Gerald Genta, No. 238, Ref. 30194, 1980's. Very fine and rare, astronomic, minute-repeating, selfwinding, water-resistant, octagonal, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.

C. massive, polished, the bezel is fixed to the band with gold grips, "Vendome" type central lugs, screwed bars. D. white enamel with tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week and the months, aperture for the moon phases and the leap year. "Baton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. 11 3/4"' hand engraved, 28 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, antishock system, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 18K gold engraved gold rotor bearing the skeletonized initials M.E., repeater on gongs by means of a pusher on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

Les Monts S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds, 1996. The British Supremacy. The History of the British Watchmakers trilogy set of three complicated Timekeeper gentleman's wristwatches presented in three individual wooden fitted boxes, in a large presentation wooden box, with certificates and an illustrated history book The English Watchmakers published as No. 078 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Arnold & Son, 1764, No. 004, Ref. 1R-LR-1.2. Very fine and rare, water-resistant to 660 feet, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 7 days power reserve, leather strap and 18K pink gold original buckle.

C. three body, "Empire", massive, polished, dedicated back with screws, reeded bezel, screwed down crown, lapidated straight lugs. D. matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial and graduation for the Up-and-Down indication. "Spade" gold hands. M. Cal. 294 mechanical with manual winding, 18 jewels. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Graham 1695, No. 004, Ref. 2R-LR-1.2. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant to 160 feet, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button and single button on the crown split-second chronograph, "foudroyante" at 1/8 second (the hand flies over 360 degrees in one second), leather strap and 18K pink gold original buckle. C. three body, massive, polished, satine, dedicated back with screws, concave bezel, curly straight lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes, auxiliary "guilloche" seconds and black "foudroyante" dials. "Baton" gold hands. M. Cal. FR 1695, mechanical with automatic winding, 39 jewels, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the split-second chronograph. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Tompion 1671, No. 004, Ref. 3R-LR-1.2. Very fine and rare, center second, self-winding, two time zone, water-resistant to 160 feet, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and alarm and two crowns, leather strap and 18K pink gold original buckle. C. three body, massive, polished, dedicated back with screws, rounded bezel, curved straight lugs, the windingcrown on the 2 activates the digital indication of the GMT time and winds and sets the watch, the one on the 4 winds and set the alarm. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes and Roman numerals, apertures for the date and the second time zone. "Feuille" tritium-coated hands for the time, "Fleche" skeleton blued steel hand for the alarm. M. Cal. 1671, mechanical with automatic winding, 31 jewels. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Cosmograph Daytona, Ref. 16523, second series of the present production, sold in July 1992. Fine self-winding, water-resistant, yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, 50 hours power reserve and yellow gold and stainless steel Oyster bracelet and certificate.

C. three body, bicolour, polished, satine, screwed case back, buttons and Triplock crown, water-resistant down to 100 meters, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. bicolour black and gold with applied gold tritiumcoated indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Baton" tritiumcoated gold hands. M. 13"'-Cal. 4030 rhodium plated, 31 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Day Date Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Ref. 16618, sold on June 4, 1991. Very fine, centre second, self-winding, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day and date, with 18K yellow gold President bracelet, with certificate.

C. three body, massive, polished, satine, screwed case back and crown, reeded bezel. D. satine silver with applied yellow gold indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date and the day of the week. "Baton " radiumcoated yellow gold hands. M. 12 1/2"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, GMT Master, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Rolesor, Ref. 1675, 1980's. Fine centre second, self-winding, two time zone,waterresistant, 18K yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with three hands and jump type date, with yellow gold and stainless steel Oyster bracelet.

C. three body, polished, satined, screwed case back and crown, graduated and reeded revolving brown and gold bezel for the second time zone in 24 hours, sapphire crystal. D. brown with tritium-coated indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands with independant adjustment. M. 12 1 /2"' rhodiumed, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Day Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Tridor, Ref. 18239, sold on March 5, 1993. Very fine, centre second, self-winding, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, 18K white and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with day and date, with 18K white, yellow and pink gold President bracelet, with certificate.

C. three body, bicolour, massive, polished, satine, screwed case back and crown, yellow gold reeded bezel, white gold case. D. pink with applied white gold radial Roman numerals, "Cyclopc" aperture for the date and the day of the week. "Baton " radium-coated white gold hands. M. 12 1/2"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 26 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Da Vinci, No. 2527993, 1990's. Very fine astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman ' s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with a rectangular plate indicating the centuries 2200, 2300 and 2400, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold IWC buckle, and certificate.

C. two body, massive, polished, water-resistant at 30 meters, stepped sides, hooded mobile lugs, sapphire crystal. D. white with applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, the days of the month, of the week, aperture for the moon phases and for the year display with four numbers until 2499. "Baton " tritium-coated gold hands. M. 13"' gilt brass, 36 jewels, lever escapement, glucidur balance, Nivarox balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ingenieur Automatic, Ref. 3521, 1990's. Fine, water-resistant down to 12 atm., centre second, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date, 44 hours power reserve, with leather strap and stainless steel IWC buckle.

C. three body, polished, satin g , screwed bezel and crown, screwed case back. D. white with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date. "Baton " tritium-coated hands. M. Cal. 887, rhodium plated, 36 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self compensating flat balance-spring, platinum rotors. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Ref. 1876, 1990's. Fine, centre second, self-winding, "carre cambre", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, leather strap and yellow gold plated IWC buckle.

C. two body, massive, polished, stepped bezel, lapidated lugs. D. saline silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals, aperture for the date on the 5. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 8541 rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 41 mm.

