Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 97911, case No. 220819, circa 1895, retailed by A. Sulikowski, Kracow. Extremely rare and very fine large 18K gold keyless double-train trip minute-repeating watch with chronograph and 60-minute register. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned, back engraved with the coat of arms of the Topór family, gold hinged cuvette, chronograph push button at 1 o?clock with safety bolt. D. Off-white enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute gold paillon dot divisions, outermost chronograph divisions with five-minute Arabic figures, minute register at 12 o?clock. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, tandem winding, 38 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator, chronograph mechanism of unusual construction with entire train jeweled and center wheel capped set on the back plate, repeating on two gong by tripping the push button in the crown. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 52 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 971982, case No. 659308, Ref. 1588. Production of this reference started in 1944. Fine and rare, rectangular and faceted, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, cornice-shaped sides, teardrop lugs, "bombé" crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 9'''-90, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 22 x 38 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 721621, case No. 514082, Ref. 2494. Production of this reference started in 1951. Fine 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, curved lugs. D. pink with painted indexes and applied pink gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary second dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. 12'''-400 rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 963905, case No. 653302, Ref. 1491. Production of this reference started in 1940. Fine and very rare 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two body, solid, polished, scroll- lugs, lapidated bezel. D. matte silver with applied pink gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 925409, case No. 635030. Produced circa 1944. Fine and unusual, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. two-body, solid, polished, stepped rounded bezel, concave andf curved lugs. D. two-tone, brushed and polished pink with applied pink gold Roman numerals and dot indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Breguet, Horloger de la Marine Royale, No. 3388, ?Montre Première Classe?, sold to the Duke of Norfolk on August 29, 1821, for 2,400 Francs. Very fine and rare 20K gold, hunting-cased, half-quarter repeating, jumping hour watch, accompanied by a Breguet certificate.

C. Four-body, ?quatre baguettes form?, by Tavernier, No. 3675, engine-turned, gold detachable cuvette. D. Silver, made by Tavernier, secret signature repeated on each side of figure ?XII?, champlevé Roman numerals on brushed disk, outer minute dot divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds between 3 and 4 o?clock, engine-turned center, secured by a screw. Blued steel, Breguet hands. M. 47 mm. (21???), gilt brass, bridge caliber, hanging barrel with continuous stop work, 12 jewels, ruby cylinder escapement, three-arm gilt balance, flat balance spring, compensating curb, pare-chute on top pivot, Breguet-type repeating system (after Stogden), repeating by a single hammer via intermediate steel block on short gong by pull-and-twist piston in the pendant. Signed on dial and cuvette. Diam. 54 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 108349, case No. 221258, circa 1897. Very fine and interesting 18K gold hunting-cased keyless watch in Patek Philippe leather fitted box. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, outermost 24-hour red Arabic figures from 13 to 24, subsidiary sunk seconds. Gold "spade" hands. M. 45 mm. (20???), frosted gilt, 18 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric Wilmot-type cam regulator. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 55 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 179716, case No. 404012, circa 1920. Very fine 18K gold keyless pocket watch, in original leather covered fitted box, accompanied by original certificate.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished, gold hinged cuvette. D. Off-white, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18''', frosted gilt, 15 jewels, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 53 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119793, Ref. 3450 Q, second series. Production of this reference started in 1981, the present watch was sold on June 7, 1985. Very fine and rare astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and the leap year marked in Roman numerals, with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, dedicated back bezel with transparent sapphire crystal back. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold "Bâton" indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Engraved on the back bezel: "Gavin/Windsor/Cullen". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

C.H. Meylan, Brassus, No. 3011, circa 1885. Extremely fine and important 18K gold sapphire-, diamond- and ruby-set, hunting-cased, keyless minute-repeating astronomical watch, with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph. Accompanied by a heavy double-twist-link gold chain in a leather fitted box.

C. Four-body, massive, the crown set a with large natural blue sapphire, the covers entirely engine-turned with large concentric rings, the front centered with an applied sapphire- and ruby-set bell with a diamond-set horse?s head inside, the back centered with diamond and sapphire applied gold initialed ?DJB? with the compass needle forming the middle of the ?B?, frosted gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph division with five-minute red Arabic figures, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture and its age. Blued steel, Breguet hands. M. 43 mm. (19???), nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 34 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator, repeating on gongs, slide on the band. Signed on the movement. Diam. 53 mm.

Property of a Japanese collector Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 963266, case No. 657226, Ref. 1526, 2nd series. Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952. Very fine and rare astronomic 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel. D. matte silver with applied gold dot indexes and small Arabic numerals, auxiliary graduation for the days of the month, concentric, the second scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. ?Feuille? yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120 QP, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 930530, case No. 642699, Ref. 605, circa 1945, delivered to Tiffany and sold to Henry Graves, Jr., N.Y. Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless ?World Time? dress watch. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. Three-body, ?variée?, back engraved with the Graves family coat of arms with two eagles and the motto ?Esse Quam Videri? ("to be rather than to seem"), revolving reeded bezel. D. Matte silvered with applied gold Roman numerals and dot indexes, outer Arabic 24-hour night and day revolving chapter ring, outermost world time chapter ring, bearing names of 41 cities, regions and countries around the world according to the Louis Cottier World Time Patent. Gold ?Dauphine? and ?Pontife? hands. M. 37.5 mm. (16 1/2???), rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, adjusted to 5 positions, heat, cold and isochronism, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator. Signed on dial, case and movement. Diam. 45 mm.

