Sold 246-4067 Pocket watch: fine precision pocket watch with minute repeater, signed Vacheron & Constantin, ca. 1910 Ca. Ø48.5mm, ca. 82g, 18k gold, case and movement with matching number 28395, signed precision lever movement, Geneva stripes, minute repeater, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, in working order, in good condition. The case is probably a second case, as Vacheron & Constantin had a numbering system with different movement and case numbers. We therefore assume that the maker's punch and the number in the case were punched later. Hammerprice: 4.500 € plus charge
Sold 246-4104 Pocket watch: fine chronograph compteur, Ankerchronometer with minute repeater, Switzerland circa 1890 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 128g, 18K pink gold, a finely engraved monogram on the back, serial number 27521, precision lever movement with exceptionally large balance, highly complicated Ankerchronometer with chronograph, 30-minute counter and minute repeater, perfectly preserved enamel dial, blued steel hands. According to the consignor the watch has not been used for decades. The movement starts ticking but the chronograph and the repeater need service/overhaul. Hammerprice: 2.500 € plus charge
Sold 246-4105 Pocket watch: especially heavy, pink gold hunting case watch in top quality, minute repeater and chronograph with counter, Le Coultre No. 24994, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø54mm, approx. 128g, 18K pink gold, hunting case à-goutte, top-quality precision lever movement, Le Coultre calibre, repeating the hours, quarters and minutes, chronograph, wolf's toothing, perfectly preserved enamel dial with chronograph scale, 30-minute counter, pink gold hands, in working order, overall in very beautiful condition. Hammerprice: 4.090 € plus charge
Sold 246-4109 Pocket watch: heavy gold hunting case watch with minute repeater, Le Coultre calibre, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 117g, 14K gold, hunting case watch à-goutte of excellent quality, high-grade precision lever movement, Geneva stripes, minute repeater, perfectly preserved enamel dial, pink gold hands, in working order and in very good condition. Hammerprice: 3.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4110 Rare and extremely fine precision pocket watch with minute repeater, Union Horlogere Bienne-Geneve, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø56.5mm, approx. 131g, 14K pink gold, hunting case à-goutte, serial number 60034, glazed movement, ultra-fine precision lever movement, minute repeater, perfectly preserved, stepped enamel dial, signed, pink gold hands, in working order, in excellent condition, rare collector's watch of impressive size. Hammerprice: 3.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4116 Pocket watch: very attractive large 2-coloured dress watch with minute repeater, Gübelin No.201784, made for Tiffany ca. 1925 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 73g, 18K white gold/yellow gold, case and bow with relief rim on both sides, case with double signature, Gübelin Made for Tiffany, case number 38122, highly refined precision lever movement, minute repeater, top quality, signed E. Gübelin, Geneva stripes, signed dial with gold Breguet numerals, gold hands, intact, cleaning recommended. The watch is in fantastic condition and is a very rare quality. Hammerprice: 4.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4120 Pocket watch: impressive astronomical hunting case watch with minute repeater and chronograph, Switzerland around 1900 Ca. Ø60mm, ca. 190g, 18K pink gold, hunting case à-goutte of impressive quality, serial number 93603, glazed movement, highly complicated Swiss precision lever movement, triple calendar, moon phase, minute repeater and chronograph, thus 6 different complications, original enamel dial (minimal peripheral craquelling), pink gold hands, in working order and overall in very beautiful condition, impressive quality and exceptional construction with 60mm/190g! Hammerprice: 6.500 € plus charge
Sold 246-4157 Pocket watch: extremely rare, extremely fine chronometer with 5-minute repeater, Henry Capt Geneve Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 109g, 18K gold à-goutte, signed, numbered No.34836 marked "CHRONOMETRE REPETITION 5 MINUTES", glazed movement, signed precision lever movement, matching number with the case, top quality Geneva lever chronometer, very rare 5 minute repeater, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, very good condition, with sales box from a Berlin watch dealer, probably circa 1880. Genuine Henry Capt "chronometers" with additional complication are extremely rare. The watch was cleaned and overhauled in 2022. Invoice is present. Hammerprice: 4.600 € plus charge
