329 lots

LOT 1

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?White Gold, Diamond Dial? Audemars Piguet, No. 52441, case No. E 52909. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, thin, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K white gold and diamond-set gentleman?s wristwatch with an integral 18K white gold Audemars Piguet brushed bracelet.

C. Two-body, brushed and textured, back with four screws, sapphire crystal. D. Royal blue with applied round diamond-set hour indexes. Polished and frosted white gold ?dauphine? hands. M. 8???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 31 x 27 mm. Thickness 5 mm. Property of Various Owners

Grading System: A

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

USD 4,600 - 6,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 56,640

LOT 2

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Yellow Gold ?Carnegie? Audemars Piguet, "Carnegie", No. D75714. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, cylindrical hooded lugs. D. White with painted Arabic quarter-hour numerals and applied yellow gold baton indexes. Black gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2080, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 25 mm. Thickness 6.5 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 15,000 - 20,000

USD 2,000 - 2,600

EUR 1,500 - 2,000

Sold: HKD 22,420

LOT 3

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Yellow Gold ?Bambou? Diamond Dial Audemars Piguet, No. 338116, case No. C 86085, "Bambou". Made in the 1980s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamond-set, gentleman?s wristwatch with an integral 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet "bambou" bracelet.

C. Two-body, brushed, polished and textured, bezel with raised hour indexes, the back with four screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte gold monogrammed dial with applied round diamond-set hour indexes and applied polished yellow gold ?AP? logo at 12. Polished and frosted ?Dauphine? hands. M. 8???, Cal. 2080, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 27 mm. Thickness 6 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 12,000 - 16,000

USD 1,600 - 2,100

EUR 1,200 - 1,600

Sold: HKD 24,780

LOT 4

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

White Gold & Diamonds ?Art Deco Style? Audemars Piguet, No. E 67972, "Promesse". Made circa 1998. Very fine, rectangular, Art Deco style, 18K white gold and diamond-set lady?s water-resistant quartz wristwatch, with an 18K white gold Audemars Piguet bracelet and concealed deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, bezel and articulated stepped triangular lugs set with 66 Top Wesselton diamonds, total carat weight 0.92, the case sides engraved with stylized foliage, case back with four screws. D. White with radial Roman numerals, inner minute track. White gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2508 with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 14 x 38 mm. Thickness 6 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 27,000 - 35,000

USD 3,500 - 4,600

EUR 2,700 - 3,500

Sold: HKD 41,300

LOT 5

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Pink Gold & Diamonds "World Time" Antoine Preziuso Genève, "World Time", No. 008. Made in a limited edition of 360 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, tonneau-shaped, 18K pink gold and diamond-set lady?s wristwatch with two time zones, five world city indications and an 18K pink gold buckle.

C. Two body, solid, polished and brushed, the sides pave-set with 84 round diamonds, sides with engraved foliage, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary second time zone dial at 6, aperture for the cities showing either Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Sydney and Geneva. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2004-1, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil de perdrix" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 29 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

USD 4,600 - 6,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 42,480

LOT 6

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

White Gold "Hours of the World" Antoine Preziuso Genève, "Hours of The World", No. 001. Made in a limited edition of 360 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, tonneau-shaped, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with two time zones, five world city indications and a stainless steel buckle.

C. Two body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent back with screws, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied polished white gold Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary second time zone dial at 6, aperture for the cities showing either Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Geneva. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2004-1, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil de perdrix" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 41 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 42,000 - 52,000

USD 5,500 - 6,800

EUR 4,200 - 5,200

LOT 7

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Pink Gold & Diamonds "World Time" Antoine Preziuso Genève, "World Time", No. 003. Made in a limited edition of 360 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, tonneau-shaped, 18K pink gold and diamond-set lady?s wristwatch with two time zones, five world city indications and an 18K pink gold buckle.

C. Two body, solid, polished and brushed, the sides pavé-set with 84 round diamonds, sides with engraved foliage, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary second time zone dial at 6, aperture for the cities showing either Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Sydney and Geneva. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2004-1, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil de perdrix" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 29 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

USD 4,600 - 6,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 41,300

LOT 8

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

White Gold & Diamonds "World Time" Antoine Preziuso Genève, "World Time", No. 002. Made in a limited edition of 360 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, tonneau shaped, 18K white gold and diamond-set lady?s wristwatch with two time zones, five world city indications and an 18K white gold buckle.

