Charles Le Roy à Paris, Swiss, circa 1780.
Good 18-carat gold and enamel pearl set watch. Double body case, the back with a fine enamel painted allegorical scene (slightly restored on the edge) framed by an enamelled garland of flowers set with split pearls. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold 'poker' hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three armed balance continental cock and polished steel endpiece. In good condition. Diam. 54 mm.
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Bouvier Frères, Swiss, circa 1800.
Very fine and rare double face 18-carat gold and enamel watch with passing automatons. Double body polished case, the bezels with a ' champlevé' enamelled decoration (slightly restored). Off-set white enamel dial with Breguet numerals, small 'slow/fast' adjusting sector above. Gold 'Croissant' hands. On the rear face, an enamel painted scene of two children in a garden (slightly restored) with a ' champlevé' enamelled fountain and further decoration. Gold chiselled automatons are passing in an aperture over an enamel painted landscape. Full plate gilt brass movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with plain brass three armed balance. In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm.
HKD 150,000 - 180,000
CHF 30,000 - 35,000
Bouvier Frères, Swiss, circa 1800.
Fine and extremely rare double face 18-carat gold and enamel watch with animated passing automatons and visible balance. Double body case, the chiselled bezels with ' champlevé' enamelled decoration. Off-set dial with Arabic numerals, subsidiary 'fast/slow' adjustment indication and aperture revealing the balance. Gold Breguet hands. 'Champlevé' enamelled decoration (restored), on the rear side: cornucopia, doves, dog, urn and foliage with an aperture for the animated automatons passing over a painted landscape background with an automaton waterfall. Double train full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with plain polished steel four armed balance. Diam. 56 mm.
HKD 200,000 - 300,000
CHF 40,000 - 60,000
Chevalier & Compagnie, Swiss, circa 1790.
Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel watch. Double body engraved case, bezel and pendant with ' champlevé' enamelled decoration, the back with a fine enamel painted scene depicting Diane and a young lady in a landscape (the border slightly restored on the 'champlevé' decoration). White enamel dial with Empire numerals. Gold ' poker' hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain brass three armed balance, continental cock pierced and engraved with the maker's monogram, polished steel endpiece. In good condition. Diam. 55 mm.
HKD 70,000 - 80,000
CHF 14,000 - 16,000
Fine 18-carat gold and enamel very flat pearl set watch with a special escapement. Double body case with split pearl set bezel, the back with a very fine enamel scene painted 'en grisaille', depicting Venus and Cupid in a garden, split pearls on the border. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals. Gold hands. Fine gilt brass movement, very flat Hessen caliber, virgule escapement with plain brass three armed balance. In good condition. Diam. 56 mm.
HKD 70,000 - 80,000
CHF 14,000 - 16,000
Good leather covered, 'night and day' watch. Gilt brass shagreen covered double body case, the back with pick work, the winding hole with a shutter. Gilt silver 'champlevé' dial engraved with birds and with the signature, semi-circular aperture with Roman numerals on the edge for the sun and the moon pointers, outer Arabic minute ring. Blued steel minute hand. Gilt brass full plate movement with 'tulip' pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with plain three armed steel balance, English cock. In very good condition. Diam. 53 mm.
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 34,500
Very rare and important moon phase astronomical pendant watch. Octogonal 'fermé' type case, gilt brass body, silver cover and back, 'tulip' pendant. St. Sebastien engraved on the cover, St. Jean Baptiste on the back, further floral decoration. Silver off-set chapter ring with Roman numerals, subsidiary silver calendar ring above. Gilt brass dial plate, finely engraved with scrolls and landscapes, apertures for the age and phases of the moon, the months with their number of days, days of the week with the symbols of their planets. Blued steel hands. Gilt brass full plate shaped movement with amphora pillars, three wheel train, 'fusée' with gut line, verge escapement with circular foliot, pin cock pierced and engraved with strawburry flowers, spring tension adjustment by a click. In very good condition. 73 x 46 mm.
HKD 400,000 - 600,000
CHF 80,000 - 120,000
Martineau, London, circa 1750.
Good 20-carat gold pair cased 'repoussé' watch set with precious stones. Double body outer case, 'repoussé' in a Rocaille pattern and with a precious stone set butterfly. Plain double body inner case. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain gilt brass three armed balance, English cock with ruby endstone. In very good condition. Diam. 44 mm.
HKD 40,000 - 50,000
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: HKD 32,200
Very fine silver pair cased, hour striking and repeating coach watch with alarm. Double body, leather covered, pierced outer case with silver pique work. Double body 'bassine' case finely pierced and engraved on the edge with inhabited foliage, mask and landscape. 'Champlevé' silver dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring; inner alarum revolving disc. Blued steel 'poker' hands. Fine gilt brass full plate movement with baluster pillars, 'fusée' and chain, verge escapement, plain steel three armed balance, English cock with a pierced ruby and a ruby endstone. Alarm and striking trains with fixed barrels, striking on a bell. In good condition. Diam. 105 mm.
HKD 250,000 - 300,000
CHF 50,000 - 60,000
Joh. Christoph Erhardt, Germany, circa 1700.