A. Lange & Sane, Glashiitte, Lange 1, No. 101.022, sold on January 5, 1996. Very fine and rare, water-resistant down to 3 atm., 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with offcenter hour dial, date and 72 hours power reserve, leather strap and 18K yellow gold Lange buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, satin g , back with screws, curved straight lugs, push-button on the band for the date correction, flat sapphire glass. D. two-tone silver with painted radial Roman numerals and indexes, auxiliary off-centered hour dial on the 9, seconds on the 5 and power reserve sector on the 3, patented outsize aperture for the on the 1. "Lozenge" blued steel hands. M. 13"' rhodium plated nickel silver, 53 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, twin-barrel balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Chronoswiss, Chronographe Rattrapante, No. C. 732, circa 1995. Fine and interesting, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with off-center hours and minutes, round button split-second chronograph, and registers, with stainless steel integrated bracelet "a grosses mailles " and Chronoswiss deployant clasp, fitted wooden box and certificate.

C. three body, polished, satine, reeded bezel and back edge, screwed transparent case back, straight lugs, screwed bars. D. matte silver with outer chronograph graduation in 60 minutes, auxiliary dials for the hours on the 3, for the seconds on the 9, 12 hours register on the 6 and 30 minutes register on the 12, in painted Roman and Arabic numerals. "Spade" , "Feuille " and "Baton " blued steel hands. M. 7750 rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, skeleton laminated gold rotor, the gilt push-button on the 10 is for start-stop and return to zero functions of the splitsecond chronograph. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Chronoswiss, Chronographe Klassik, Ref. 7443, 1990's. Very fine, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, telemeter and date, with fitted wooden box and certificate.

C. three body, polished, satine, teardrop lugs, back with monogram. D. two-tone silver with applied blued steel Roman numerals, " auilloche" auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours, the 30 minutes registers and the date. "Moderne" blued steel hands. M. 13 1/4"' , rhodium plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified Cosmograph, Daytona, Ref. 16520, second series of the present production, sold on 8 March 1999. Fine self-winding, water-resistant down to 100 meters, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with round button chronograph, register and tachometer, 50 hours power reserve, stainless steel Oyster bracelet and Rolex deployant clasp, with fitted box and certificate.

C. three body, bicolour, polished, satine, screwed case back, buttons and Triplock crown, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 400 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. bicolour black and white with tritium-coated steel indexes. + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers. "Baton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. 13 "'-Cal. 4030 rhodium plated, 31 jewels, lever escapement, Superbalance balance adjusted to 6 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.

Chopard, Geneve, Mille Miglia, No. 279/750, made in 1995. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and date, with leather strap and stainless steel Chopard buckle.

C. three body, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs. D. black with painted radial Arabic numerals, "guilloche" matte silver auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 1/10th of second, the 12 hours register, on the four, aperture for the date. "Baton" tritium-coated hands. M. with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.

Tag Heuer, 6000 Senna Professional, No. 994/1000, made in 1994. Very fine and rare, water-resistant down to 200 meters, center second, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch wit date, leather twisted strap, stainless steel Tag Heuer buckle, fitted box and certificate.

C. three body, polished, satine, graduated revolving bezel, screwed case back and crown. D. anthracite with applied steel check-pattern flag decoration and applied tritium-coated indexes, "Cyclope" aperture for the date. "Skeleton" tritium-coated hands. M. with quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Grande Complication, No. 03/50, Ref. 3770, 1995. Very fine, rare and oversized, minute repeating, selfwinding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, square button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar and moon phases, with leather strap and platinum IWC buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, dedicated back with screws, pyramidal bezel, curved straight lugs, screwed down winding-crown. D. white enamel with applied gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, the days of the month, of the week and the months, apertures for the leap years and the moon phases. "Baton " gold hands. M. 15"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 68 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm.

Franck Muller, Cintree Curvex, Imperial Tourbillon, No. 02, Ref. 5850, 1997. Extremely fine and rare, tonneau shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman' s wristwatch with one minute tourbillon escapement, 48 hours power reserve, blue leather strap, 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle, fitted box and certificate.

C. two body, massive, polished, transparent dedicated back with screws, sapphire crystal. D.in translucent blue enamel on guilloche gold with applied gold radial Breguet numerals, on the 6, auxiliary second dial and visible tourbillon cage. "Spade " gold hands. M. Cal. TFM95 first quality, engraved, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, three arms polished steel tourbillon cage. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45 x 32 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Date Just, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 4467, 1940's. Fine and rare, water-resistant, centre second, selfwinding, 9K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and 18K yellow gold President bracelet.

C. three body, massive, polished, screwed case back and crown, reeded bezel. D. black with applied gold and radium indexes, aperture for the date. "Dauphine" radium-coated gold hands. M. 10 1 /2 "' rhodium plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, Ref. 6062, 1950's. Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases, with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Rolex buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, satine, screwed case back. D. matte silver with radium-coated applied gold star indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine " radium-coated gold hands. M. 9 3/4 "' rhodium plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Certified Chronometer, Ref. 3131, 1940's. Very fine, water-resistant, tonneau shaped, centre second, self-winding, 14K pink gold gentleman 's wristwatch with leather strap and pink gold plated Rolex buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, satine, screwed case back and crown. D. two-tone pink gold with radiumcoated indexes and Arabic numerals."Skeleton " radium-coated hands. M. 9 3 /4"' rhodium plated, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm.