Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 13, 1999

LOT 162

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.