"The Lovers" Le Phare (Barbezat-Baillot, Locle), Swiss, No. 83668. Made for the Chinese market, retailed by Levy Hermanos, Hong Kong, circa 1900. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets" with split pearl-set bezels, the band with champlevé enameled decoration, the back panel decorated with a painted on enamel scene of two lovers in a rustic landscape against a green guilloche enamel ground. Hinged gold cuvette, the border engraved with foliate decoration. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and fifths of a second chronograph divisions, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gilt brass paste-set hands. M. 19???, gilt brass, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a button in the band, centrifugal governor, chronograph with visible work, button on the winding crown. Cuvette signed. Diam. 53 mm.

?Alpine Village Scene? Henry Grandjean & Co., Locle, No. 38687, enamel probably by Rosselet. Made for S. Fairburn, Mexico in 1891. Very fine and rare hunting-cased 14K yellow gold and painted on enamel enamel keyless pocket watch with chronograph and instantaneous 30-minute register.

C. Six-body, "bassine", heavy, the back with a polychrome enamel scene depicting an Alpine village with a mill along a river in the foreground and the Mont Blanc in the background, pushbutton at 12 o?clock for stop/start, Front cover with enamel monogram ?SF?, gold hinged cuvette over hinged glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph ring with fiveminute Arabic figures, sunk subsidiary seconds and 30-minute counter. Blued steel spade hands. M. 20???, nickel, "fausses côtes"decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

?Giant Minute-Repeating Chronograph? Maar Bier, Patent No. 217679, Swiss. Made circa 1900. Fine and rare, very large, minute repeating, 18K gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by a fitted rosewood box.

C. Four-body, massive, ?bassine?, the front cover applied with an engraved coat of arms, the back cover similarly decorated with another coat of arms. Hinged gold cuvette with engine-turned border and inscribed with the technical details, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second track calibrated to 300 units, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 23???, frosted gilt with blued steel chronograph work and decoration, 23 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs with blued steel hammers activated by a slide on the band. Cuvette signed. Diam. 63 mm.

"Minute Repeater, Triple Date Calendar & Chronograph" Fabrique Movado, "Repetition Minutes Chronographe Quantième Phases de Lune", No. 220702. Made circa 1905. Fine, large, astronomic, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with chronograph, triple date calendar and moon phases.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with technical details and exhibition medals. D. White enamel, Arabic 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, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a pusher in the band, silent centrifugal governor. Cuvette signed. Diam. 59 mm.

"Minute Repeater & Chronograph" Maurice Ditisheim, Chaux de Fonds, No. 15833. Made circa 1900. Fine, large, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch with chronograph.

C. Four body, "bassine", polished, the front cover with engraved monogram. Hinged gold cuvette, glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White enamel, three-piece with radial Roman numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions calibrated from 0-300 units, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 42 mm., 20''', rhodium-plated, 35 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, counterpoised cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, centrifugal regulator, chronograph with visible work, push piece in the band at 12 o?clock. Case punched with Maurice Ditisheim's trademark registered on April 4, 1892. Diam. 56 mm.

Sixteen Rolex Wristwatches with Special Fancy Colored Dials" Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" and Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified". Very fine and extremely rare, a collection of sixteen self-winding, water-resistant, center seconds gentleman's wristwatches with special fancy colored dials and day and date calendar, one with date calendar only.

A. Ref. 18039, White Gold "Stella Red"
Case No. 7527010. Made in 1982. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial and stainless steel Rolex buckle.

B. Ref. 18039B, White Gold "Stella Red", Tridor bracelet Case No. 9037717. Made in 1985. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial and white, yellow and pink gold "Tridor" bracelet with concealed clasp.

C. Ref. 18038, Yellow Gold "Stella Red Diamond Dial" Case No. 5501034. Made in 1978. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial with round and baguette diamond indexes.

D. Ref. 1807, Yellow Gold "Stella Red" Case No. 4226018. Made in 1976. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial, textured bezel and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet.

E. Ref. 1803, White Gold "Stella Red" Case No. 995025. Made in 1964. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial and stainless steel Rolex buckle.

F. Ref. 18038, Yellow Gold "Stella Red" Case No. 6089072. Made in 1979. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" red dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

G. Ref. 1601, White Gold "Stella Claret" Case No. 2018460. Made in 1969. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" claret dial and an 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

H. Ref. 1803, White Gold "Stella Scarlet" Case No. 4053348. Made in 1975. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" scarlet dial and an 18K white gold Rolex President bracelet.