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 191442, made in 1919, sold on July 31, 1934. Fine brass ?torpédo? deck watch, accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-piece, lacquered brass in gimbals set in mahogany box, outer mahogany carrying box. D. Silvered, bold Arabic nume-rals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "Feuille" hands. M. 50 mm. (22???) frosted gilt, 20 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut Guillaume anibal-brass compensation balance, special alloy Breguet balance spring, micrometric ?swan-neck? regulator, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark. Signed on dial and movement. Diam. 89 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863793, case No. 644118, Ref. 1518, 1st series. Made in 1946, sold on October 21st., 1947. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, square button chronograph, register and tachometer, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle and an additional silvered pink gold dial with black applied Arabic numerals. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs, crystal with "Cyclops" lens for the days of the week and the months indication. D. matte silver with painted black Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30-minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. 13''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensation Breguet balance-pring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Henry Capt, Genève, No. 8933, circa 1825. Very rare and fine 18K pearl- and diamond-set gold and enamel ring watch with original gold and enamel key, both in original leather fitted box.

C. Entirely covered with black champlevé enamel with gold foliate decoration, shank extending at the top is set with three natural pearls on each side, diamond-set bezel, hinged gold cover at the bottom of the head revealing the winding, setting and regulating apertures. Key with tear-drop gold handle covered with alternating black enamel and gold stripes. D. Silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, center engraved with floral pattern. Gold Breguet hands. M. 14.35 mm. (6 1/3???), gilt brass, 10 jewels cylinder escapement three-arm gilt balance flat balance spring. Signed on the case. Dim. Width 23 mm. (between pearls), height 20 mm.

Attributable to John Rich, Geneva, made for the Chinese market, circa 1790, enamel attributable to Jean-Louis Richter. Magnificent 18K gold and enamel three-tune oval musical snuffbox in a silk-lined Chinese box.

C. Three-body, the lid superbly painted on enamel, depicting an Alpine riverside landscape with a castle on the bank, a bridge with a tower behind, mountains in the background, a young couple in the foreground, and cows drinking from the river, the borders with black and white champlevé decoration, the band with panels of transparent blue enamel over flinqué with white champlevé enameled line borders alternating with pierced and engraved sectors decorated with caduceus and laurel branches. Hinged blue flinqué bottom panel. M. Gilt brass, skeletonized and engraved, fusee with chain, pin-drum carillon with six adjustable hammers playing on six bells. Dim. 89 x 60 x 30 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 869491, Ref. 2499, third series. Production of this reference started in 1951. Very fine and rare astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 13''' CC, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Portrait of the Young Louis XIV P(aul) Vallette A Montpellier, circa 1660, enamel attributable to Pierre I Huaud. Extremely rare and very fine 22K gold and enamel single-hand pre balance spring pair-cased watch with painted on enamel portrait of the young Louis XIV.

C. Outer: two-body, leather-covered, decorated with gold rivets forming a wave pattern on the bezels, between larger rivets simulating flowers, the center with elaborate initials made from small rivets forming interesting pattern, box-hinged. Inner: two-body, “bassine” with deep back with curved in edges, white enamel base painted in azure, center of the back finely painted with a miniature of Louis XIV within a fine grisaille floral frame, the edges painted with floral and foliate pattern, inside on azure ground floral rosette, gold split bezel, small pendant. D. White enamel on gold, center painted in azure en suite with the back and decorated with en suite grisaille floral pattern, narrow radial Roman hour chapter ring on white enamel ring with fleur de lis half-hours. Blued steel “poker” hand. M. 27 mm., gilt brass full plate, vase columns, fusee and cat-gut, short three-wheel train with 5-leaf pinions, verge escapement, circular foliot, silver cock, worm gear mainspring set-up with silver plate and index hand. Signed on the movement. Diam. Outside 37 mm., inside 32.6 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 888172, case No. 2619211, Ref. 2438-1. Produced circa 1960. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, center-seconds, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. two-body, solid, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. 27-SC Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm.

The Paperweight Jean-François Bautte, Geneva, made by Charles Abraham Bruguier for the London Universal Exhibition 1851, awarded a Prize Medal and an Honorable Mention on that occasion. Enamel attribuable to Georges Annen. Exceptional gilt metal, gold and enamel musical singing bird box in the shape of a seal paperweight with its original leather fitted box and original key.

C. In shape of a large seal, the base panels very finely painted on enamel with Alpine scenes featuring: the Chateau de Chillon with the Lac Léman and sailing boats in the foreground, the lac de Passy with a view of the Mont Blanc mountain range, the Lac Léman with the Alps as seen from Bellevue, the Saint Martin Moutains, the canted corners with mountain waterfall scenes, the lower edge chased with a scrolling pattern, the top of the base with applied gilt floral motifs, a rectangular stem ascending from the center, narrow at the base, larger at the top, with convex sides decorated with flowers in champlevé enamel on a matte gold background, it is surmounted by a flower basket made of interwoven gilt bands, with a solid gold domed bird cover decorated with champlevé enamel roses and engraved with scrolling. M. 107 x 95 mm., brass, fusee and chain, the bird rotating right and left and moving its beak, tail, and wings, the melody, and circular bellows controlled by a stack of eight spring-loaded cams moving vertically along their arbor for a long duration of the song, an improvement invented by Bruguier, fly regulator with two vertical adjustable wings. Independent cylinder musical movement with a comb of 60 tuned teeth. Dim. Height: 14.5 cm. x width: 12 x depth: 10 cm.