Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863413, case No. 636969, Ref. 130. Production of this reference started in 1934. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 13''', rho-dium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863269, case No. 626189, Ref. 130. Made in 1943, sold on March 27, 1944. Production of this reference started in 1934. Very fine and rare, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. matte silver with applied steel Roman numerals and baton indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" steel hands. M. 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119358, case No. 331514, Ref. 3448. Made in 1974, sold on May 2, 1978. Pro-duction of this reference started in 1962. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by original fitted box and Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119688, case No. 2805696, Ref. 3450 Q, second series. Production of this reference started in 1981. Very fine and rare astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and the leap year marked in Roman numerals, with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold "bâton" indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

Girard-Perregaux, No. 133336, carriage by Ernest Guinand, circa 1890. Exceptionally fine, 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless "gold three bridge" patented movement, the smallest one-minute tourbillon at the time, and the smallest one-minute tourbillon with pivoted detent escapement ever made.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 31.9 mm. (14.1???), nickel with patented three parallel gold bridges, pillar plate finely damascened on both sides, going barrel damascened in radial "sunburst" pattern, 18 jewels, top ones on gold settings, tourbillon with pivoted detent escapement, gold train including the escape wheel, 21,600 beats per hour, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring with amplitude safety device. Signed on dial, case and movement, movement numbered under the dial. Diam. 50 mm.

Charles Frodsham, Ad. Fmsz, by Appointment to the King, No. 115 New Bond Street, late of 84 Strand, London, No. 09190/12127, movement by Nicole Nielsen, case by Harrison Mill Frodsham, hallmarked 1906-1907. Exceptionally fine and rare 18K gold, keyless free-sprung six-minute tourbillon regulator, Class A Kew Observatory certificate of 1906.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", made by "HMF", polished, gold hinged cuvette engraved with presentation text to Jonathan Mann, Esq., swivel pendant. D. Off white, by Willis, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 48 mm. (22???), 3/4-plate, gilt brass, 22 jewels, top ones in gold settings, lateral calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, equidistant Nielsen carriage, Nicole Nielsen keyless winding/setting mechanism. Signed on dial and movement, dial signed on the reverse by the dialmaker Willis, case by the casemaker Harrison Mill Frodsham. Diam. 60 mm.

Czapek et Cie a Genève, No. 3158, enamel attributed to Charles-Louis Glardon, given by the Khedive Ismail Pasha to Charles-Edmond Chojecki, Commissaire Général of the Egyptian Pavilion at the Paris Universal Exhibition, in 1867. Very fine and important 18K gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with miniature enamel portrait and with Jean Adrien Philippe?s winding/setting mechanism.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned covers, front with enameled tughra, the stylized typographical inscription of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, here that of Abdul-Aziz (1830-1876), gold hinged cuvette with superbly executed enamel portrait of Charles-Edmond Chojecki?s daughter Marie after a photograph by Etienne Carjat, Paris, back with an Arabic inscription asking that God bless and protect her, large, flat winding crown. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 40.5 mm. (18???), frosted gilt bridge caliber, 19 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Philippe?s third winding/setting "sliding pinion" mechanism. Signed on the movement. Diam. 48 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 47014, case No. 47014, made in 1870, sold to Mr. E. Bonneault on July 14, 1880. Very fine and rare 18K gold, double-train, independent dead seconds, keyless watch, accompanied by Patek, Philippe Certificate.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned back cover, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette, bolt at 2 o?clock on the band to prevent accidental stopping of independent seconds. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute divisions, gold paste-set hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), gilt brass, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, 27 jewels, a flirt mounted on the last pinion of the independent dead seconds train engages escape wheel pinion allowing one-second jumps, tandem winding. Signed on the case. Diam. 53 mm.

Watch with 8 Complications Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 90241, case No. 206749, made for Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, circa 1892. Very fine 18K pink gold, moon phase, astronomical, keyless minute-repeating watch with perpetual calendar and split-seconds chronograph, in Patek Philippe leather-covered fitted box.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", polished, a helmet engraved on the back. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months and subsidiary seconds with inner red calendar ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the border. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 18''', nickel-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 41 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with "swan neck" micrometric index. Repeating on gongs by slide in the band. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, button on the winding crown and push-piece in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 55 mm.

Breguet, No. 3213, circa 1910. Fine, silver, keyless split second chrono-graph dress watch with 60-minute register entered for the Observatory of Besançon Timing Contest.

C. Four-body, "Empire", polished with reeded band, silver hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with five-minute/seconds Arabic markers. M. 42.8 mm. (19???), rhodium-plated, half-plate caliber, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, chronograph and split mechanism set on the back plate, stamped with Viper?s head quality mark. Signed on the dial and cuvette. Diam. 54 mm.