I. Ref. 18206, Platinum "Stella Scarlet" Case No. S779655. Made in 1994. Platinum "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" scarlet dial and a platinum Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

J. Ref. 1803, Yellow Gold "Stella Scarlet" Case No. 5840623. Made in 1978. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" scarlet dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex mesh bracelet with deployant clasp.

K. Ref. 1803, Yellow Gold "Stella Green" Case No. 2379161. Made in 1970. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" green dial and a Rolex goldplated buckle.

L. Ref. 1803, White Gold "Stella Pink" Case No. 814068. Made in 1951. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" pink dial and an 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with deployant clasp.

M. Ref. 118239, White Gold "Coral Dial" Case No. K258998. Made in 2002. 18K white gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with coral dial and an 18K white gold Rolex Oyster bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

N. Ref. 18038, Yellow Gold "Stella Green" Case No. 7099125. Made in 1981. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with "Stella" green dial.

O. Ref. 18078, Yellow Gold "Stella Pink" Case No. 7309786. Made in 1982. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" pink dial, textured bezel and an 18K gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp and bark effect center links.

P. Ref. 18238, Yellow Gold "Stella Sky-Blue" Case No. E832643. Made in 1991. 18K yellow gold "Oyster Perpetual Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified" with laquered "Stella" sky-blue dial and an 18K yellow gold Rolex President bracelet with concealed deployant clasp.

Property of an Italian Collector

Ref. 5035, White Gold "Annual Calendar" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3137495, case No. 4283694, Ref. 5035. Sold on 2, May 2005. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, screweddown transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Brushed silver with applied luminous white gold radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds track, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the month and the 24 hours, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 315/198, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a German Collector

Wempe 125th Anniversary ?Flieger Chronograph? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Flieger Chronograph Perpetual Calendar?, No. 34. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples in 2003 to mark the 125th anniversary of WEMPE. Very rare and fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a stainless steel deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal. D. Black with white Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month and the week, apertures for the moon phases at 12 and for the 4-digit year display until 2499 at 8. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 79261, gilt brass, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Property of a German Collector

Senator Perpetual Calendar Glashütte Original," Senator Perpetual Calendar ", No. 0012. Sold on March 21, 2003. Very fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Glashütte buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, transparent case back with 5 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied white gold bâton indexes, outer minute/seconds track, apertures for the "Panoramic" date, the days of the week, the months and the moon phases and the leap year indication. Luminous white gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 39, rhodiumplated,? fausses côtes? decoration, 48 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, swan-neck micromater regulator, 21K gold rotor segment with Glashütte logo. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12.5mm. Property of a German Collector

"Concept 2100" Blancpain, "Concept 2100", Half Hunter Moon Phase Calendar, No. 88/200. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2001. Very fine and rare, half hunting-cased, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and an 18K pink gold setting pin.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, hinged covers, front with porthole, screwed-down transparent inner case back to view the movement, signature engraved on the band, rounded stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver in "sunray" pattern with applied pink gold pyramidal indexes, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 6763, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, engraved 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 13 mm.

?Pasha - Perpetual Calendar? Cartier, ?Pasha - Perpetual Calendar", No. 0975, Ref. M204646. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and leap year indication with an 18K yellow gold Cartier deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped and inclined bezel, correctors on the band, case back with 8 screws, concave bezel, "Vendôme" lugs, screwed-down cabochon sapphire-set winding- crown protection cover with security link, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with applied gold baton indexes on a plain reserve, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, blue oval aperture for the moon phases, engine-turned central field. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 039, rhodium-plated, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.

?Watch with Seven Complications? Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 97484, case No. 222000. Made in 1894, sold on March 10, 1899. Very fine, rare, and important, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, astronomic, 18K pink gold pocket watch with perpetual calendar, chronograph, phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Five-body, "bassine et filet", solid, polished covers with reeded decoration front with monogram ?LL?, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions and Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds with the date, days of the week and the months, aperture for the moon phases with lunar age sector. Blued steel ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 19???, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, visible chronograph mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 57 mm.

?Exceptional Chronograph Work? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 97549, case No. 215443. Made in 1895, sold on May 25th, 1901 to George M. Jewett. Very fine, rare, and important, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K rose gold and polychrome enamel pocket watch with unusual split-seconds chronograph and semi-instantaneous 30-minute register. Accompanied by the original box and Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, case back with polychrome enamel crest, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute and outermost chronograph divisions, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register. Gold ?Louis XVI" hands. M. Cal. 19''', maillechort, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 47 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, visible chronograph work, very finely finished and unusually designed, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Property of an Italian Collector

?Patent Lever Watch? Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 9806. Sold on August 7, 1865. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased pocket watch. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and key.

