Dunhill, movement No. 104275, case No. 5245 by Tavannes, circa 1940.Fine and rare sterling silver and black lacquer, painted in Japanese style 'La Captive' purse watch.

C. Rectangular with two panels that flip open by pressing the spring-loaded sides of the case to display the movement and the dial, which can be tilted and held by the panels, making it a desk clock. The entire case is covered with black lacquer and painted in Chinese style showing a plant near a stream. D. Matted silver with applied gold Arabic numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. 8??? cal 816, rhodium plated, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, flat balancepring, index regulator.Signed Tavannes on dial, case, and movement, and 'Dunhill' on the dial.Dim. 46x34 mm.

Perrelet, Horloger Mécanicien du Roy, Paris, No. 478, engraved 11/32 (probably meaning November 1832), stamped with a French gold mark used from Aug 16, 1819 to May 9, 1832.Interesting 18K rose gold, 12 hour recorder, independent dead-seconds watch with two motion trains.

C. Four-body, 'forme quatre-baguettes', engine-turned back centered by a fine engraving of Homage de Socrates, with a bust of Socrates at the top, engine-turned band, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silver, engine-turned with symmetrical small Roman and Arabic chapter rings, and small subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands. M. 23???, bar, fire-gilded, double train, cylinder escapement, monometallic platinum three-arm flat balance, index regulator with compensation curb, parachute on top pivot, jeweledto the third wheel. Independent dead center-seconds by means of a flirt which acts on the escape pinion and an activating bolt in the band. One motion train is driven directly by the independent seconds train in order to be used as hour and minute recorder.Signed on the dial and cuvette.Diam. 56 mm.

David Delachaux, Le Locle, Switzerland, No. 9760, retailed by Barich Cornell, New York, circa 1850.Fine 18K gold, hunting-cased, 12 hour recorder, independent dead-seconds watch with two motion trains.

C. Four-body, 'forme quatre baguettes', bezels engraved with scrolled foliage, front cover engraved with a scene of two gentlemen riding in two-wheeled carriages, the back engraved with a galloping horse with a nude woman tied onto it. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold with two small symmetrical Roman chapter rings, and small subsidiary seconds. Gold Breguet hands, blued-steel sweep-seconds hand. M. 21???, gilded, double train, 3/4 plate with cylindrical pillars, lateral club-tooth lever escapement,teel escape wheel, bimetallic compensation balance, flat balance spring with index regulator. The back plate with large translucent 'Liverpool' jewels. Independent dead center-seconds by means of a flirt on the escape pinion and through an activating bolt in the band. One motion train is driven directly from the independent seconds train in order to be used as hour and minute recorders, but it can be used as a second time zone dial if the independent seconds are run continuously.Signed on the movement, the cuvette signed by the retailer.Diam. 57 mm.

Mathey Peytieu, Locle, No. 5203, circa 1850.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased,12 hour recorder, independent dead-seconds watch with two motion trains.

C. Four-body, 'forme quatre baguettes', engine-turned, front centered with blank cartouche, hinged gold cuvette. D. Gold with two small symmetrical Roman chapter rings, and small subsidiary seconds. Gold 'arrow' hands.M. 19???, bar, gilded, double train, lateral club-tooth lever escapement, steel escape wheel, bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring with index regulator, 29 jewels. Independent dead center-seconds by means of a flirt on the escape pinion and through activating bolt in the band. One motion train is driven directly from the independent seconds train in order to be used as hour and minute recorders.Signed on the cuvette, case stamped 'G.C & Co'.Diam. 52 mm.

Vaucher Frères à Fleurier, Swiss, circa 1840.Very fine 18K gold, double-barrel, special escapement watch for 8-day duration.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', coin-edge, back cover with barley-corn engine-turning, gold hinged cuvette decorated with moiré pattern engine-turning within a round frame decorated in wave pattern engine-turning with advancing indexing every circle. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring. M. 19???, fire-gilded, ruby duplex escapement, ruby impulse pin, fire-gilded monometallic balance, flat balance spring, jeweled on five wheels, with balance and escape wheels with endstones in châton.Signed on dial and case.Diam. 48 mm.

Henry Capt, Genève, No. 326015, circa 1920.Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless 8-day watch.

C. Four-body, 'demi-bassine', polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silvered, applied Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds, and up-and-down scale calibrated for 8 days, gold 'cathedral' hands. M. 16???, rhodiumed, 'fausses côtes' decoration, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, all wheels jeweled, the entire escapement with ruby endstones, 'swan-neck' micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 46 mm.

Gontard et Cie, à Paris, No. 1153, circa 1870.Fine and rare 18K gold, 15-day going watch with power reserve indication.

