C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Ruthenium, off-center "guilloché" silver with painted radial Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, subsidiary "guilloché" silver dials for the seconds and the 60-minute register, aperture for the double disc date. Blued steel ?Journe"-style hands. M. Cal. 1300, ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic four-arm balance with 4 timing weights adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, off-center bi-directional "guilloché" 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved "Exclusive Power Reserve System" and "Precision Chronometer". Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 35,000 - 45,000
EUR 28,000 - 37,000
Sold: USD 41,400
C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 6 screws, top and side crowns engine-turned with a knurled pattern, sapphire crystals. D. Twin "guilloché" matte silver ring dials with concentric radial Arabic numerals and minute rings, offset subsidiary seconds dials on a brushed 18K gold and ruthenium-plated dial plate with up-and-down indication at 12. Blued steel "Journe" hands. M. Cal. F. P. Journe 13''', ruthenium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, twin independent complete trains set on a single plate, 37 jewels, twin straight line lever escapements, twin beryllium four-arm balances with 4 adjustable timing weights, shock-absorbers, self-compensating free-sprung Invar balance-springs. One of the escapements is mounted on a small platform pivoting around the second wheel by means of rack and pinion to adjust the distance between the 2 balances in order to find the most efficient position for resonance synchronization. The crown at 5 synchronizes the seconds hands. Dial and case signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 9 mm
Grading System: AAA
USD 45,000 - 55,000
EUR 37,000 - 45,000
Sold: USD 50,600
C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine? with concealed hinge, solid, polished, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. Champagne with Arabic numerals, outer dot minute markers, recessed subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. 17''', rhodium-plated, 21 blue sapphire jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement with blue sapphire palets, Guillaume balance, adjusted to 8 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,500
Sold: USD 3,220
C. Three-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished and matte, bezel and bow pavé-set with diamonds, monogrammed case back. D. Matte silver with diamond indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?cathédrale? hands. M. Cal. 17???, nickel, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 47 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,500 - 3,300
Sold: USD 3,450
C. Three-body, ?demi-bassine pincée?, solid, matte, case back with inlaid gold monogram. D. Matte silver with applied white gold Breguet numerals. White gold "cathédrale" hands. M. Cal 17''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,500 - 3,300
Sold: USD 3,450
Longines, Swiss. Made in the 1920s. Fine and rare, keyless, blue banded agate dress watch.
C. Two-body, "bassine", pink gold bezel and pendant. D. White enamel with stylized blue Arabic numerals, outer minute track, recessed subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 18???, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel balance-spring. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 1,700 - 2,200
EUR 1,400 - 1,800
Sold: USD 1,840
C. Three-body, solid, polished, monogrammed case back, hinged gold cuvette. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, ?guilloché? subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold ?cathédrale? hands. M. Cal. 17''', nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, ?wolfs-teeth? winding wheels. Dial and movement signed, movement also signed ?Extra?, case stamped ?AW?. Diam. 43 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 1,800 - 2,600
EUR 1,500 - 2,100
C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, front cover decorated with a relief portrait of two horses, leaves and a horsewhip set with diamonds, hinged gold cuvette with engraved award medals. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and 15th seconds chronograph divisions, subsidiary recessed seconds dial. Gilt "Louis XV? hands. M. Cal. 21''', frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, brushed steel chronograph work operated by a button, repeating on gongs through push button on the band. Dial and case signed. Diam. 58 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 2,200 - 2,700
EUR 1,800 - 2,200
Sold: USD 2,530
C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, covers with peripheral engine-turning and blue enamel decoration, front cover with black enameled vase. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved award medals. D. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, recessed center and subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "cathédrale" hands. M. Cal. 19''', nickel, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: USD 2,990
C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, monogrammed case back, gold hinged cuvette engraved: ?September 10, 1913?. D. "Guilloché" gold with Breguet numerals on a plain outer reserve, outer minute divisions, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 10 1/2''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 3 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial and movement signed by the retailer, case and movement also signed: ?Golda Swiss?. Diam. 27 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,200 - 1,600
Sold: USD 805
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, hinged case back and engraved cuvette. D. White enamel with painted blue Arabic numerals, outer black minute track. Pink gold "spade" hands. M. Cal. 6 3/4''', gilt brass, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, monometallic brass balance, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 19 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,500
Sold: USD 3,479
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filets", solid, case band, bezel and back with Vermicelli decoration, monogrammed cover, gold hinged cuvette with engraving dated 1892. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with red Arabic 5-minute markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 12 1/2''', rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes?, 17 jewels, straight line lever ?à moustaches? escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,200 - 1,600
Sold: USD 1,150
C. Two-body, solid, polished, lobed central and mobile lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with 4 applied partly circular plates with black painted Arabic numerals and round yellow gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. FP 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 3,500 - 4,500
EUR 2,800 - 3,700
Sold: USD 5,750
C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated uni-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, lobed central and mobile lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Black with 4 partly circular plates with applied luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous white gold "épée" hands. M. Cal. FP 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 10,000 - 12,000
EUR 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: USD 15,180
C. Two-body, solid, polished, lobed central and mobile lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné blue, offset petrol-blue chapter ring with radial white Arabic numerals, retrograde sectors for the days of the week at 3 and for the 30-seconds at 9, "cyclops" aperture for the date. White gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 3106.BI, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. The button at 2 is to adjust the days of the week. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,700
Sold: USD 8,740
C. Three-body, brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, case back with Aquagraph logo, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied luminous round and triangular indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 24-hour registers. Luminous steel "bâton" hands, the large yellow triangle is to register the minutes. M. Cal. 60, rhodium-plated, 46 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,600 - 2,500
Sold: USD 1,610
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, additional inner case for deflection of magnetic fields, protected push-buttons, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the days of the week and the date. Tritium-coated white "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 79230, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 8,000 - 12,000
EUR 6,500 - 10,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished, unidirectional revolving graduated bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 10-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. Luminous yellow gold "bâton" hands, the chronograph hand featuring an anchor-shaped and a Breitling "B" counterpoise. M. Cal. 73 with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.
Grading System: A
USD 2,800 - 3,300
EUR 2,300 - 2,700
Sold: USD 2,990
C. Three-body, solid, polished, wooden bezel fixed with gold strips at the hour markers, "Vendôme" type lugs, windingcrown with onyx cabochon. D. Motherof- pearl, subsidiary dials for the date, day and month, apertures for the leap year and the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 3230, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 2,200 - 2,700
EUR 1,800 - 2,200
Sold: USD 3,335
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hours and 30-minutes registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2126/2840, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.
Grading System: AA
USD 10,000 - 15,000
EUR 8,000 - 12,000