Rare movement of a 'Wondering time' watch, in a later case. Specially made gilt silver triple body case with fixed cuvette. Fine 'champlevé' silver dial with an applied enamel painted portrait of a lady framed in a gilt brass decorative plate pierced and engraved with scrolls and animals. The hours in Roman numerals appear successively on the volvelle and point the minutes on the edge of the semi-circular aperture, inner indication of the quarters of hours. Gilt brass full plate movement with 'tulip' pillars, verge escapement, plain three armed steel balance, English cock with ruby endstone. In good condition. Diam. 65 mm.
HKD 15,000 - 18,000
CHF 3,000 - 3,500
Sold: HKD 25,300
Ls. Duchene & Comp., Swiss, circa 1785.
Very fine 18-carat gold pearl and diamond paved watch. Double body case with split pearl set bezel, the back paved with split pearls and centered with a rose diamond an ruby set roset. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Gold hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, continental cock with ruby endstone. In very good condition. Diam. 46 mm.
HKD 50,000 - 60,000
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
Extremely rare 18-ct gold and platinum diamond set miniature watch. Double body case paved overall with rose diamonds. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals. Blued steel `spade' hands. 14 mm. gilt brass full plate 3.5 g. movement with conical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three armed balance, continental cock with polished steel endpiece. In very good condition. Diam. 17 mm.
HKD 75,000 - 90,000
CHF 15,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 66,700
MALLET a Paris, hallmarked 1778.
Fine 18-ct gold and enamel watch. Double body engraved case with champleve translucent enamelled garlands of flowers and a painted enamel portrait of a lady on the back. Later white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Gold Louis XV hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with conical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with plain brass three armed balance, continental cock and polished steel endpiece. In good condition. Diam. 30 mm.
HKD 15,000 - 18,000
CHF 3,000 - 3,500
Sold: HKD 16,100
Estelle Hubert Pautex, Swiss, circa 1850
18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased watch. Massive four body case with reeded band and engraved 'vermicelli' decoration, the painted enamel portrait of a gentleman on the cover (slightly scratched). Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Gilt metal Breguet hands. Gilt brass bar movement, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement with plain brass three armed balance. In good condition. Diam. 35 mm.
HKD 11,000 - 12,500
CHF 2,200 - 2,500
Juillard Frères & Morel, Genève, circa 1850
Good 18-carat gold and enamel hunting case watch. Five body case with reeded band, a young lady with her child finely painted on the enamel cover, further ' champleve' enamelled and engraved floral decoration (slightly restored); moutain landscape painted on the enamel back with vine-branch decoration. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. Gilt brass bar movement, 15 jewels, swan neck lateral leaver escapement, bimetallic balance. Good condition. Diam. 40 mm.
HKD 18,000 - 20,000
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
Sold: HKD 12,650
18-carat gold and enamel watch. Four body engraved case with reeded band, a very fine enamelled portrait of the Christ painted on the back with further engraved and 'champleve' enamelled decoration. Engine turned gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Gold Breguet hands. Gilt brass bar movement, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement with plain brass three armed balance. In very good condition. Diam. 38 mm.
HKD 10,000 - 12,500
CHF 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: HKD 10,925
Humbert Brolliet à Genève, circa 1840.
Very unusual 18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased watch with jumping hours and decorated dial. Five body case with chiselled band, the cover and the back engraved with scrolls and flowers, centred with two fine 'orientalist' enamelled paintings (slightly restored). Engine turned gold cuvette. Fine enamel portrait of a reclining young lady painted on the dial, with aperture the jumping hours and outer minute ring. Gold Breguet hand. Gilt brass bar movement, 15 jewels, right angle lever escapement with cut bimetallic balance. In good condition. Diam. 43 mm.
HKD 80,000 - 90,000
CHF 16,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 80,500
H. GRANDJEAN & Cie au Locle, circa 1870.
Good 18-carat gold and enamel diamond set watch. Four body case with scallop edges, the cover and the back with painted decoration in the Renaissance style over a black enamel background, further champleve enamelled floral decoration and rose diamonds set ornament at the centre of the cover (very slightly restored). Gold cuvette. Silver engine turned dial with gilt decoration, Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steed ' spade' hands. Three quarter plate, nickel plated 14"' keyless movement, 10 jewels, lateral leaver escapement with plain gold three armed balance. In good condition. Diam. 40 mm.
HKD 14,000 - 16,000
CHF 2,800 - 3,200
Sold: HKD 19,550
Good extra 18-carat gold and enamel watch with ' Bagnolet' caliber. Triple body case with chiselled edges, pendant and bow, the back engine turned in a 'vermicelli' pattern and centred with a very nice champleve enamelled roset. Silver dial with Roman numerals and a central floral decoration. Blued steel 'spade' hands. Fine gilt brass inverted movement, eight jewels with the train of wheel, the cylinder escapement and the plain brass three armed balance sunk in the single plate engraved with scrolls, below the dial. In good condition. Diam. 42 mm.
HKD 9,000 - 11,000
CHF 1,800 - 21,200
Sold: HKD 9,200
Adre. BRUNET à Genève, circa 1830.
Good 18-carat gold and enamel very flat watch with a visible balance. Four body case with chiselled edges, reeded band, the back engine turned in a 'vermicelli' pattern and centred with scrolled champleve enamelled decoration (slightly restored). Engine turned gold cuvette. Silver off-set dial with Roman numerals finely engraved with an harbour scene, balance aperture below the dial. Paste set gold arrow hands. Very thin gilt inverted bar movement, eight jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gold five armed balance. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.
HKD 18,000 - 20,000
CHF 3,500 - 4,000