C. Three-body, ?Empire?, reeded band, back painted on enamel with a classical urn filled with summer flowers, flower border, translucent red enamel ground over wavy-line engine-turning, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Silver-gilt spring-loaded cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions with fifteen-minute/seconds Arabic numerals. Gold ?spoon? hands. M. 47 mm, fully chased and engraved, "Chinese" caliber with standing barrel, 8 jewels, duplex escapement, steel three-arm balance with blued steel wings, blued steel flat balance-spring, index regulator. Movement and cuvette signed with Chinese characters. Diam. 56 mm. Property of a North American Collector
Grading System:
HKD 200,000 - 300,000
USD 26,000 - 40,000
EUR 20,000 - 30,000
Sold: HKD 519,200
C. Four-body, split pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow, reeded band, the back cover decorated with painted on enamel bouquet of flowers on a turquoise ground. Glazed gilt-rimmed cuvette. D. White enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minutes and seconds divisions, Arabic 15-minute/second numerals. Blued steel ?Chinese? hands. M. 50 mm., matte gilt decorated with painted on enamel flowers, going barrel, cylinder escapement, four-arm brass balance with applied steel weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band, sur plateau musical movement with 22 tuned steel teeth playing on both sides of the pinned disc, at will / play / silence levers for the music under the bezel. Diam. 63 mm. Property of a European Gentleman
Grading System: AA
HKD 120,000 - 140,000
USD 16,000 - 18,000
EUR 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 224,200
C. Three-body, ?Empire?, the back finely painted on enamel with a bouquet of summer flowers on a blue ground, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow. Springloaded glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and Arabic 15-minute numerals. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 54 mm (23???), foliate engraved gilt "Chinese" Tixier caliber, shaped plates, free-standing barrel, Jacot-type Chinese duplex escapement, three-arm bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel winged weights, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 62 mm. Property of a Italian Collector
Grading System: AAA
HKD 50,000 - 60,000
USD 6,500 - 8,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 165,200
C. Outer: two-body, "bassine", box hinged, the bezel foliate-engraved and set with alternating pairs of white and red paste stones, back with an oval reserve decorated with a painted on enamel scene of Palemon & Lavinia, translucent guilloché red enamel and white enamel ?pearl? border, outer ring borders of white and green enamel and white and red pastes. Inner: gilt, ?bassine?, polished. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutes and seconds divisions, Arabic 15 minute/seconds numerals. Gold ?beetle & poker? hour and minute hands, blued steel center seconds hand. M. 73 mm, gilt brass, full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance, single-footed cock pierced and engraved with leaf decoration, military trophy and warrior profile at the base, silver regulation disc, stop lever at 8 o'clock. Movement signed. Diam. 105 mm. Property of a European Collector
Grading System: AAA
HKD 120,000 - 140,000
USD 16,000 - 18,000
EUR 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 165,200
C. Outer: two-body, ?bassine?, the bezels with chased palm leaf decoration against a matted ground, the back enamel panel painted with an allegory featuring Clio, Muse of History, and Urania, Muse of Astronomy and Euterpe, the muse of music in a landscape. Inner: two-body ?bassine?, polished. Gilt brass dust cap. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals and outer minute and seconds divisions, Arabic five seconds/minutes numerals. Pierced gilt brass hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, pierced and engraved gilt brass English cock with diamond endstone, silver regulation dial, stop lever in the bezel. Movement and dust cap signed. Diam. 71 mm. Property of a European Collector
Grading System: AAA
HKD 80,000 - 120,000
USD 11,000 - 16,000
EUR 8,000 - 12,000
Sold: HKD 112,100
C. Three-body, brushed and polished, screwed-down case back and crown, faceted bezel, crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Brushed gray with applied white gold baton indexes, luminous dots, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the day of the week and the date. Luminous white gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 1556, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free sprung monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm. Property of Various Owners
Grading System: A
HKD 50,000 - 60,000
USD 6,500 - 8,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 88,500
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped sides, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. White with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Black oxydized gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 215 PS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 30 x 38 mm. Thickness 7mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 50,000 - 60,000
USD 6,500 - 8,000
EUR 5,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 59,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped sides, straight lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied white gold luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2385, rhodium-plated, "fausses- côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance- spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 21 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 60,000 - 70,000
USD 8,000 - 9,000
EUR 6,000 - 7,000
Sold: HKD 87,320
C. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded band, overhanging teardrop lugs, sapphire case back. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary sunk ring dial for the date at 6, sector for the upand- down indication at 12. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1190, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, five adjustments, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 8 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 40,000 - 60,000
USD 5,300 - 8,000
EUR 4,000 - 6,000
Sold: HKD 47,200
