in working order, including original certificate. The watch is a museum piece. We are not aware of any other Patek Philippe Ankerchronometer with this magnificent movement. As the movement engraving is not mentioned in the extract from the archives, we assume that it is a custom work of the owner! The watch was part of a very high quality German collection of precision pocket watches and was sold for the first time in our 145th auction, at that time sold for ca. 14,200€.
Hammerprice: 7.100 €
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184-4162
Pocket watch: unique Patek Philippe pocket watch with enamelled noble coat of arms and minute repeater, sold to Tiffany 1901, with Patek Philippe original box and extract from the archives
Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 102g, 18K gold, à-goutte case, back with enamelled noble coat of arms, excellent quality, dome with dedication engraving, given to a Mr. C. de Heredia 1902, very fine Patek Philippe precision lever movement with minute repeater and Geneva stripes, original Patek Philippe enamel dial with extremely rare Tiffany lettering, according to the extract from the archives already made by Patek Philippe, blued steel hands, case and movement with matching number 112058, in very beautiful condition, in full working order. The watch comes with a signed original Patek Philippe box and an extract from the archives.
Hammerprice: 15.000 €
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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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184-4184
Wristwatch: rare and attractive Patek Philippe Calatrava with coloured dial, Reference 3468, ca. 1970
Ca. Ø33mm, 18K gold, Reference 3468, case number 331593, pressed back, manual winding calibre 23-300 PM, movement number 1219417, fine calibre, punched twice with Geneva seal, rare blue dial with enamelled white signature, gold hands, like new high quality Patek Philippe leather strap with signed 18K buckle, dial with craquelling below an index, otherwise in well-kept condition, delivered from first hand, therefore revision recommended. Vintage Patek Philippe Calatrava with coloured dial are rather rare.
Hammerprice: 3.800 €
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184-4185
Watch box: high quality vintage box model "Ecrin pour Montre Sur Ressort" for a Patek Philippe wristwatch, probably G & A Vaudaux Geneve Horlogerie Switzerland, new-old-stock, probably from the 50s-70s
Ca. 8 x 11 x 6.5cm, black leather, bottom punched "Box made in Switzerland", inside grey with golden Patek Philippe printing, unused condition, probably new-old-stock of the company G & A Vaudaux Geneve, manufacturer of finest jewelry and watch boxes in Geneva, according to the brochure supplier of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
now only: 750 €
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184-4186
Watch box: high quality vintage box model "Ecrin pour Montre Sur Ressort" for a Patek Philippe wristwatch, manufacturer probably G & A Vaudaux Geneve Horlogerie Switzerland, new-old-stock, probably from the 50s-70s
Ca. 8 x 11 x 6.5cm, red leather, bottom punched "Box made in Switzerland", inside grey with golden Patek Philippe printing, unused condition, probably new-old-stock of the company G & A Vaudaux Geneve, manufacturer of finest jewelry and watch boxes in Geneva, according to the brochure supplier of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
now only: 750 €
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184-4187
Wristwatch: luxury automatic Patek Philippe man's watch, Ellipse Jumbo "Carré Galbé", Ref. 3734, special model for Gübelin with original Patek Philippe gold bracelet and box, Geneva 1984
Ca. 33 × 33mm, ca. 92g, 18K gold, case number 2814064, automatic movement, calibre 310SC, movement number 1440303, gold brushed dial with double signature, date, centre seconds, original 18K gold bracelet in very rare design (special model for Gübelin), probably original high quality Patek Philippe wooden box (inlay with signs of age), in very well-kept condition, in working order, glass with peripheral scratches.
Hammerprice: 4.600 €
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184-4188
Wristwatch: luxurious and extremely elegant, super thin Patek Philippe in 18K gold, Reference 3821/1, Geneva 1986, with original papers and original box
Ca. Ø32mm, ca. 73g, 18K gold, extremely thin version with screwed back, Reference 3821/1, manual winding calibre 177, case number 2825233, movement number 1370140, white dial with Roman numerals, exceptional 18K gold bracelet, also signed Patek Philippe, in very well kept condition, in working order, original case and original papers.