C. Two body, solid, polished and brushed, the sides pave-set with 84 round diamonds, sides with engraved foliage, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary second time zone dial at 6, aperture for the cities showing either Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Sydney & Geneve. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2004-1, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil de perdrix" decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 29 mm. Thickness 10 mm.

Grading System: A

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

USD 4,600 - 6,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 41,300

LOT 9

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Yellow Gold Skeletonized "John Shaeffer" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer", "Répétition Minutes", No. 7, movement No. 412839, case No. D 48863. Made in limited numbers in 1995. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave and curved lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent crystal to expose the movement with black Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Blackened gold "cathédrale" hands. M. Cal. 2866, rhodium plated, hand engraved and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 32 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of a Swiss Collector

Grading System:

HKD 270,000 - 320,000

USD 35,000 - 42,000

EUR 27,000 - 32,000

Sold: HKD 401,200

LOT 10

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

Pink Gold Lady?s ?Repetition Minutes Carillon? Audemars Piguet, ?Repetition Minutes Carillon?, No. 7, movement No. 456551, case No. E 16752. Made in a limited number, in 1999. Extremely fine and very rare, carillon minute repeating with three hammers on three gongs, 18K pink gold lady?s wristwatch with very small 22.6 mm movement and 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel and lugs, curved sides. D. Brushed silver with flinque chapter ring, applied pink gold baton hour indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 2873, 22.6 mm., rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and five positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, repeating with three hammers on three gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System:

HKD 300,000 - 400,000

USD 40,000 - 55,000

EUR 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: HKD 424,800

LOT 11

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Mucha?s Four Seasons? Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Four Seasons", No. 25/25, Ref. 276.1.62. Made in a limited edition of 25 sets beginning in 1996. Exceptionally fine and rare set of four rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s reversible wristwatches with 18K yellow gold deployant clasps, each with a painted on enamel depiction of one of the seasons by Miklos Merczel after Alphonse Mucha?s celebrated series of Art Nouveau paintings, the only Reversos ever made with enamel dials. Accompanied by original box and certificates, as well as a book in which Mucha?s ?Four Seasons? are illustrated.

C. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, sapphire crystal, the back of each watch with a painted on enamel portrait of a woman representing one of the four seasons. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, inner blue minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "épée" hands. M. Cal. 822, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, straight line lever escapement, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 28 x 42 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a Gentleman from Singapore

Grading System:

HKD 450,000 - 550,000

USD 60,000 - 72,000

EUR 45,000 - 55,000

Sold: HKD 660,800

LOT 12

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

"Grande Complication" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Grande Complication", No. 42/50, Ref. 3770. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1993. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, inclined bezel, curved straight lugs, screwed-down crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers, the date, days of the week, and the months, apertures for the four-digit year and the phases of the moon. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal 79091, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 68 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Property of a Japanese Gentleman

Grading System:

HKD 600,000 - 700,000

USD 80,000 - 92,000

EUR 60,000 - 70,000

LOT 13

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?In Arcadia? Breguet a Paris, Swiss. Made circa 1790. Very fine, gold, painted on enamel, rose-cut diamond and pearl-set pocket watch.

C. Two-body, twist-engraved band, split-pearl-set bezel, the back with a finely painted on enamel scene of three figures in an arcadian landscape, rose-cut diamond-set border, outer turquoise enamel border decorated with foliate gold paillons, split-pearlset border. D. White enamel, upright Arabic numerals, outer dot minute indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gold ?beetle? hands. M. 40 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 48 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 35,000 - 45,000

USD 4,600 - 6,000

EUR 3,500 - 4,500

Sold: HKD 63,720

LOT 14

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?The Shepherdess? Jb. Ferrier & Fils a Geneve. Made circa 1780. Very fine, quarter-repeating, 18K gold and painted on enamel pocket watch with outer protecting case.

C. Two-body, ?Louis XVI?, the bezels decorated with a chased intertwined leaf and chain pattern, the back cover decorated with a finely painted on enamel scene of a shepherdess and two sheep painted ?en grisaille? in a polychrome landscape and pink ground, gold paillon border, outer sky-blue border with gold leaf paillon and white enamel decoration. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions and Arabic five-minute numerals. Fancy pierced gilt-metal hands. M. 38 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial, repeating on a bell activated by depressing the pendant. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 20,000 - 30,000

USD 2,600 - 4,000

EUR 2,000 - 3,000

Sold: HKD 28,320

LOT 15

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Autumn? Geneva. Made circa 1790. Very fine, 18K gold, painted on enamel and pearl-set pocket watch with outer protecting case.