C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed down case back, "Clous-de-Paris" decorated bezel, straight lugs. D. Satiné gold with applied black painted yellow gold Indexes. Black "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 177, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance- spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 5.5 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 20,000 - 25,000
USD 2,600 - 3,300
EUR 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: HKD 49,560
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, flat and lapidated bezel, concave lugs, dust cover over the movement. D. Two tone pink dial with applied pink gold Roman quarters and baton indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 , rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Property of an American Gentleman
Grading System: AAA
HKD 220,000 - 260,000
USD 30,000 - 35,000
EUR 22,000 - 26,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel and back edge, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, screweddown transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Skeletonized solid silver, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary ring dials for the days of the month at 3, the seconds at 9, 12-hour register at 6 and 30-minute register at 12. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. C. 741S, gilt, skeletonized and ?oeil-de-perdrix? decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, gold rotor. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 15 mm. Property of a Spanish Collector
Grading System: AA
HKD 40,000 - 50,000
USD 5,300 - 6,500
EUR 4,000 - 5,000
Sold: HKD 47,200
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed snap on case back with monogram ?J-P B?. D. Blued gold with applied white gold and black indexes. White gold baton hands. M. 23-300 PM, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 x 32 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Overall length 170 mm
Grading System: A
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
USD 4,000 - 5,300
EUR 3,000 - 4,000
Sold: HKD 44,840
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed snap on case back with monogram ?J-P B?. D. Blued gold with applied white gold and black indexes. White gold "bâton" hands. M. 240, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 22k gold micro-rotor . Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 35 mm. Thickness 5.5 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 40,000 - 50,000
USD 5,300 - 6,500
EUR 4,000 - 5,000
Sold: HKD 51,920
C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, stepped bezel. D. Satiné champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 60,000 - 80,000
USD 8,000 - 11,000
EUR 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 68,440
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, stepped concave bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the day, date, months and the 7-day power reserve indication, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. C 50611, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 66 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, skeletonized rotor with gold medallion inlay engraved "IWC -Probus Scafusia". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
Grading System: AA
HKD 120,000 - 140,000
USD 16,000 - 18,000
EUR 12,000 - 14,000
Sold: HKD 123,900
C. Two-body, solid, polished, case band with roll torus, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché 18K white gold, plain silver ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals for the hours at 12, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the 3-arm seconds hand for the three concentric 20-second scales. Blued steel "flèche" hands. M. Cal. DR 307, full plate with aperture for the tourbillon regulator, hand-engraved, rhodium-plated, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3-arm polished steel carriage, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 38 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm. Property of a Gentleman from Hong Kong
Grading System: AAA
HKD 180,000 - 220,000
USD 24,000 - 30,000
EUR 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: HKD 230,100
C. Three-body, "Empire", master mark L.C., with fixed cuvette, reeded band, split pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow, the back painted on enamel with a fine bouquet of summer flowers against translucent purple enamel over sunburst engine-turning, the border decorated in champlevé enamel. Spring-loaded back opened by a push-piece in the pendant. Gilded dust-cap finely engraved with scrolling foliage. D. Off-white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade and poker" hands. M. 50 mm (23'''), hinged, full-plate, gilt, going barrel, cylindrical pillars, cylinder escapement, brass four-arm balance, the balance and the steel escape wheel jeweled, both with ruby endstones, flat balance spring with Joseph Bosley patented regulator, gilded cock pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage. Movement signed, numbered on the dial. Diam. 62 mm.
Grading System:
HKD 160,000 - 200,000
USD 21,000 - 26,000
EUR 16,000 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 188,800
C. Four-body, 'Empire', the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel scene depicting a boy and girl with baskets of flowers in a wooded clearing, the bezels, pendant and bow set with splitpearls. Hinged gilt-rimmed glazed cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spade' hands. M. 26.6 mm, frosted gilt brass, ?Chinese? bridge calibre, escapement jewelled, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, frosted gilt three-arm balance, blued-steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed, the inside of the back cover signed in Chinese characters. Diam. 33 mm. Property of a European Collector
Grading System: AA
HKD 25,000 - 30,000
USD 3,300 - 4,000
EUR 2,500 - 3,000
Sold: HKD 49,560
C. Three-body, 'Empire', the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel bouquet of flowers including roses, peonies, violets and pansies, the bezels, pendant and bow set with split-pearls. Hinged gilt-metal cuvette fixed to the movement ring. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel ?ovoid? hands. M. 32 mm, frosted gilt brass, ?Chinese? bridge calibrr, escapement jewelled, standing barrel, single-wheel duplex escapement, monometallic balance with winged weights, blued-steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Grading System: A
HKD 15,000 - 20,000
USD 2,000 - 2,600
EUR 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: HKD 37,760