Hammerprice: 6.000 €
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184-4198
Pocket watch: museum-like pair case Oignon with alarm, important watchmaker, signed Jean Rousseau (1606-1684)
Ca. Ø61mm, ca. 200g, silver pair case, both cases pierced, outer case with various mythical creatures, grotesque face and castle view, inner case also decorated with mythical creatures and a grotesque face, additionally various animals, very finely worked, bell, early verge movement with early hairspring and decorated barrel, magnificent fire-gilt balance bridge, signed plate, silver dial, central brass alarm disc, single-handed, iron hands, movement starts ticking but needs cleaning. The alarm is also intact, but needs service/ adjustment. Only very rarely watches from Jean Rousseau appear on the market. An oignon with self-strike from 1660 was offered in Geneva in 1999. This watch here was probably made at the end of the 17th century. Jean II Rousseau (1606-1684) came from a reputable Geneva watchmaking dynasty. Rousseau had 12 children, five of them learned the watchmaking craft. His great-grandson was the famous philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Rousseau made a number of important watches, including those in the form of a cross, a skull (Memento Mori) and astronomical watches. Today, many of Jean Rousseau's watches are in important museums, such as the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Hammerprice: 4.500 €
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184-4211
Wristwatch: very rare vintage man's wristwatch by Patek Philippe from the 1940s, Ref. 2422, manual winding
Ca. 29 x 29mm, 18K square gold case, pressed back with Ref. 2422, movement number 954969, manual winding, cream-coloured dial, subsidiary seconds, case back, movement and dial signed "Patek Philippe Geneve", brown leather strap with Patek Philippe buckle, intact, in very beautiful condition, early collector's watch around 1940-1945.
Hammerprice: 3.500 €
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184-4212
Wristwatch: very early and rare Patek Philippe man's watch Reference 2491, Geneva ca. 1950
Ca. 25 × 40mm, extremely rare case shape, 18K gold, case number 679555, movement number 741216, manual winding calibre 10-200, original silvered dial, gold coloured hands, black Patek Philippe leather strap in very good condition, buckle, intact, cleaning recommended, very rare reference. A comparable watch was part of the special auction "The Art Of Patek Philippe" in Geneva 1989 (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/OZO).
now only: 4.000 €
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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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184-4215
Wristwatch: very rare Patek Philippe Calatrava "Amagnetic" Ref.3420 from 1967, with extract from the archives
Ca. Ø34mm, 18K gold, Reference 3420, pressed back, case number 432511, manual winding calibre 27-AM400, Geneva stripes, Geneva seal, movement number 734237, very beautifully preserved Amagnetic dial type 3420 with enamelled indexes, gold hands, subsidiary seconds, like new leather strap, in well-kept condition, wanted collector's watch in very good condition, in working order. The Calatrava Amagnetic Ref.3420 is one of the most popular Calatrava collector's watches and has already achieved prices of more than 20,000 US$/ Swiss Francs!
Hammerprice: 6.500 €
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184-4216
Wristwatch: early Patek Philippe Calatrava "Amagnetic" from 1963, with extract from the archives
Ca. Ø34mm, 18K gold, pressed back, Reference 3420, case number 429963, manual winding calibre 27-AM 400, movement number 731881, top calibre with Geneva seal and Geneva stripes, rare, original neutral dial with enamelled signature, subsidiary seconds, like new Patek Philippe leather strap with 18K buckle, in very well kept condition, in working order. The extract from the archives confirms the originality of the watch. It is an early 3420, still without "amagnetic" lettering on the dial.
Hammerprice: 5.600 €
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184-4217
Watch box: high quality vintage box for a Patek Philippe Calatrava, probably G & A Vaudaux Geneve Horlogerie Switzerland, new-old-stock, probably from the 50s-70s
Ca. 8 × 18cm, black leather with gold-coloured Calatrava printing and gold rim, bottom punched "Box made in Switzerland", inside grey with gold Patek Philippe printing, unused condition, probably new-old-stock stock of the company G & A Vaudaux Geneve, manufacturer of finest jewellery and watch boxes in Geneva, according to brochure supplier of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
Hammerprice: 550 €
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184-4218
Watch box: high quality vintage box for a Patek Philippe Calatrava, probably G & A Vaudaux Geneve Horlogerie Switzerland, new-old-stock, probably from the 50s-70s
Ca. 8 × 18cm, red leather with gold-coloured Calatrava printing and gold rim, bottom punched "Box made in Switzerland", inside grey with gold Patek Philippe printing, unused condition, probably new-old-stock stock of the company G & A Vaudaux Geneve, manufacturer of finest jewellery and watch boxes in Geneva, according to brochure supplier of Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
Hammerprice: 500 €
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184-4234
