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Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 11 am EST

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109. WW - Rolex Precision Officially Certified Chronometer, nicknamed "Padellone" (big frying pan in Italian), triple calendar and moon-phase, ref 8171, 38mm x 47mm to lug tips, 18K original snap-case, genuine crocodile strap, the silvered dial impeccably refinished as original, 18J 600 series caliber, s#09096 stamped between the lugs, ca 1954, triple signed, inside back ref 8171. The model was introduced in 1949, and the earlier backs carried a light serial number and crown that are almost always worn off. We cannot say if that is true here, or if Rolex took the numbering in between the lugs with the new numbering sequence established in 1954. Of the serial numbers come to market, there are four ranges, right up to the end of the first numbering system. If the inter-lug number is correctly interpreted here, this would be from a fifth range of issue later in the year. The model is very rare, with only 1000 produced in gold or steel. Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $30,000
110. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual, ref 6205 without Submariner marking, referred to by some as the "James Bond," domed back, acrylic crystal, 38mm x 47mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case, replaced bezel and insert, original gilt and black dial, original pencil hands and "lollipop" seconds hand, original winding crown, 17J cal 645, mvt #41019, rotor cover #F34441, s#21270 (? -band wear prevents any definitive conclusion), triple signed, inside case back ref 6205 with "octopus" logo. The 6200, 6204 and 6205 were all introduced in 1954, not necessarily in numerical order. The 6205 is very rare, with only a handful of examples ever to come to auction. Estimate: $10,000 - $18,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $20,500
111. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer Cosmograph Daytona, ref 16520, sapphire crystal, 40mm x 47mm to lug tips, original stainless steel case and bracelet with deployment clasp, original Mark IV white dial, 31J cal 4030, mvt #99475, s#W365905, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 78390, ref 503B on end links, date code W4 on clasp, inside back ref 16500, with original matching warranty certificate, Daytona booklet & service booklet, hang tags and both inner & outer boxes. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $16,500
112. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, Cosmograph, chronograph with constant seconds, minute and hour registers, ref 16523, sapphire crystal, 39mm x 47mm to lug tips, 18K and stainless steel original case and Oyster bracelet with flip-lock deployment clasp, original dark champagne dial, 31J cal 4030, s#T602856, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 78393, inside back ref 16500. Estimate: $8,600 - $10,500
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $7,600
113. WW - Rolex Oyster "Tru-Beat" Chronometer, independent (jumping) center seconds, ref 6556, acrylic crystal, 35mm x 43mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case, Oyster bracelet with deployment clasp, original silvered dial, 26J cal 1040, s#139552, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 78350, inside back ref 6556 with I.56 mark for production in the first quarter of 1956. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $13,000
114. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, the earliest model, ref 6204, acrylic crystal, 37mm x 47mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case and riveted Oyster bracelet with deployment clasp, Rolex and CI stamps, early black radium painted dial, possibly refinished but aging acutely, 18J cal 645 with additional 2J rotor mechanism covering mvt, s#988824, ca 1954, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 7-68, inside back ref 6204. The crown on the dial has straight pins rather than tapers up to the points, and the Submariner marking seems thick graphically, unlike most examples we see, at the same time the dial has aged much as an original would. Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $7,200
115. WW - Patek Philippe, Genève, Calatrava automatic with date and checkered bezel, ref 3802/100, 33mm x 39mm to lug tips, original 18K gold WR snap-back gasketed case, Patek Philippe leather strap with 18K Patek Philippe tang-type buckle, original ivory white (ivoire glacé) porcelain dial, 29J cal 310SC, s#1440940, case #2838937, triple signed, with both inner and outer boxes, Patek Philippe paperwork and Certificate of Origin. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $9,200
116. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer Submariner Date, ref 16613, sapphire crystal, QS, 40mm x 47mm to lug tips, 18K & stainless steel original case and Oyster bracelet with deployment clasp, original sapphire blue dial, 31J cal 3135, s#P717104, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 93253, ref 701 end links, DE4 date code, inside back ref 2160, together with original matching Rolex punched chronometer and warranty certificate, Submariner service booklets in wallet, Rolex polishing cloth, anchor, both inner and outer Rolex boxes. Estimate: $5,600 - $7,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $6,800
117. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Yacht-Master Chronometer, ref 16622, sapphire crystal, QS, 41mm x 48mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case and Oyster bracelet with flip-locking deployment clasp, rotating platinum bezel, original platinum dial, 31J cal 3135, s#K419803, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 78760, inside back ref 2180. Estimate: $4,400 - $6,600
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $5,000
118. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner, ref 1680, acrylic crystal, 40mm x 48mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case, extendable Oyster bracelet with flip-locking deployment clasp, original silvered dial, 26 J cal 1570, s#5368022, ca 1978, triple signed with signed clasp, bracelet ref 93150, inside back ref 1680. Estimate: $4,600 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $5,800
119. WW - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, ref 5513, mineral crystal, 40mm x 47mm to lug tips, stainless steel original case, leather strap with generic buckle, original black meters first tritium dial, 26J cal 1520, s#3852492, triple signed, inside back ref 5513, marked IV.71, produced in the fourth quarter of 1971. Estimate: $4,600 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $5,600
120. APW - E Howard & Co, Boston, s#123, the 23rd watch produced, assembly #15 under cock and repeated twice under dial, the motion wheels each bearing matching assembly #5, very early series I, model 1858-C divided plate (Geller system), N-S (just over 19S), rare, very heavy coin silver OF original or purpose-made "JTS&Co" case with matching serial #123, probably dating from the 1860's and with ET silver cuvette, KWKS, WE-SSD without signature bearing maker's initial "F" on back, lever escapement with upright pallets, 17J, central settings in gold both front and back, dispensing with the setting cup and virgule mount, gilt mvt with variant color as is typical. Our recent accumulated serial and assembly numbers for model 1858 in the lower numbers are s#111-(#11), s#123-(#15), s#137-(#37), s#151-(#61), s#175-(#17), s#209-(#34), s#234-(#59), s#404-(54), s#453-(#93), s#490-(#40) and s#518-(#68), suggesting no dependable pattern below s#300 or so. The present example has the maintaining power spring under the dial operating against a squared screw, rarely seen, but all of the early mvts have the holes pre-drilled and tapped no matter which device is included. Gross weight of assembled watch 113.8 dwt (177.0 g). Among the earliest Howards known, patterns have emerged suggesting that some initial mvts produced may have been set aside for some time before casing and dialing. Several have come to light with cases from the 1860's that follow the tradition of purpose-made cases, carrying the precise number of the mvt. The present example has a retailer's mark seen on early New York Watch Co watches, by J T Scott & Co, who state they were "established 1847" and "Jobbers in all American movements and cases." They were located two buildings down from E Howard's New York office on Maiden Lane. Somewhere published is a list of prominent clients of E Howard from the 1880s and J T Scott & Co is listed. (Thank you to Tom Rumpf and Clint Geller for this information regarding the case mark!) This may be the earliest E Howard & Co signed model 1858-C divided plate known, the earlier s#111 being signed by Howard & Rice but with the earliest known E Howard & Co signed dial. We are always eager to hear of others, especially when examined in detail. The cock decoration and markings, as well as barrel plate engraving, are identical for both s#111 and s#123. Howard & Rice was formed after an early bankruptcy of the Waltham venture, making watches with special upright pallet lever escapement from Waltham material. With the inclusion of G P Reed in the next post-Waltham venture, the model 1858 divided plate model was created. We learn something new with each early example we discover. Estimate: $15,000 - $30,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $10,500