Sold 246-4177 Unique, astronomical coach clock with 9 complications, including minute repeater, Switzerland around 1800 Ca. Ø105mm, ca. 555g, hinged protective case with stand, can therefore also be used as a watch stand, silver case, heavy and high-quality movement with bell, hinged back, pierced, decorated with a flower vase, 3 windings on the back, case with serial number 17046, highly complicated movement with an experimental lever escapement, which is unknown to us in this version, 9 complications, solar and lunar calendar, jumping seconds, minute repeater, optional quarter hour self strike or hour self strike and alarm, 3 barrels, 5 hammers, original enamel dial (minor restorations), pink gold hands, intact, including almost all complications, alarm movement needs restoration. This watch is one of the most complex and rarest coach clocks known. The minute repeater alone on a coach clock is an absolute rarity! We know of no other coach clock as complicated as this one. Hammerprice: 13.000 € plus charge
246-4191 Pocket watch: extremely rare pink gold hunting case watch with 5-minute repeater, Patek Philippe Geneve No.90082, ca. 1890 Ca. Ø53mm, approx. 135g, 18K pink gold, movement and gold case with matching number 90082, back lid inside with gift dedication Christmas 1890, glazed movement, Patek Philippe top calibre with Geneva stripes, wolf's toothing, case, movement and dial signed Tiffany and Co. New York, perfectly preserved original enamel dial with red minutes, blued steel hands, excellent condition, in fully working order. The very rare complication of the 5-minute repeater was mainly made by Patek Philippe for the American market. Almost all the watches with this complication were delivered to Tiffany and made by Patek Philippe in Geneva as open face watches. Hunting case watches, especially of this calibre, are extremely rare. now only: 7.500 € plus charge
Sold 246-4195 Pocket watch: very fine gold hunting case watch with minute repeater and chronograph, attributed to Audemars Freres/ Louis Audemars No. 11863, ca. 1875 Ca. Ø53.5mm, ca. 142g, 18k pink gold, hunting case à-goutte, No.11863, Audemars Freres case punch, glazed movement, exquisite, extremely fine precision lever movement with minute repeater, chronograph and gold wheels, probably calibre Louis Audemars, perfectly preserved enamel dial, pink gold hands, very beautiful condition, in working order, Audemars pocket watch of the finest quality. Hammerprice: 4.100 € plus charge
246-4196 Pocket watch: heavy gold hunting case watch with minute repeater and erotic automaton, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø56.5mm, approx. 162g, 14K pink gold, very heavy quality, dome marked "Repetition a Minutes Automate", under the dome is the "secret" erotic figure automaton, which sets itself in motion during the minute repeating, fine Swiss lever movement with minute repeater, enamelled dial, blued steel hands, in very good condition, in working order. now only: 8.000 € plus charge
246-4205 Pocket watch: extremely complicated, extremely rare chronometer with 6 complications, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 159g, 18K gold, hunting case à-goutte, No.11242, probably LeCoultre, dome marked "CHRONOMETRE" gold medals Paris 1900, highly complicated movement with triple calendar, moon phase, chronograph and minute repeater, glazed movement, top calibre, perfectly preserved enamel dial, gold hands, very good condition, in working order, sold by the Berlin Court Watchmaker Zacher & Co, Unter den Linden Berlin, with original box. now only: 10.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4206 Pocket watch: highly complicated hunting case watch with 8 complications, royal chronometer maker John Bennett, London 1884 Ca. Ø54mm, approx. 182g!, extremely heavy hunting case watch with typical decoration for the Oriental market, back with spiral of leaves and flowers, on the face a wreath, half laurel, half oak leaf, owner's engraving Mufti Mohammed Baqar, London Hallmarks from 1884, dome with English royal coat of arms and designation as watchmaker to the Royal Observatory, signature John Bennett London, case and movement with matching number 1458, typical English precision lever movement, signed and numbered, 8 complications, perpetual calendar, moon phase and moon age, chronograph and minute repeater, original enamel dial, gold hands, in working order, in good condition, very rare and highly complicated English collector's watch, plate with old restoration. Sir John Bennett (15 October 1814 - 3 July 1897) was an English watchmaker and was appointed Royal Chronometer Maker. As the eldest son of watchmaker John Bennett from Greenwich, he was educated at Colfe's Grammar School in Lewisham. In 1846 he set up his own business as a watchmaker at 65 Cheapside in the City of London . Sir John Bennett is known to have made highly complicated pocket watches, including the Grande Complication: (https://www.cortrie.de/go/JAK). Hammerprice: 11.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4223 Pocket watch: extremely rare Patek Philippe with double complication, 5-minute-repeater and chronograph, No.80355, top quality, ca. 1888 Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 117g, 18K gold, à-goutte case, Patek Philippe case number 200183, signed dome with movement number 80355, absolute top class precision lever movement, numbered 80355, Geneva stripes, extremely rare double complications 5-minute-repeater and chronograph, signed special original enamel dial with golden minutes and golden seconds, blued steel hands, in working order, in very beautiful condition. The watch is extremely rare. Only a few examples of this combination are known, considerably rarer than the minute repeater and chronograph combination. A comparable watch was auctioned in Geneva and sold for 32,000 Swiss Francs in 1990 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/ElG). Hammerprice: 12.