The top lots for the auction are as follows:
BLANCPAIN 1735 Blancpain, "1735 - Grande Complication," No. 03/30. Made in a limited edition of 30 pieces in the 1990s. Production of this model began in 1991. Sold on December, 1999. Extremely fine, rare and important, large, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, round button co-axial splitseconds chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and moon age and a platinum Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box, loupe, setting pin, instruction manual, Blancpain Platinum collection booklet and hand-written certificate.
Sold for 315,750.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 250,000 - 350,000
HKD 2,000,000 - 3,000,000
USD 265,000 - 370,000
ISAAC DANIEL PIGUET "THE HEART" EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL WATCH WITH SEE-SAW MUSICIAN & WINDMILL AUTOMATONS Isaac Daniel Piguet, Genève, No. 549. Made for the Eastern market, circa 1820. Extremely rare and important, musical, gold, painted on enamel, pearl and turquoise-set heart-shaped quarter-repeating watch with three automaton actions - see-saw, musician and windmill, activated at will.
Sold for 303,750.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 100,000 - 200,000
HKD 857,000 - 1,700,000
USD 105,000 - 209,000
EXCEPTIONAL EARLY & SMALL SINGING BIRD CAGE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON JUMPING BIRD & AUTOMATON WATERFALL Attributable to Jaquet-Droz et Leschot, Geneva, "oiseau chantant et sautant de perche en perche", the metalwork attributable to Frères Billon, the movement to Henri Maillardet. Made circa 1785. Exceptional, extremely fine, rare and diminutive, gilded-brass, automaton singing bird table clock with "jumping" early-type painted bird with automated beak, wings and tail and automaton waterfall activated at will and by the clock every three hours.
Sold for 291,750.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 200,000 - 400,000
HKD 1,660,000 - 3,300,000
USD 209,000 - 420,000
GREUBEL FORSEY DOUBLE TOURBILLON 30° VISION WHITE GOLD Greubel Forsey, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Swiss, Inventor Watchmakers, "Double Tourbillon 30° Vision", No. 24, movement No. 0598, case No. 00 574. Sold on Chritmas 2004. Extremely fine and rare, important, large and heavy, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with 30° inclined visible inner one minute tourbillon regulator, visible outer four-minutes tourbillon regulator with four minutes rotation indicator, twin barrels, 72-hour power reserve and a Greubel Forsey buckle. Accompanied by the user manual/guarantee.
Sold for 195,750.00 CHF
Estimate CHF 120,000 - 180,000
HKD 1,000,000 - 1,500,000
USD 125,000 - 188,000