Pocket watch: important highly complicated astronomical hunting case watch, chronometer with minute repeater, perpetual calendar and retrograde date display, Laurent Gostkowski à Genève, formerly employed by Patek Philippe, No. 2450, circa 1877
Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 175g, 18K gold, à-goutte, engine turned, spring lid with enamelled monogram EG, dome very elaborately engraved, completely signed and numbered with the year 1877, inscribed "CHRONOMETRE", listing the complications with perpetual calendar, minute repeater and moon phase, very fine Ankerchronometer movement with wolf's toothing and golden wheels, case and movement numbered 2450, underneath the dial additionally punched 1/44, splendid champlevé dial with floral decorations, perpetual calendar, moon phase and extremely rare retrograde date, pink gold hands, optically in very beautiful condition with probably original box, technical condition overhaul/ repair necessary, movement intact, repeater in working order, adjustment recommended, calendar movement requires restoration and is not complete, day of the week changes, moon phase as well, retrograde date and month do not work anymore. To our knowledge, this is only the 2nd of these highly complicated watches by Laurent Gostkowski to be offered at auction. Laurent Gostkowski was born around 1850 in Nice, France. He was the son of Patek Philippes partner Wincenty Gostkowski and Marie-Antoinette de Rabaudy. Father Wincenty (Vincent) Gostkowski (29 March 1807-29 August 1884) was born in Grzymki, Poland and emigrated to Geneva in the 1830s. He was a lawyer and an early financier and co-owner of the company Patek & Cie. previously known as Patek, Czapek & Cie. On May 15, 1845, the company was renamed Patek & Cie. after Jean-Adrien Philippe and Vincent Gostkowski joined the company. On 30 June 1847, at the age of 40, he married the French woman Marie-Antoinette de Rabaudy von Brest. For this marriage Antoine Norbert de Patek and Jean Adrien Philippe were two of the three witnesses. On 1 January 1851 the name was changed from Patek & Cie. to Patek Philippe & Co. On January 21, 1876, Vincent Gostkowski retired from the Patek Philippe company and founded the Laurent Gostkowski family business with his son Laurent in Geneva and later in Paris. Among their suppliers was another former employee of Patek, Czapek & Cie, Henri Majewski from Lwów in Poland. The company won a silver medal for watchmaking at the 1878 World Exhibition in Paris, and shortly afterwards Gostkowski opened a new 'studio' near the Quai des Bergues in Geneva. One of Gostkowski's employees was Emmanuel Cottier (1858-1930) father of Louis Cottier (1894-1966), a genius who, among other technical innovations, invented the Patek Philippe world time mechanism in 1931 (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/OA9). Only a few watches by Gostkowski and Majewski, the former employees/ partners of Patek Philippe, are known so far. All of them, however, stand for the very highest Geneva quality and with unmistakable similarity to the early, highly complicated Patek Philippe watches of the 1870s/1880s. Interesting details of the connections between Patek Philippe and the role of the Gostkowskis at Patek were published by Patek Philippe expert Philip Poniz in his article : "Patek Philippe: The Forgotten Beginnings"(https://www.cortrie.de/go/r5g).
Hammerprice: 15.000 €
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184-4236
Wristwatch: wanted luxury version of the man's watch Patek Philippe Nautilus with original diamond setting, Ref. 3800/5, with box and extract from the archives, from the original owner
Ca. Ø38mm, ca. 137g, 18K gold, bezel, bracelet and dial with original diamond setting, automatic movement calibre 330 SC, centre seconds, date, box and extract from the archives, in beautiful condition, movement intact, from German original owner, rare in this version, revision recommended.
Hammerprice: 36.000 €
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184-4256
Pendant watch/ brooch watch: exquisite and extremely rare Boule de Geneve with brooch, Fabergé St.Petersburg/ Henry Capt Geneve, ca. 1900
Ca. 60mm long, diameter of the watch ca. 18mm, gold, silver and enamel, brooch and case with original diamond setting, loop of the watch and hook of the brooch punched with the Russian gold hallmark 56, as well as KF for Karl Fabergé and AH (with star) for August Frederik Hollming (1854-1915), master craftsman at Fabergé since 1880, case with engraved inventory number 43005, case of extremely rare design and glazed on both sides, winding and time setting by rotating the bezel, rare and extremely fine miniature lever movement with very unusual movement construction, the same calibre as in Patek Philippe spherical watches, illustrated in Martin Huber & Alan Banberry "Patek Philippe" page 75, plate signed L.Gallopin & C/Henry Capt Geneve, matching number with the case, enamel dial in perfect condition, blued steel hands, brooch with representation of a sea snake, symbolic for St. Petersburg, richly set with rose cut diamonds, eye set with a small ruby, enamel of the brooch with little imperfections, overall in very good condition and in working order, rarity. There is no doubt that brooch and watch belong together. A comparable watch with signed Fabergé box was auctioned at Christie's in 2001. However, this watch was much simpler made and did not have this extremely rare movement. The realized price was ca. 20,000 US$ in 2001. This watch comes with an expert's certificate.
now only: 16.000 €
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