C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, split-pearl-set bezels, the back decorated with a finely painted on enamel portrait of a Bacchante in classical dress holding a bunch of grapes and with grapes in her hair, royal blue translucent enamel over sunray engine-turned ground. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals and outer minute divisions, Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Gold ?fleur-de-lys? hands. M. 42 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, fusee and chain, verge escapement, threearm brass balance with flat balance spring, continental balance cock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Swiss collector

Grading System: AA

HKD 40,000 - 50,000

USD 5,300 - 6,500

EUR 4,000 - 5,000

Sold: HKD 94,400

LOT 16

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Summer Bouquet? Bovet, Fleurier, No. 523. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1835. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold, painted on enamel and champlevé enamel, centerseconds pocket watch with damascened polished steel and gold movement with duplex escapement.

C. Two-body, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated with pink, red, blue and green champlevé enamel, the back panel painted with a fine composition of summer flowers on a pale lilac ground. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved foliate decoration. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes/seconds divisions, Arabic quarter hour numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Blued steel and gold damascened with foliate decoration, "Chinese" caliber with mirror polished wheel train and bridges, standing barrel, jeweled single wheel duplex escapement, three-arm balance with wedge shaped blued steel weights, flat balance spring and index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 58 mm. Property of an Oriental Gentleman

Grading System:

HKD 150,000 - 200,000

USD 20,000 - 26,000

EUR 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: HKD 377,600

LOT 17

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Feeding the Ducks? Geneva, No. 1333. Made for the Chinese market, circa 1820. Very fine, 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?Empire?, spring-loaded back with finely painted on enamel scene of two children, a girl feeding ducks and a boy holding an eager dog in a woodland landscape, pearl-set bezels, the band pearl-set with translucent red enamel over engine-turning. Hinged gilt cuvette. D. Matted gold, engine-turned centre, champlevé radial Roman chapter ring, outer minute dot divisions. Gold ?serpentine? hands. M. 35.3 mm., gilt brass full plate, circular pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, two-footed cock pierced and engraved, rack and pinion regulator with silver plate. Diam. 45 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

Grading System: AA

HKD 50,000 - 70,000

USD 6,500 - 9,000

EUR 5,000 - 7,000

LOT 18

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Alpine Sunset? Swiss, Geneva. Made for the Russian market, circa 1840. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, 18K gold, painted on enamel and champlevé enamel pocket watch with center seconds, mirror polished steel movement and duplex escapement.

C. Two-body, the bezels, pendant and bow decorated with gold flowers and foliage and green champlevé enamel, the back decorated with a finely painted on enamel view of an alpine lake with opalescent sunset sky, the border finely decorated with translucent and opaque enamel birds and foliage on a polished gold ground. Glazed gilt-rimmed cuvette. D. White enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minutes and seconds divisions, Arabic quarter-hour numerals. Blued steel pierced ?Chinese? hands. M. 46 mm., mirror polished steel, ?Chinese? calibre, standing barrel, 8 jewels, five-spoke wheels, duplex escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel wedge-shaped weights, flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 55 mm. Property of a Swiss Collector

Grading System:

HKD 60,000 - 80,000

USD 8,000 - 11,000

EUR 6,000 - 8,000

Sold: HKD 318,600

LOT 19

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Minute Repeater & Perpetual Calendar? Swiss, probably LeCoultre, No. 15004. Made for the Russian market circa 1890. Extremely fine and rare, large, minute repeating, astronomic, 14K pink gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, heavy, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the months and four-year cycle, date, days of the week and seconds, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 43 mm., 19???, rhodium plated, ?fausses-cotes? decoration, 31 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AAA

HKD 240,000 - 300,000

USD 32,000 - 40,000

EUR 24,000 - 30,000

Sold: HKD 342,200

LOT 20

Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P... Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

?Minute Repeater & Split Seconds Chronograph? Swiss, No. 2076, retailed by Brillmann & Co., London. Made circa 1880. Very fine and rare, large, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold, hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph.

C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished, heavy. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel, three-piece, with radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track and seconds divisions, red painted Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. 43 mm., 19???, rhodium plated, ?faussescotes? decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, visible chronograph mechanism. Diam. 55 mm.

Grading System: AA

HKD 120,000 - 150,000

USD 16,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 129,800