Breguet, Ref. 343, made on June 3, 1948 and sold on January 3, 1952 to "La Mai-son Burma". Unique stainless steel military wristwatch with coaxial button chronograph on the winding-crown. Accompanied by Breguet certificate.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, ridged revolving bezel, winding-crown on the 2, concave lugs. D. black with radium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds on the 8 and for the 30 minute register on the 2, outer 1/5th second scale. "Bâton" radium-coated hands. M. Cal. 14 ''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the chronograph. Signed on the dial. Diam. 38 mm.

Miniature Médaillon Breguet, No. 2053, Médaillon, sold to Monsieur Aufresne on August 25, 1807 for 1320 Francs. Fine and rare 20K gold, small pendant "montre de souscription", accompanied by original ratchet key and a certificate issued by Breguet on April 11, 1857.

C. Three-body, "forme collier", by Tavernier No. 2634, back engine-turned in circular pattern and glazed, reeded band, gold detachable cuvette with winding and regulating apertures. D. Gold, engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring, engine-turned center. Blued steel Breguet "lance" hand. M. 33.4 mm. (15???), gilt brass, souscription caliber with central going barrel wound only from the back, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with pare-chute suspension and flat balance spring, 5-wheel train. Signed on the dial, cuvette and movement, secret signature on the dial. Diam. 39 mm.

Breguet, No. 2910, sent to Wenham on 12 June 1816, for 1300 Francs. Fine, small 20K gold watch with regulator type dial, accompanied by Breguet Certificate.

C. Three body, "forme quatre baguettes" No. 3410, by Tavernier with engine turned band, the back engine-turned in a striped pattern and protected by glass. Gold, detached cuvette with winding and regulating apertures. D. Silver, engine-turned with eccentric small Roman hour chapter ring set at the right, and symmetrical Arabic minute ring at the left, stamped on the reversed by Tavernier. Blued steel Breguet hands, the minute with a small hole in its socket for setting. M. 36 mm. (16???), gilt brass with hanging barrel, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement (sapphire insert), three-arm gold balance with pare-chute suspension, blued steel flat balance spring with regulator. Signed on the dial and cuvette, case stamped with watch and case serial numbers, casemaker?s stamp and French gold marks. Diam. 39 mm.

Breguet, No. 960, sent to Betancourt on 10 Vendemiaire year 11 (2 October 1802), for 1600 Francs. Fine and rare, large 20K gold Souscription à tact.

C. Two-body, "forme collier" by Tavernier No. 1890, the reeded band with gold touch pieces, cover and back engine-turned in a sunburst pattern, glazed small eccentric dial aperture in the dial cover, applied white gold à tact arrow on the back. Gold detachable cuvette with eccentric dial aperture. D. Small, eccentric, silver, engine-turned, with Breguet numerals on a polished chapter ring, secured by a screw on the barrel bridge. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 57.5 mm. (25???), gilt brass, "souscription" caliber with center barrel wound on both sides, overhanging ruby cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with jeweled staff and pare-chute suspension, flat blued steel balance spring with bimetallic compensation curb on the regulator. Signed on the cuvette and movement, secret signature on the dial. Diam. 62 mm.

Breguet, No. 2044, sold to Monsieur Castaneda on January 14, 1807 for 3240 Francs. Extremely rare and equally fine 20K gold double-train quarter-repeating Grande Sonnerie clockwatch. Accompanied by a Breguet certificate.

C. Three-body, "Empire", engine-turned back, reeded band, detachable gilt cuvette with winding apertures, regulating and striking/silent, short round pendant, push-button at 6 o?clock on the band to activate repeater. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute track, secret signature below 12 o?clock, secured by a screw. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 53 mm. (23 1/2???), gilt brass full plate, ruby cylinder escapement, plain 3-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, pare-chute on the top pivot, interesting striking mechanism with the hour cam set on the minute wheel driven by four-leaf cannon pinion, repeating and striking on two gongs, repeating activating through a small push-piece at 6 o?clock. Signed on dial, cuvette and movement, case punched with the casenmaker?s mark. Diam. 62 mm.

Pendule Pyramidale and Muses Breguet, Pendule Pyramidale, No. 449, bronzes by Pierre-Philippe Thomire and Nicolas DelaFontaine dit Le Jeune, begun in 1805, sold to Monsieur Follope on March 10, 1827 for 3000 Francs. Exceptionally fine and rare gilt bronze 8 day-going double-barrel precision mantel regulator with overhanging pendulum and patented constant force chronometer escapement, dead seconds and hour and half-hour striking.