121. APW - Illinois, "26 Ruby Jewels," Benjamin Franklin, USA in two-tone damascene, rarest of the rare, 18S, scarce 14K solid gold Illinois SO recase, SW-LS, matching signed but restored WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, capped third wheel, jeweled barrel arbor, GJS, tiny checkerboard center pattern gilt & NI damascene with spiderweb surround, s#2019428. Gross weight of assembled watch 76.1 dwt (118.4 g). Considered a 4-star rarity in the Complete Guide. This watch is four numbers before s#2019432, and only 17 numbers before s#2109445, both sold in our galleries, all from the same private collection. Estimate: $8,000 - $14,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $5,600
122. APW - G P Reed, Monitor with winding indicator and outstanding patriotic dial, 15-16S (actually L-S), nickel alloy OF SB&B recase, SW-LS while retaining KW square, fancy O'Hara style WED with impressed sunken seconds and WI, American flag above center with Reed signature below, lever escapement, 15J, GJS, parallel spotted pattern NI damascene, s#326. Wing Collection. Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $6,200
123. APW - Hamilton, 23J hunting grade 947 marked "Extra," 18S, sidewinder format, GF Fahys recased HC, SW-LS, WE-DSD, fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, GJS, DR, radiant rope-twist pattern NI damascene with pinwheel surrounds, s#121845, partial matching number on balance, 1218XX obscured by lathe polishing. Considered a four-star watch in the Complete Guide. This watch, from a designated production run of grade 943, was ultimately sold to "...Anderson" with the designation "(947)" next to the name, the writing before illegible, the subsequent two numbers sold to J W Forsinger but without legible designation. The NAWCC website search engine places total production at 310 for grade 947, but this early run of grade 943 contains some watches upgraded to 947, with notations to the side, and it is unknown if this count contains those. The page for this serial 943 range is quite illegible, making establishment of total 947 production difficult. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $7,800
124. APW - Hamilton, 23J hunting grade 947, 18S, sidewinder format, RGP OF Keystone Victory recase, SW-LS, WE Montgomery DSD, fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, GJS, DR, radiant rope-twist pattern NI damascene with pinwheel surrounds, s#163895, matching number on balance. Considered a three-star watch in the Complete Guide. This watch, from a designated production run of grade 947, was sold to Otto Young & Co in 1914, the prior number ultimately sold to J W Forsinger, and the subsequent number sold to A N Anderson. The NAWCC website search engine places total grade 947 production at 310, but there is an early run of grade 943 that contains some watches upgraded to 947, with notations to the side, and it is unknown if this count contains those. At least one of the 943 pages is quite illegible, making it difficult to establish just what was produced. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $6,400
125. APW - Illinois, "26 Ruby Jewels" Pennsylvania Special, two-tone, "Adjusted to 6 Positions, Double Roller," 18S, nicely made gilt brass OF display case with false boxes, snap bezels, heavy gold bow with stops, SW-LS, WE Gothic DSD signed "Pennsylvania Special," fully capped lever escapement, capped third wheel and jeweled barrel arbor, GJS, concentric arcaded pattern gilt & NI damascene, black lettering, s#1742834 from the second run of 200. In outstanding condition. Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $7,600
