Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 862823, case No. 628810, circa 1944. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, satine, straight "claw" lugs. D. champagne with applied pink gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton " pink gold hands. M. 13"' CC, Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Swiss, circa 1820. Fine 18K gold quarter repeating watch with automaton Jacks.

C. Three body, Empire with reeded band, polished. Gilt brass cuvette. D. Small white enamel with Breguet numerals. Blued steel spade hands. Black enamelld dial plate with applied silver automaton Jacks of Martin - Martine type, striking hours and quarters on two bells. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance with flat balance spring. Gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Diam. 57 mm.

Cugnier-Leschot, Swiss, 130932, circa 1820. Rare and unusual, 18K gold and enamel, quarter repeating automaton watch.

C. Three body Empire, with reeded band and polished back. Hinged gilt brass cuvette. D. White enamel eccentric chapter ring with Breguet numerals. Blued steel "scotties" hands. Varicoloured gold automaton scene on a balcony, applied on a azure champleve enamel ground. Driven by the repeating train, a Punchinello suddenly appears to strike hours and quarters on a bell. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-armed balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock and polished steel endpiece. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 57 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 973037, case No. 665897, Ref. 1450, circa 1951. Fine and rare, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two body, massive, polished, satine, hooded lugs. D. black with applied gold rectangular and triangular indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton" gold hands. M. 9"'-90, tonneau, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 25 x 37 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 924924, case No. 298786, circa 1943. Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two body, massive, polished, concave lugs. D. matted silver with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton" yellow gold hands. M. 12"'-120, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 830921, case No. 503571, Ref. 461, made in 1936, sold on December 16, 1936. Fine and elegant, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two body, massive, polished, oval shaped mobile lugs. D. two-tone silver with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 9" '-90, tonneau, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 20 x 42 mm. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 956358, case No. 657198, Ref. 1486, made in 1951, sold on December 18, 1951. Fine, square, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch d corns capuchonnees, etanche with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. five body, massive, polished, satine, hooded lugs, bearing special sliding lateral bars to keep the watch resistant to humidity and dust. D. matted silver with applied gold "pyramide" indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. M. 10"'-200, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 x 37 mm. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Piguet Meylan, Geneva, No. 4663, retailed by Fd. Aubert, Geneva, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1820. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, quarter repeating centre seconds musical watch with automaton scene.

C. Three body, Empire with split-pearl set bezels, pendant and bow, the band with champleve enamelled decoration, the back enamel panel painted with a very fine composition of summer flowers over a powder blue ground. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds ring. Gold Breguet hands. Disclosed by the spring-loaded back, the varicoloured gold automaton scene of a sitting man in classical dress, playing the lyre and children on a see-saw in applied over a finely painted enamel lake-side landscape, a castle on the back ground. M. 22"', gilt brass double train with free standing barrels engraved with a foliage decoration, inverted cylinder escapement with plain brass three-arm balance and flat balance spring. Repeating on gongs by depressing the pendant. Pin-disc musical train with 19 vibrating steel teeth on either side of the disc. Piquet t' Meylan Master Mark on the front plate, beneath the dial (rubbed). Diam. 59 mm

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No 863089, case No. 625767, Ref. 1463, made in 1942, sold on November 30, 1945 to Mr. Caran d'Ache. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, with leather strap and stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, satin g, screwed case back, concave lugs, dust protecting cap. D. matted silver with applied steel indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Baton " steel hands. M. 13"'CC, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Accompanied by Extract from the Archives.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 867773, case No. 653984, Ref. 130, circa 1944. Very fine and rare, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer.

C. three body, massive, polished, saline, concave lugs. D. matted silver with applied steel indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille " steel hands. M. 13"' , rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monobimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

German, circa 1675. Fine and rare burr walnut early pendulum clock.

C. Architectural burr walnut moulded rectangular with moulded pediment. D. Gilt-brass chapter ring with Roman numerals, half-hour divisions and outer Arabic minutes ring. Brass hour and steel minutes hands. Gilt-brass dial plate, the centre finely engraved with a countryside landscape with inscription: A Hora sic dies nastri super terram, concerning Gods who are above the Earth, foliage decoration on the top corners, coat-of-arms on the lower ones, the lower border with inscription: Indite me quoties sugrentes conspicis horns to toties gressu Mors propiore pronit, point out to me: every time that you observe the hours that go by, it is Death which is drawing always closer to you. Brass plumb line on the top left corner. M. Brass trapezoidal with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, verge escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Dim. 59 x 53 x 28 cm.

Gabriel Aichner, Augsburg or Nurnberg, circa 1640. Fine and rare hour striking automton table clock a cercle tournant.

C. A partly gilt, blackamoor in a green painted dress, shows the time on a silverred cercle tournant, applied on a gilt bronze revolving sphere. Standing on three bun-feet the embossed circular gilt copper ogee bases with foliage decoration is surmounted by an open gallery for the bell. D. Silvered horizontal chapter ring with Roma numerals. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, gilt brass fixed barrel engraved with foliage, a pinion on the revolving arbor driving the kidney cam of the stackfreed, verge escapement the brass balance now fitted with a balance spring with later irregular gilt brass pierced and engraved cock. Striking on a bell, the count wheel sunk in the back plate. The striking train drives the head of the blackamoor who turn from right to left and from left to right, while the clock is striking. Signed on the back plate. Dim. 30 x 14.5 cm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 977116, case No. 2600874, Ref. 2461, circa 1960. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two body, massive, polished, saline, faceted bezel, two facet crystal. D. matted silver with applied white gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton " white gold hands. M. 9"'-90, Geneva Quality Hall Mark, tonneau, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 23 x 42 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 723433, case No. 305896, Ref. 1589, circa 1954. Fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K yellow gold buckle.

C. two body, massive, polished, satine, concave lugs. D. matted silver with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton" yellow gold hands. M. 12"'-120, Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diatn. 36 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 974403, case No. 671687, Ref. 2442, circa 1953, retailed by Serpico Y Laino, Caracas (Venezuela). Extremely fine and very rare rectangular "bombe " , 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two body, flared, massive, polished, saline. D. matted silver with applied pink gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" pink gold hands.M. 9 '"90, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Serpico Y Laino Master Mark on the back. Dim. 26 x 43 mm.

German, circa 1600. Very fine and rare, early, gilt bronze and silver oval hour striking pre-balance spring clock watch.

C. Oval, gilt bronze mounted, the silver band pierced and engraved with foliage, the silver cover engraved with a scene depicting "The Annunciation " , the silver back engraved en suite with a scene depicting "The Nativity", branches of laurel inside the cover with initials, loose ring pendant and turned finial button. D. Silver chapter ring with Roman numerals for hours from I to XII and in the German style, outer Arabic ring for hours from 13 to Z4. Blued steel single hand. Gilt brass dial plate engraved with foliage and flowers, Adam and Eve above the dial, Venus below, a small village to the centre. M. Hinged oval gilt brass full plate with primitive "tulip'" pillars, fusee with gut line, verge escapement, plain steel two-arm balance without spring, irregular oval foliage pierced and engraved cock secured by a pin, with blued steel click for the ratchet wheel set-up. Striking on a bell, the striking train with gilt brass pierced and engraved fixed barrel and revolving arbor, silver count wheel engraved with flowers, on the back plate. Dim. 73 x 47 mm. (excluding ring)

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 176125, case No. 618821, Ref. 1416 HU, made in 1939, sold on October 9, 1940. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K yellow gold, "World Time" gentleman's wristwatch.

C. three body, massive, polished, hand engraved revolving reeded bezel bearing the names of 30 cities in the world, straight "claw" lugs. D. matted silver with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals, concentric, revolving dial in 24 hours for the nocturnal and diurnal hours. Yellow gold fancy hands. M. 12"' -HU rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm.

German, the ring late 16th century, the cameo circa 1500. Important and exceptionally rare gold, enamel and ruby `Sundial' ring.

Ring: Oval hoop terminating in volute scrolls enamelled in translucent green, white, dark blue and black (small chips), the hinged oval bezel enamelled en suite, and set with a carved ruby cameo of the Virgin and Child. She is veiled and cradles the Child in one arm, the other is drawn across her breast to clasp His hand outstretched towards her heart. Sundial: A thumbpiece allows the cover to open to 90 degrees, revealing the sundial. The ring body contains an inset magnetic compass under glass, with iron needle, with the chapters and hour lines engraved on the gold retaining ring; Arabic numerals with `Z' in place of conventional `2's. A string gnomon runs from the `6.30' position to the edge of the cover. Dim: 28 x 24 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 869154, case No. 2642006, Ref. 1436, circa 1964. Extremely fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button split-second chronograph, register and tachometer, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished. D. matted silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. 13 "' CCR, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 25 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balancespring, micrometer regulator, the coaxial button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the split-second chronograph. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Nicolaus Schmidt der Junger, (Augsburg), circa 1620. Fine and almost certainly unique gilt bronze automaton pre-balance spring table watch designed as a skull, which opens and closes its mouth automatically while automaton serpents come out and go back into each eye-socket, alternatively.

C. Designed as a skull set on two crossed shinbones and mounted on a gilt brass tripod, the hinged skull cap (restored) disclosing the dial. Later hexagonal ebony moulded base. D. Silver champleve enamelled dial with floral decoration. Gilt brass single hand. M. Hinged oval gilt brass full plate with urn pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel twoarm balance without spring, gilt brass pierced and engraved irregular cock secured by a screw with matching click for the ratchet wheel set-up. The movements of the automaton jaw and the serpents in the eyes are con troled by two six spoke cams driven by the fusee and revolving twenty times an hour, so that the mouth takes three minutes to open and then closes suddenly while the serpents pop-out and return back into each eye-socket alternately, twice a minute. Height 14 cm., including the base. Signed on the back plate.