C. Pyramid-shaped on rectangular base, the frame of darkened bronze, side panels decorated with applied gilt bronze ornaments depicting Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, Calliope, the Muse of Philosophy, and Clio, the Muse of History, front finished at the top with a Medusa?s head on a sliding cylindrical fixture covering the pendulum suspension, matte and gilt frame, glazed front and back with beveled glass, gilt base with typical Empire pattern, turtle feet, the whole standing on Portor marble base with adjustable gilt bun feet. Platform escapement covered with gilt oval plate with bezel finished with beaded pattern, the plate is fixed with silvered pendulum amplitude plate and leveling pin and with sliding security device when traveling. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel Breguet hands. Winding apertures for the going train concealed under the bezel, which is flanked by Prudence, one of the four Cardinal Virtues, and the allegory of the Genius of Fame, with hinged foot revealing the striking winding aperture. Small silvered dial set on the platform escapement for the seconds. M. Rectangular, 24 x 11 cm., heavy brass plates, two large going barrels with stop-work for the going train, large platform with unusual Breguet constant force escapement with very interesting security device locking the train when the platform is taken out, the impulse is delivered via pivoted impulse pin fitted with a small gold adjustable weight, the gold sapphire-jeweled fly wheel pushes the locking detent up which in turn brings the impulse pin up. Rack striking train set outside the back plate, striking on a bell, special safety mechanism to allow the hands to be turned backwards. Brass-iron gridiron pendulum with heavy brass bob, sapphire impulse pin mounted on a special bracket for depth adjustment, gravity unlocking lever, knife-edge suspension, additional safety device preventing the pendulum from dropping too close into the escapement, preventing coincidental damage to the escapement when moving the clock, micrometric adjusting knob. Signed on the dial, the case punched twice with the serial number (between the pedestal and the pyramid, and the other at the top of the pyramid below the suspension sliding cover). Dim. 575 x 345 x 215 mm.

J. Baillon, Paris, No. 3038, circa 1775. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel ring watch, entirely diamond-set, in original lizard fitted box.

C. Circular top with diamond-set hinged bezel, band decorated with green, red and white champlevé enamel in foliate pattern, bottom with champlevé enameled initials, diamond-set shank extending at the top. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, winding aperture at 10 o?clock. Blued steel "beetle and poker" hands. M. 15 mm. (7???), hinged, frosted gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain steel balance with flat balance spring, continental cock. Signed on the movement. Dim. Height 27 mm., width 23 mm.

Unsigned, attributed to Pierre Simon Gounouilhou, Geneva, circa 1820. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold, diamond-set quarter-hour repeating ring watch with special escape-ment and visible diamond-set balance.

C. Rectangular top with canted corners. Bezel chiseled and engraved with laurel-leaf wreath, beaded edge, band lightly engraved with repeated pattern, bottom with sliding panel revealing winding and setting apertures. D. Following the shape of the case, translucent dark blue enamel, top with aperture for diamond-set spinning balance, lower part with white enamel Breguet chapter with outer minute track. Blued steel "arrowhead" hands. M. 14 x 26.2 mm. (6 x 12???), rectangular with canted corners, virgule escapement, brass escape wheel, plain diamond-set balance with four spiral arms, flat balance spring, fixed barrel, quarter-hour repeater mounted on the back plate, all-or-nothing mechanism, activated by a slide at the edge of the ring, striking on a bell mounted over the escapement. Dim. Length 32 mm., width 21 mm.

Attributable to Piguet & Capt, circa 1810. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set lyre-shaped musical automaton.

C. One side of the sound-board decorated with a vase of gold and white flowers against a blue background, the winding aperture in one of the petals, the horns in a floral and foliate pattern against matching blue enamel, suspended from a double gold chain. Automaton: the figures in multicolored gold over polychrome enamel with a rural landscape and ruins in the background; a seated lady plays the hurdy-gurdy, a boy behind her taps his foot, a man dances to the music. M. 25 mm. (11???), circular, barillet type, six-wheel train with the last pinion in eccentric bushing to regulate the tempo, five tuned teeth, the dancer driven by pins mounted on the flat part of the barrel, the boy?s leg by the same, the hurdy-gurdy motion from an extra pinion driven from the barrel but not connected to the train. Dim: width 33 mm., length 64 mm.

The Harp Unsigned, Geneva, circa 1805. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel pearl-set musical harp fitted with a watch.

C. Front of the soundboard painted on enamel with an allegory of Music, below within a half pearl frame is the watch, the sides with an applied gold allegory of Love, the rest decorated mainly with blue enamel, the pegs for the gold strings set with diamonds. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, blued steel "spearhead" hands set in the center of a trapezoidal, dark blue champlevé plate with gold floral pattern. M. Trapezoidal, gilt full plate, circular pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance with blued steel flat spring, the continental cock pierced and engraved with asymmetrical scrolling foliage. Musical movement: barillet type with five teeth, five-wheel train, interesting speed regulation by means of a small pin protruding through the case, changing position of the last pinion bushing. Dim. 79 x 44 mm.