A. Berthoud a Genève. Made circa 1850, decorated with a painted on enamel scene of a mother and child with a bird, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 37 mm. B. Baudin Freres, Genève, No. 8478. Made circa 1850, decorated with painted on enamel flowers on a green guilloche enamel ground with pale blue border, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 33 mm. C. Mermod Frères, Genève & St. Croix. Made circa 1850, half-open faced, fully engraved, the back decorated with black champlevé enamel and set with a rose-cut diamond rosette, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 35 mm. D. Bergeon, Genève. Made circa 1860, decorated with a painted on enamel portrait of a young lady wearing a mantilla set with three rose-cut diamonds, gold and blue enamel bow-brooch attachment, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 31 mm. E. Vacheron, Genève. Made circa 1860, the back decorated with an allegorical portrait of a lady with a translucent blue background, gold and blue enamel bow-brooch attachment, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 32 mm. F. Vacheron, Genève. Made circa 1850, foliate engraved and decorated with enamel flowers, silver enamel and paste-set egg pendant, movement with cylinder escapement. Diam. 26 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 18,000 - 25,000
USD 2,300 - 3,200
EUR 1,800 - 2,600
Sold: HKD 63,720
C. Outer: two-body, ?bassine?, engraved with a swirling pattern, inner: two-body, ?bassine?, polished. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals. Rose-cut diamond-set hands. M. 36 mm., hinged, gilt full plate, square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 12,000 - 18,000
USD 1,500 - 2,300
EUR 1,200 - 1,800
Sold: HKD 16,520
C. Two-body, ?Consular?, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15 minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 48 mm (21??), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dials, cases and movements signed Bovet in Chinese characters, the movements also signed Bovet, Fleurier. Diam. 57 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 25,000 - 40,000
USD 3,200 - 5,000
EUR 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: HKD 30,680
C. Two-body, ?Consular?, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15 minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 39 mm (17 1/2???), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dials, cases and movements signed Bovet in Chinese characters. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 22,000 - 35,000
USD 2,800 - 4,500
EUR 2,300 - 3,600
Sold: HKD 25,960
C. Two-body, ?Consular?, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15 minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 32 mm (14???), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, Jacot duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with ?winged? weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. The second: C. Two-body, ?Consular?, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15 minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 32 mm (14???), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance with blued steel ?winged? weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. The first signed Felix Guinand in Chinese characters on the case. The second signed B & Co. on the case. Diam. 40 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 6,000 - 10,000
USD 800 - 1,300
EUR 600 - 1,000
Sold: HKD 10,620
C. Two-body, ?Consular?, polished, spring-loaded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15 minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 27 mm (12???), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dials, cases and movements signed Guinand in Chinese characters. Diam. 34 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 25,000 - 40,000
USD 3,200 - 5,000
EUR 2,600 - 4,000
Sold: HKD 30,680
C. Three-body, the back painted on enamel with a Hindu horseman on a white horse shooting arrows at a tiger in a jungle clearing, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Spring-loaded glazed gilt-rimmed cuvette. D. White enamel, thin radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15-minute/seconds numerals. Blued steel ?flower? hands. M. 48 mm., mirror-polished and blued steel, "Chinese" caliber, 9 jewels, free-standing barrel, Jacot duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel ?winged? weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Movements signed and also on the case with Chinese characters. Diam. 56 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 200,000 - 250,000
USD 26,000 - 32,000
EUR 20,000 - 26,000
Sold: HKD 472,000
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, the back painted on enamel with a tiger attacking a hunter, another on a white horse shoots at the attacking tiger in a landscape, gold paillon highlights, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Spring-loaded silver-gilt cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals. Gilt ?ovoid? hands. M. 49 mm (21???), engraved gilt "Chinese" caliber, free-standing barrel, single-wheel duplex escapement, five-arm flat rim polished steel balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 100,000 - 130,000
USD 13,000 - 17,000
EUR 10,000 - 13,000
Sold: HKD 141,600
C.Two-body, ?Consular?, back cover decorated with a finely painted portrait of a young lady in a powdered wig with a garland of roses and a pale blue dress, the portrait surrounded by dark blue translucent enamel over wavy-line engine-turning, the second watch decorated with a lady with long flowing hair with violets and a white-edged yellow dress, the bezels set with split-pearls. Spring-loaded, gilded and glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and seconds divisions and fifteen minute Arabic numerals. Blued steel 'ovoid' hands. M. 47 mm (21??), gilded and entirely foliate engraved, ?Chinese? caliber, 16 jewels, free-standing barrel, counterpoised lateral lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. The first movement signed Juvet in Chinese characters. The second watch case with faux English hallmarks. Diam. 55 & 56 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 55,000 - 70,000
USD 7,000 - 9,000
EUR 5,600 - 7,200
Sold: HKD 76,700
C. Three-body, reeded band, split-pearl set bezels, pendant and bow, the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel bouquet of flowers on an imperial blue ground. Hinged and sprung glazed cuvette for viewing the movement. D. White enamel with slender radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel ?flower? hands. M. 48 mm., gilt brass, Chinese caliber, fully foliate engraved, 8 jewels, standing barrel, duplex escapement, monometallic balance with blued steel ?winged? weights, flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 42,000 - 60,000
USD 5,500 - 7,700
EUR 4,300 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 100,300
