CATALOG LISTING FOR LOTS 346-370
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George Reed important serial #13 KWKS pivoted detent chronometer with his famous first patent No. 49155 of August 1, 1865, providing the mainspring barrel with retaining power, as well as his patent of February 5, 1867, a unique design of pivoted detent chronometer in original superb ET & Co 18K HC with original RN porcelain SSD and faceted spade hands, 54mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $55000
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Albert H. Potter & Co. important serial #20, triple signed heavy 18K gold HC with ultra-high grade NI mvt, signed with the impressive “Albert H. Potter & Co. [balance wheel] Trade Mark” on the inside back cover, signed on the mvt, “Albert H. Potter & Co. Geneve No. 20,” and the same on the dial with serial number; the mvt has a minimum of 20 jewels, having fully capped lever escapement, blued hairspring with overcoil, Geneva stop-works, and Potter’s exclusive split plate design with RN porcelain SSD, 52mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $18500
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Longines triple signed slide minute repeater with chronograph SW gold LS NI mvt in 18K YG P&D HC with Jurgensen lips and Grand Prix medallions on cuvette marked “Repeticion a Cuartos y a Minutos” and RN porcelain SSD with 360 divisions per minute, 50mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $6100
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Swiss miniature musical two train KWKS gilt original stopworks mvt with on/off switch plays on-the-hour or at-will very melodically on 26 tines in 18K RG OF case with gold cuvette with silver ET RN dial and original blued diamond hands, c1810 - 1830 47mm with 1828 date on reverse of dial possibly for early servicing
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $7000
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Nicole Nielsen contract for A.H. Miller, Chicago chronograph with regulator dial, gilt mvt with Nielsen’s early patented stem winding, compensation balance with gold timing screws, Breguet hairspring, cap jeweled lever and escape wheel in 18K English hallmarked HC with proper AN (Adolph Nicole) maker mark, chronograph activated by single button at 12, RN porcelain regulator dial with constant seconds at 9, RN hour chapter at 3, mvt and dial signed A.H. Miller, Chicago, case and mvt with matching s#6471, 52mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $4400
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CH Meylan contract for Tiffany & Co fine 19J 7adj ultra-thin rhodium plated mvt in rare platinum OF case marked Platinum with unusual Art Deco hands on AN metal dial, s#41150 c1925 44mm. Including platinum and 14K YG chain and platinum and gold pencil signed for Tiffany and marked platinum and 14K with matching monogram.
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2500
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Charles Frodsham pivoted detent chronometer Swiss contract rhodium-plated KWKS GWT GJS mvt evidently retailed by Frodsham with reverse fusee, symmetrical plate for fusee and barrel, capped escapement, helical HS with regulator in ET 18K YG HC bearing additional 16K touchmark for Neufchatel with RN porcelain dial, s#23526 c1860 52mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3000
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Charles Frodsham WI freesprung lever fusee with diamond endstone, heavy compensated balance with gold timing screws and rare reverse fusee in 18K YG OF case hallmarked 1862 with RN porcelain SSD, s#02509 51mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3800
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Desarts & Comp Geneve verge fusee ¼ hr repeater KWKS gilt mvt in 18K YG OF and polychrome enamel case depicting scene of young woman and man approaching urn in ancient ruins, c1785 50mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2200
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EJ Dent London ¼ hr repeater with very early Adolph Nicole keyless winding and setting (patented in 1844) ebauche made by Adolph Nicole as marked on the caseback and featuring offset seconds, diamond endstone, heavy compensated balance with gold timing screws, quarter repeating on two gongs and original rare side-winding format in 18K YG OF case hallmarked 1847 with RN porcelain SSD, s#12694 49mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3700
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Geo Yonge Strand London ¼ hr repeater early Lepine caliper French/English collaboration with cylinder escapement, early form of vibrating governor, engraved cock with grotesque mask and diamond endstone, repeating quarters with two polished steel hammers on two gongs in ET 18K YG OF case with coin edge and signed cuvette and beautifully matted and ET AN dial with original hands, s#6594 c1800 55mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2100