126. APW - Illinois, Washington Watch Co, one of the rarest of the rare, "Greenwich, 23 Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire Jewels" marked on central bridge, model 10 grade 710, total production of 30 or less in this run, six of which have been documented, 16S, GF OF Keystone J Boss recase, SW-LS, WE-DSD signed "Washington Watch Co," fully capped lever escapement, jeweled barrel arbor, DES, GJS, micro-crosshatch NI damascene center with radiant surround, s#3377357. The only other Greenwich example from this run we have had is s#3377372, which we have handled three times in the last 10 years. Thanks to the excellent research of Fred Hansen, we now know that the total production of model 9 grade 770 was 50 in one run, while the total production of model 10 grade 710 was 70 over three runs, the first one being a sub-run of only ten watches within a larger mixed run. Thank you Fred!. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $3,600
127. APW - J P Stevens Watch Co, early s#39 with Stevens Patent regulator, 16-17S, HC mvt in sidewinder format nickel alloy OF Illinois display recase, SW-LS, WE-SSD, lever escapement, 15J, GJS, gold regulator disk, chessboard pattern NI damascene, s#39. Wing Collection. Estimate: $4,000 - $7,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $1,300
128. APW - E Howard & Co, Boston, s#175, the 75th watch produced, assembly #17, very early series I, model 1858-A (Geller system), N-S (just over 19S), heavy coin silver G W Luce OF recase with fairly good alignment, other locator pin holes, ET silver cuvette, hunting back, KWKS, WE-SSD with elegant two-line script signature, lever escapement with upright pallets, 15J, gilt mvt. As we accumulate very early production examples, we recall s#111, the 11th watch produced, with original Howard & Rice plates, which carried the matching assembly #11 in the same three locations. Photos under the dial of the present watch and s#111 are identical except that the maintaining power click spring operates under the dial against a square screw, rather than the spring being between the plates. Our recent accumulated serial and assembly numbers for model 1858 in the lower numbers are s#111-(#11), s#137-(#37), s#175-(#17), s#209-(#34), s#234-(#59), s#404-(54), s#453-(#93), s#490-(#40) and s#518-(#68). All have the identical under-dial layout with two plate holes for under-dial version of the retaining power spring, used only in the present example and s#209, unused in all others. Only the orientation of the assembly number on the pillar plate of #11 is rotated 90 degrees unlike subsequent examples. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $1,700
129. APW - E Howard & Co, Boston, s#234, the 134th watch produced, assembly #59 throughout, early series I, model 1858-A (Geller system), N-S (just over 19S), 18K marked and tested C&AP recased HC with ET gold cuvette, KWKS, WE-SSD with two-line arched script signature, lever escapement with upright pallets, 15J, gilt mvt. Our recent accumulated serial and assembly numbers for model 1858 in the lower numbers are s#111-(#11), s#137-(#37), s#175-(#17), s#209-(#34), s#234-(#59), s#404-(54), s#453-(#93), s#490-(#40) and s#518-(#68). All these prior numbers have the identical under-dial layout with two plate holes for under-dial version of the retaining power spring seen only in s#175 and s#209, with all other locator holes clean and screw-holes threaded. While the case has no other screw-marks, and alignment is nearly perfect, the single locator pin-hole at 7 does not correspond to two pin-sites on the pillar plate, and the installed pin beneath one of these goes below the internal ridge to hold, but not orient, the mvt in the case. Gross weight of assembled watch 74.2 dwt (115.4 g). Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $3,800
130. APW - Howard & Rice, Boston Watch Co, upright pallet escapement, 18S, coin silver OF original CJ&Bro case (C Jacot & Bro, Philadelphia, 1852-1871), ET silver cuvette, American eagle hallmark, KWKS, WE-SS pinned-foot dial, lever escapement of style unique to Howard & Rice, with pallet floating below the plane of the escape wheel, and broad perpendicular pallet stones meeting the club teeth, 15J, gilt mvt with stamped signature, s#6193. The mvt has another feature in that the regulator curb is actually a hole in an adjustable pin looking like a screw, which can aid in directing the curbing action, as seen with s#6149. The Howard & Rice watches were of a new design, finishing material from the defunct Boston Watch Co (Waltham) at the Howard & Davis factory in Boston, ca 1857-8, just prior to Howard's launch of his own famous venture. Production was probably less than 500. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $1,700