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets?, both covers decorated with translucent Imperial blue enamel over engine-turning, the front painted with a portrait of a lady with flowers in her hair, the back with a young couple on a grassy bank, pearl-set bezels. Hinged silver-gilt cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 44 mm., 19.5???, frosted gilt, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with self?compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a pusher in the band. Dial signed Chronophone. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 27,000 - 43,000
USD 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,800 - 4,500
Sold: HKD 64,900
C. Four-body, ?bassine?, solid, polished, monogrammed case back. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 18''', rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, cuvette and movement signed, case signed J.E. Caldwell. Diam. 49 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 11,000 - 15,000
USD 1,400 - 2,000
EUR 1,100 - 1,500
C. Three-body, "forme quatre baguettes" with engine-turned flat band and polished back. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold Breguet hands. M. 43 mm., 19"', gilt brass, unusual bar caliber with the platinum winding weight pivoted in a recess on the border, double-ended banking spring, manual locking arm to block the winding, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Signed on the winding weight, dial plate punched ?PR 146?. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: AAA
HKD 70,000 - 90,000
USD 9,000 - 12,000
EUR 7,200 - 9,000
Sold: HKD 70,800
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the front cover engraved with a foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifths of a second divisions with Arabic five second numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 21''', frosted gilt, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a pusher in the band, silent centrifugal governor. Cuvette signed. Diam. 59 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 45,000 - 60,000
USD 5,800 - 7,700
EUR 4,600 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 73,160
C. Three-body, "bassine et filet", engine-turned back with polished gold border and bezel, vacant cartouche. Glazed silver-rimmed cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel, "spade" hands. M. 43 mm. (19'''), Grasset bridge caliber, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, power source in the form of a narrow coiled spring wound around the winding stem which terminates with a contrate gear meshing with the center wheel pinion. Movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 22,000 - 32,000
USD 2,800 - 4,000
EUR 2,300 - 3,300
Sold: HKD 35,400
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished flat band, engineturned covers with polished borders, the front cover with a vacant foliate cartouche. Hinged brass-rimmed glazed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 43 mm., 19???, frosted gilt, three-quarter plate, 16 jewels, some in screwed gold chatons, Earnshaw type chronometer escapement with pivoted spring detent, jeweled locking stone, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel helical balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial and movement signed ?Chronomètre?. Diam. 54 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 27,000 - 43,000
USD 3,500 - 5,500
EUR 2,800 - 4,500
C. Four-body, "bassine et filet", polished band, engine-turned covers with polished borders. Hinged gold cuvette and glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 45 mm., frosted gilt, 19 ''', 15 jewels, Earnshaw type pivoted detent chronometer escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel helical balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Signed "F.J & G" beneath the balance cock. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 28,000 - 45,000
USD 3,600 - 5,800
EUR 3,000 - 4,600
Sold: HKD 30,680
C. Four-body,"bassine et filets", solid, engine-turned covers with polished borders, polished band. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost red chronograph track divided into fifths of a second, calibrated from 0 ? 300. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 18???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial signed. Diam. 53 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 20,000 - 30,000
USD 2,500 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 3,000
Sold: HKD 25,960
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished with foliate engraved borders and band, the front cover with engraved foliate monogram, the interior with engraved dedication. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Grey and black, with white radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals on a grey foliate and lozenge painted ground, subsidiary seconds dial, the center decorated with a garland of flowers on a black ground. Yellow gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. Cal. 14''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, patented swan-neck micrometer regulator. Cuvette signed. Diam. 39 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 9,000 - 13,000
USD 1,200 - 1,700
EUR 900 - 1,300
Sold: HKD 10,620
A. "Tourbillon sous un Pont d'Or? . Girard-Perregaux, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, "Tourbillon sous Pont d'Or avec Réserve de Marche?, No. 2. Very fine and unique, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under one 18K pink gold bridge, power-reserve indication and an 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux buckle. C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, case back with 6 screws, "bombé? sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché with applied radial Roman numerals, at 6 aperture with polished 18K pink gold bridge over the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with its "A"-shaped carriage and the blued steel second hand, at 12 aperture for the up-anddown indication. White gold ?spade" hands. M. Cal. 9700, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 20 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, tourbillon carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm. B. ?Le Chronographe à Rattrapante? Girard-Perregaux, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, ?Le Chronographe à Rattrapante?, No. 2. Very fine and unique, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers and an 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux buckle. C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, case back with 6 screws, "bombé? sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché with painted radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. White gold ?Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 8290, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm. C. ?La Répétition Minutes? Girard-Perregaux, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, ?La Répétition Minutes?, No. 2. Very fine and unique, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Girard- Perregaux buckle. C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché with painted radial Roman numerals, at 9 subsidiary guilloché dial for the seconds. Blued steel ?Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 9890, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Grading System:
HKD 600,000 - 800,000
USD 77,000 - 100,000
EUR 60,000 - 80,000
Sold: HKD 885,000