C. Three-body, 'forme quatre baguettes', engine-turned with reeded band. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 19???, gilded brass, 8 jewels, special calibre with large mainspring barrel covering the entire back of the watch, winding indication sector calibrated for 15 days on the barrel cover driven directly from the pinion mounted on the winding arbor. Cylinder escapement, monometallic three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the dial and barrel cover.Diam. 49 mm.

Breguet "Type XX", No. 21126, 1970's.Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register, with black bezel.

C. three-body, polished, screw-down case back, graduated revolving bezel, lapidated lugs. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes registers. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. 14''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Signed on the dial, numbered on the case.Diam. 38 mm.

J. Auricoste, Type 20, 1970's.Fine, water-resistant, stainless steel military wristwatch, with "retour en vol" round button chronograph and register.

C. three-body, polished, screw-down case back, revolving graduated bezel. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, and the 30 minutes register. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 14''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Signed on the dial and the movement, numbered on the case.Diam. 37 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Explorer", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1016, 1980's.Fine tonneau shaped, water-resistant, center-seconds, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1680, third generation, 1980's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m./660ft., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Flush-Fit" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel for decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, "GMT Master", Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1675, 1960's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, two time zone, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with three hands. Accompanied by a stainless steel Jubilée bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and protected crown, graduated and reeded revolving red and blue bezel for the second time zone in 24 hours D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated steel hands with independent adjustment.M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual "Submariner", Ref. 5513, third generation, 1980's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m./660ft., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Flush-Fit" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel for decompression times, "Triplock" winding crown protected by "Crown Guard". D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1680, third generation, 1980's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m./660ft., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Flush-Fit" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, Sea-Dweller, Submariner 2000, 2000ft/610m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1665, 1970's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 2000ft./610m., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated revolving bezel for decompression times, "Triplock" winding crown on the 9, on the band, the gas-escape valve. D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date, the words "Sea-Dweller - Submariner 2000" in red. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-bsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner", Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 1680, third generation, 1980's.Fine center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m./660ft., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by a stainless steel "Flush-Fit" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.

Jeannot, Genève, No. 18757, circa 1880.Fine 18K gold, keyless watch for the Spanish market with original fitted box and two extra original dials.

C. Four-body, 'forme deux filets', engine-turned back centered by an oval cartouche in blank surrounded by a delicate floral engraving, elaborate engine-turning inside, reeded band, each bezel double reeded, hinged glazed cuvette. D. Silver with multicolored gold applied floral decoration, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued-steel 'spade' hands. M. 19???, nickel, barrel bridge with fine spotting decoration, the rest in 'fausses côtes' decoration, straight-line, calibrated lever escapement,cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, jeweled to the 3rd wheel, with endstones on the entire escapement, gold train, pin-set.Signed on dial and box, numbered on the case and the box.Diam. 54 mm.

Girard Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 16719-77169, circa 1880.Fine 18K gold hunting-cased pocket chronometer.

C. Four-body massive 'bassine et filets', polished, front centered with monogram within floral engraving, elaborate engine-turning inside covers, gold hinged cuvette with fine engine-turned border over gold hinged glazed bezel. D. Silver, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with dot divisions, subsidiary seconds, blued-steel "spade" hands, snap-on fit. M. 18??? half-plate, nickel, damascened in a star pattern, pivoted detent escapement, gold wheels, bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperture screws, blued-steel Breguet balance spring.Signed dial, case, and movement.Diam. 51 mm.

Audemars Frères, Swiss, No. 45559, retailed by Spangenberg & Freccero, Montevideo, circa 1910.Fine 18K rose gold, demi hunting-cased astronomical, keyless, minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and chronograph.

C. Four-body, 'bassine et filets', polished, with a coat-of-arms and the motto 'Deus Alit Eos'. Hinged gold cuvette. The inside back cover stamped with 'A.H. GENEVE' in an ellipse. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes and chronograph divisions, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, days of the month, months of the four-year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds with inner phases of the moon aperture. Gold 'spade' hands, the chronograph and calendar hands in blued-stee. M. 19???, gilded brass, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring with swan-neck micrometric regulator, wolf-teeth winding wheels, the going, repeater and chronograph trains fully jeweled. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 55 mm.

Allard à Péronne, Swiss, circa 1890.Fine 18K rose gold watch with special balance spring.

C. Three-body, 'Directoire', polished, back centered with initials 'DG', gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minutes in red, gold "spade" hands. M. 18 1/2??? matte gilded bar calibre, straight-line, calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature screws, blued-steel helical balance spring with terminal curves, index regulator, frosted wolf-teeth winding wheels, pin-set.Signed on the caseDiam. 48 mm