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Giraud & Freres Mourier Genève, ¼hr repeater on a bell KWKS verge fusee gilt mvt with rococo pierced balance bridge, plunge repeating on a bell or “a toc” silent repeat (button activated silencer) in 18K multi-color gold OF case with bezel, hands, dial and case openers set with rose-cut diamonds and RN porcelain dial, c1770 45mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3600
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Joseph Starling London verge fusee KWKS gilt mvt with diamond endstone in 18K YG and blue and light blue guilloche enamel OF case with AN porcelain dial and gold hands, s#5939 c1790 51mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2800
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JR Arnold London chronometer-grade fusee with rare ruby duplex escapement KWKS large gilt mvt with diamond endstone and multi-spoked solid steel balance wheel in ET silver OF SO case with RN porcelain dial and gold hands, s#3007 c1820 cased 1841, 56mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2100
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L’Epine Paris KWKS virgule escapement with three arm balance and center seconds gilt mvt in large 18K YG OF case with AN porcelain dial with gold hands, missing seconds hand, c1785 61mm, including gold foil key
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2900
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Longines heavy slide minute repeater triple signed Grand Prix Paris 1900 SW LS gilt mvt in 18K YG HC with AN porcelain SSD, 55mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $4900
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Moricand & Degrange Genève verge fusee KWKS gilt mvt in very elaborate beaded and floral pattern high-relief 18K YG OF case set with Persian turquoise, white and red pastes and centered by an enamel plaque of a winged cherub with silver ET champlevé RN and minute track dial and original blued steel diamond-style hands, c1810 45mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3200
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Perret & Fils Genève pivoted spring detent chronometer KWKS NI reverse fusee mvt with helical hairspring in heavy sharply ET 14K HC with RN porcelain SSD with gold diamond-set hands, s#77483 TW 135.4g 54mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2800
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SI Tobias Liverpool spring detent chronometer with fusee KWKS gilt mvt with diamond endstone, helical hairspring and engraved eagle on the balance cock marked “Chronometer” in silver OF paircase hallmarked 1801 with AN porcelain dial, s#2698 59mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3700
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Swiss B Emmison, Locle minute repeater NI mvt jeweled to the hammers in heavy ET WWC Co 18K HC YG with 18K cuvette and glazed dust cover and RN porcelain DSD, 56mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $3600
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Swiss slide minute repeater with chronograph high grade SW PS NI mvt jeweled to the hammers with wolf’s tooth winding in 18K OF PP case with AN porcelain SSD with hour register and gold hands, 51mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $5100
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Audemars Piguet & Co highly jeweled NI mvt marked “EXTRA” in 18K YG OF Jurgensen lips case with AN porcelain SSD with outer red 5-minute markers, s#4352 46mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2200
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Breguet ¼ hr repeater KWKS gilt mvt in 18K YG and polychrome enamel OF case with diamond or paste-set bezel and hands and rear case depicting scene of woman at night near a temple surrounded and inset by diamonds and split-pearls with AN porcelain dial signed Breguet a Paris, s#51 46mm; this watch is c1790-5, and is an example of a watch contracted for and sold by Breguet as part of his new venture with Gide following the French Revolution, and shows beautifully the neo-classical influence of the French Empire; these are the only watches documented to have been Breguet subcontracts; see Daniels, Breguet; all other fusee watches by Breguet date before the revolution and have a fractional numbering system.
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $9000
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Charles LeRoy Paris ¼ hr repeater KWKS verge fusee gilt mvt in multicolor 18K gold and green guilloche enamel OF case inset with rose cut diamonds on rear of case, bezel and pendant and AN porcelain dial, s#5723 c1780 39mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2300
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Continental signed Walker London, verge fusee KWKS gilt mvt in 18-20K YG repoussé OF pair case with RN porcelain arcaded dial with outer 5-minute AN markers and high dome crystal, 44mm
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This lot sold on 4/27/08 for $2900