131. EPW - Maison B Haas, Jeune, Genève-Paris, rare and important patented cover-winding, double-dial, minute repeating perpetual calendar watch displaying two time zones, 59mm, massive 18K gold original HC with full signature and attributes engraved within both covers, the bow acting as a switch for hunting operation of front and back covers, the back opening to reveal the perpetual calendar WED with sunken month and day dials, sweep date, and aperture at top for lunar phases, the entire calendar mechanism on a single plate hinged together with the bezel, allowing both to be lifted upward away from the mvt; the front cover opening to reveal the WE time dial with sunken seconds and second time zone dials, wound by opening and closing the front cover, LS by crown with additional lever for advancing the second time zone in 15-minute intervals, fully capped lever escapement, fully jeweled repeat train down to the hammers, probably 31J plus jeweling, if any, within the calendar mechanism, fausses-côtes NI damascene, s#15721, number repeated on case and under dial. Gross weight of assembled watch 124.3 dwt (193.3 g). Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $36,500
132. EPW - LeCoultre & Cie, "Grand Complication" minute repeating, perpetual calendar, chronograph with moonphase, 56mm, superbly constructed massive purpose-made 14K rose gold HC with gold cuvette, Swiss made and hallmarked to the highest standards of any original, SW-LS, WED, lever escapement with sunken registers and aperture for lunar phases, fully capped lever escapement, fully jeweled repeat train down to hammers, 32J, fausses-côtes NI damascene mvt with signature beneath one hammer, s#39590, mvt ca 1880. Gross weight of assembled watch 125.7 dwt (195.5 g). In top condition. Estimate: $20,000 - $26,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $21,000
133. EPW - La Esmeralda, Mexico (City), top-grade lady's minute repeating gold hunter, 38mm, 18K original HC with signed gold cuvette also engraved, "Répétition à Minutes, Qualité Supérieure," SW-LS, signed WE-SSD, lever escapement with capped escape, fully jeweled repeat train through the hammers, at least 27J, fausses-côtes NI damascene, s#6793. Gross weight of assembled watch 30.2 dwt (46.9 g). Top grade lady's repeaters of this quality are extremely hard to find. Joyeria La Esmeralda, established in 1865 at Ave Madero 51, was to Mexico City what Tiffany's was to New York, a highly elegant jewelry store catering to the country's elite, operating out of an architecturally gorgeous building with corner entrance. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $9,200
134. EPW - Barraud's, Cornhill, London (Paul Philip Barraud, member Clockmakers' Company from 1796 until his death in 1820, famous for making copies of Mudge's timekeepers with Jamison and Howells), pocket chronometer with Earnshaw escapement, fusee drive, 58mm, coin silver OF original pair cases of unique style bearing London hallmarks for 1814, casemaker's incuse mark "JM" for James Melvill of 4 King Street, Clerkenwell, his mark registered in September of 1814, the inner hinged at 6 along with the mvt and bearing the matching stamped number, the outer with the same number scribed inside, the pendant with matching date letter and incuse maker's mark "RI," unknown at this date, possibly an earlier mark for pendant maker Richard Jones, who registered his "RJ" mark in 1835, KWKS, off-white signed ED with seconds at 12, gold hands, blued seconds with gold hub, fully capped spring-detent chronometer escapement in Earnshaw style, 11J, DES, gilt mvt with elegant sunken balance area, elegant engraved foliate scrolled balance cock, s#684. Gross weight of assembled watch 100.8 dwt (156.7 g). The watch is in outstanding condition. Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $5,400
135. EPW - "Courvoisier & Comp" (Courvoisier & Compagnie, Paris, Chaux-de-Fonds and Geneva, active 1811-1835, also "Courvoisier Frères" referring to the brothers Henri and Frederic), skeletonized Jaquemarts automaton fusee, 56mm, silver OF original case with signed spring-loaded gilt cuvette, casemaker's incuse mark "GFO," KWKS, WE chapter ring at center, multicolor gold figures in surround revealing repeating mechanism beneath, fully engraved front plate, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced and foliate scrolled two-footed balance bridge, without visible number. Gross weight of assembled watch 84.8 dwt (132.0 g). In exceptional condition. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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This Lot Sold On 10/2/2016 For $2,800