C. three-body, polished, screwed-down case back, revolving graduated bezel, ridged band, concave lugs. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 582 rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 2,000 - 3,000
Sold: USD 3,220
C. three-body, polished, ridged bezel, transparent back. D. "guilloché" silver with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and triangular indexes on a plain reserve, aperture for the date, on the back, chronograph start/stop display with the seconds and the retrograde 30 minutes register ring dials. "Lozenge" tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 859 rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 27 x 44 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 5,000 - 6,000
C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with screws, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. skeletonized with an outer graduation in painted radial Roman numerals. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 16''' gilt brass, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Case signed.Diam. 43 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 13,000 - 16,000
C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent back, bezel set with diamonds, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. skeletonized with auxiliary dials for the retrograde days of the months, the days of the week and the months, aperture for the moon phases. M. engraved, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 18K gold rotor set with diamonds.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AAA
USD 18,000 - 22,000
C. solid, polished, transparent back, ridged band, straight lugs, screwed bars, sapphire crystal. D. transparent with painted Roman numerals on a plain reserve, graduations for the 24 hours and the up-and-down, on the 6, the visible tourbillon. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 12''' skeletonized, engraved gold, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.
Grading System:
USD 50,000 - 60,000
Sold: USD 46,000
C. four-body, solid, polished and brushed, with a red and green transluscent enameled and embossed poppy on the back, hinged gold cuvette. D. white enamel with painted radial Roman numerals and an outer minute graduation in Arabic numerals. "Spade" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 9 3/4''', gilt brass, 15 jewels, cylinder escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 27 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 2,800 - 3,200
Sold: USD 4,830
C. two-body, solid, polished, dedicated back, bezel and flame-shaped extented lugs set with large round diamonds. D. matte silver with applied white gold indexes. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. Cal. 13,5-320, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 17 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 3,000 - 4,500
Sold: USD 2,990
C. two-body, the front with engraved floral decoration in a vermicelli pattern, interlocked with an oval ring with two rows of turquoises separated by opaque black enamel, front hinged to reveal the front cover of the movement and the winding and setting apertures, concealed spring-loaded disc revealing the dial when released by a small pin at the edge. D. white enamel with Roman numerals, outer minute ring, blued-steel Breguet index regulator with aperture in front plate for adjustment.Signed on gold back plate.Dim. 56 x 51 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 10,000 - 12,000
C. two-body, massive, polished, pyramidal bezel, double overhanging central lugs, flat-top crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. 7 1/2''' rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 20 x 20 mm.Bracelet measuring approx. 165 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 3,000 - 3,500
The Reading LessonBaillon, Paris, circa 1770.Fine and interesting, 20K gold and enamel pocket watch.
C. two-body, "Louis XV", the back with a finely painted on enamel scene with two barefoot children reading to a seated lady, while their mother looks on, possibly after François Boucher (1703-1770), the bezel with four enamel flowers against an engraved straight line pattern. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring with Arabic five-minute markers. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 35.8 mm ø, hinged, gilt brass full plate with square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain seel balance, continental cock.Signed on the movement.Diam. 44 mm
Grading System: AA
USD 3,500 - 5,000
C. two-body, "Louis XVI", the back very finely painted with a maiden kneeling before an altar of love with two flaming hearts, an angel appearing in the clouds and two doves on a quiver, all in a classical setting, translucent blue frame with a rope-twist paillon pattern, the bezels set with half pearls. Chatelaine with two principal panels, the lower one painted on enamel with a maiden in a classical setting, the reverse with gold and green paillons forming a flower vase, the top one centered btranslucent dark blue enamel over "sunburst" engine-turning with a very fine paillon rosette, white enamel frame within two sectors of blue champlevé enamel with a decorative gold and green paillon pattern, both panels joined by four gold chains, the bottom panel finished with four chains bearing a gold and enamel key, a seal and two small matching panels with gold tassels. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o'clockElaborate gold hands. M. 39.5 mm ø, hinged, gilt full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass balance, continental symmetrical cock, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System: AAA
USD 7,000 - 8,000
C. two-body, "Louis XVI", the back finely painted on enamel in the manner of Richter depicting a young man with a bow and a shepherdess in a wood, with mountains in the background, blue laurel leaf paillon frame with gold paillon borders, the bezels with an azure champlevé laurel leaf pattern within white enamel borders, the front bezel with half pearls. D. white enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, fifteen-minute Arabic markers. Gold "beetle and poker" hands. M. 36.7 mm ø, hinged, glt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, continental cock, repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 48 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 9,000 - 11,000
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, rounded bezel, ridged band, straight lugs, screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on an off-center brushed silver reserve with the cryptographic signature, sector graduation for the age of the moon, apertures for the days of the week, the days of the month and the moon phases. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 12 1/2''' rhodium-plated, "fauses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, lever escapement, timed-annular balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, 18'000 vibrations/hr., 21K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 11,000 - 14,000
Sold: USD 12,650
C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, partly guilloché case back, rounded bezel, ridged band, straight lugs, screwed bars, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a brushed silver reserve with the cryptographic signature, sector graduation for the age of the moon, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, inner graduation for the days of the month. "Breguet" and "Serpentine" blued steel hans. M. Cal. 12 1/2''' rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, lever escapement, timed-annular balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, 18'000 vibrations/hr., 21K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 9,000 - 11,000
Sold: USD 10,925
C. two-body, solid, polished, partly guilloché back, ridged band, straight lugs, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, auxiliary seconds dial. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 1407 rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 3,500 - 4,500
C. three-body, solid, polished, back with screws, fluted band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, screwed bars, fluted winding-crown. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the date. "Breguet" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 549 rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K "guilloché" gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 5,000 - 6,000
C. four-body, "Empire", the back finely painted on enamel with a bouquet of flowers on a light green enamel background, the band with a geometrical pattern in matching light green champlevé enamel, gold hinged, glazed cuvette, bezels, pendant and bow set with half pearls. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 31.4 mm ø, highly polished steel, typical "Chinese" caliber with standing barrel, 6 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain three-arm steel balance.Movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 3,000 - 4,000
Sold: USD 3,910
C. two-body, the back featuring two enamel techniques: champlevé and painted enamel forming a bouquet of flowers on a black ground, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated in champlevé foliage on a rose ground. D. white enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute and second divisions. Blued steel "spoon" hands. M. 43.7 mm ø, polished steel, "Chinese" caliber with steel wheels and standing barrel, 6 jewels, duplex escapement, plain five-arm steel balance, blued steel balance-spring.Signed on the movement.Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AAA
USD 10,000 - 14,000
C. double-body," Empire", the back cover with a very finely painted scene depicting the abduction of Helen, the band with split pearls on an azure enamel ground, the bezels set with half pearls, gold hinged engraved cuvette. D. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Gold "spoon" hands. M. 48 mm ø, gilt brass, entirely engraved "Chinese" bridge caliber, 7 jewels, standing barrel, ruby duplex escapement, five-arm plain steel balnce, blued steel flat balance-spring.Movement signed.Diam. 60 mm.
Grading System: AAA
USD 30,000 - 35,000
C. two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied white gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours, and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, slf-compensating flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.
Grading System: AAA
USD 28,000 - 32,000
Sold: USD 29,900