C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", heavy, polished bezel, reeded band, engine-turned case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal.19???, nickelplated, bridge caliber, 19 jewels, escape wheel and pallet fork jewels with gold caps, straight line counterpoised long lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws. Blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator with main divisions set on the center bridge. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Property of an Italian Collector

?Minute Repeating? Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, made in Switzerland, No. 15627. Made circa 1880. Very fine, minute-repeating 18K gold keyless pocket watch with Jûrgensen?s patent bow hand setting.

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine et filets", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis? hands. M. 43 mm. (17'''), maillechort, 35 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, escape wheel and pallet fork jewels with gold caps, center wheel and repeat barel with gold chatons, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, Jürgensen's patented bow hand setting. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also punched with Jürgensen's mark under the dial. Diam. 53 mm. Property of a North American Collector

?Five Hammers? Neuchatel, Swiss, No. 4225. Made for the Italian market circa 1830, retailed by Seb. Carlesi, Livorno. Very fine and exceptionally rare 18K gold, two-train, grande et petite sonnerie clock watch with independent threehammer carillon minute-repeat.

C. Four-body, "bassine", the case back chased and finely engraved with a rococo fountain head flanked by two putti, the bezels, band, and pendant with foliage a floral decoration, hinged gold and enameled cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Gold ?lozenge? hands. M. 23???, frosted gilt, 8 jewels, two standing barrels, cylinder escapement, plain brass balance with flat balance spring, repeating via three hammers on three gongs via plunge in the pendant, sonnerie via two hammers on two gongs, repeat work under the dial, sonnerie train on the back plate, strike silent and grand/petite sonnerie levers protruding through the cuvette. Cuvette signed for the retailer. Case with Neuchatel gold marks. Diam. 56 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

?Jaquemart? Chaudoir A Geneve, No.49466 circa 1815. Fine, 18K gold, half skeletonized quarter-repeating watch with automaton Jacks.

C. Four-body, engine-turned with twisted band. Glazed cuvette. D. White enamel chapter ring with Breguet numerals a nd outer minute divisions. Gilt Louis hands. ?Martin-Martine? type varicolored chased gold Jacks, on each side of the dial over the polished steel repeating work set over the frosted and gilt chased front plate, appearing to strike the hours and quarters on two bells. M. 49 mm, engraved gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance-spring, brushed steel cock, repeating on two gongs by depressing the pendant. Cuvette and dial signed. Diam. 60 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman

?Allegory of Love? Chevalier & Comp., Geneva, No. 3652, circa 1800. Very fine 18K yellow gold and painted on enamel pocket watch.

C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, the back with a polychrome enamel depiction of a young lady with a dove?s nest in her lap and a cupid at her left under a tree on a translucent blue enamel over guilloché ground, blue and white diamond patterned enamel to the bezel. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic fifteen minutes winding aperture at 2 with arrow mount. Gold ?fancy? hands.. M. 41 mm , frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock pierced and engraved with the letters ?CHEVALIER?. Dial, movement and cock signed. Diam. 51 mm Property of a Collector from Hong Kong

?Euterpe? Patry & Chaudoir à Genève, No. 8406, circa 1790. Very fine 18K yellow gold and enamel pearl-set watch.

C. Double-body, the gold bezels engraved with foliate decoration and set with small split-pearls, the back with a polychrome enamel depiction of ?Euterpe?, the muse of music, on a royal blue enamel over a guilloché ground with gold paillonné decoration. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost Arabic five minutes. Pierced gold hands. M. Gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock, polished steel end-piece. Signed on the dial and back plate. Diam. 58 mm.

?At the Spinning Wheel? Geneva. Made for the Chinese market circa 1790. Very fine and elegant 18K yellow gold and enamel, pearl-set center-seconds pocket watch.

C. Two-body, split-pearl-set bezel, the back finely painted with an oval scene of a courting couple seated in an Arcadian landscape, within a paillon frame on a translucent blue guilloché enamel ground, split-pearl-set border. Hinged frosted gilt metal cuvette. D. White enamel, upright Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions. Gold ?ovoid? hands. M. 43 mm., with bridges à la Lépine, engraved gilt brass, standing barrel, cylinder escapement with brass wheel, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Diam. 51 mm. Property of a Gentleman from Hong Kong