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4224 Pocket watch: Patek Philippe with double complication, chronograph and 5-minute repeater, Geneva 1879 Ca. Ø52mm, approx. 128g, 18K gold à-goutte case, case and movement with matching number 48190, signed Patek Philippe, extremely rare, highly refined movement with double complication: chronograph and 5-minute repeater, perfectly preserved original enamel dial, steel hands, excellent condition, in working order. The extract from the archives dated 2022 confirms the complete originality of the watch. This combination of complications is one of the rarest Patek Philippe pocket watches. Hammerprice: 15.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4230 Pocket watch: important hunting case watch with 8 complications, Le Roy & Fils/Louis Audemars No.12385, ca. 1878 Ca. Ø56.5mm, ca. 187g, 18K pink gold, hunting case watch à-goutte, punched with the Louis Audemars punch, the Louis Audemars No.12385 and also with complete signature Le Roy & Fils Paris, Le Roy No.54390, precision lever movement of the greatest rarity and highest quality, 8 complications, seconde morte with tandem winding, minute repeater, moon phase with moon age and "real" perpetual calendar with consideration of leap years, original enamel dial, gold and blued steel hands, in fantastic condition, in working order. The watch comes with an extract from the archives and is described and illustrated in Hartmut Zantke "Louis Audemars, his Life and Work", page 305! The extract from the archives confirms the extremely rare combination of complications and that the watch was finished by Le Roy. Provenance: Antiquorum Geneva 2003, estimated price CHF 100,000-130,000. Hammerprice: 41.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4231 Pocket watch: Important, highly complicated gold hunting case watch with perpetual calendar and minute repeater, No.47608, attributed to Audemars Piguet, made for Dürrstein Dresden, ca. 1900 Ca. Ø58mm, ca. 172g, 18K gold, hunting case watch à-goutte, extremely heavy quality, case number 47608, case punch Dürrstein Dresden, glazed movement, very fine precision lever movement, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, typical 3-stepped enamel dial according to Glashütte's design, pink gold hands, in excellent condition, in working order. This watch probably belongs to the series of 35 watches that Audemars Piguet delivered to Dürrstein in Dresden in 1900. These watches were not signed Audemars Piguet and had typical Glashütte features, such as the 3-stepped Glashütte-style dial and a gilt movement (Lit: Audemars Piguet, Brunner, Pfeiffer-Belli & Wehrli, 1993). One of these watches was No.48540, sold in our 166th auction for 25,000€. Another watch of this commission, No.48355 was auctioned in Geneva in 2015 (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/q6d). Hammerprice: 13.000 € plus charge
Sold 246-4235 Important Patek Philippe gold/enamel pocket watch with 7 complications, Geneva 1922, with extract from the archives Ca. Ø53.5mm, ca. 133g, 18k pink gold, case back with enamel inlay, representation of moon and stars symbolising an astronomical pocket watch, blue guilloché enamel, case signed Patek Philippe & Co. Geneve No. 409600, glazed movement, glazed movement frame with case No. 409600 and movement No. 197737, highly complicated Patek Philippe movement with 7 complications, perpetual calendar, moon phase, moon age and minute repeater, Geneva stripes, fine adjusting device, 31 jewels, adjusted in 8 positions, winding wheels with wolf's toothing, signed Patek Philippe No. 197737, original, matching numbered enamel dial (professionally restored), in working order and in very good condition, only barely visible short hairlines in the moon phase display. The watch is in its original box and comes with a current Patek Philippe extract from the archives. This is an extremely rare Patek Philippe with an extremely unusual gold/enamel case, possibly unique. The watch was in the USA for decades. Another plain gold case was made there by Tiffany. This is noted in the extract from the archives from 1992 (copy available). The reason was probably a mismatched gift dedication that was in the original case. Fortunately, the original case was not destroyed. In 2005, the previous owner requested another extract from the archives for the variant in the original case. A copy of this is also available. After the change of ownership, the movement is now only in its original case. The engraving on the edge of the inner lid has been polished out. A third, now current extract from the archives was requested for the watch in 2023, which confirms the originality and the special enamel case! Such case decorations were usually requested by customers and were commissioned by Patek Philippe from local engravers and enamellers and were not carried out in-house. Nevertheless, they are mentioned in the extract from the archives. Hammerprice: 60.000 € plus charge