Defined by their intricate mechanical movements and ornate cases, these timepieces were transformed into wearable art by makers such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Breguet. Today, collectors prize them for craftsmanship and heritage, with Christie's selling an 18k gold Breguet pocket watch for CHF 4.3 million in 2012.
Breguet & Fils, Paris, No. 2667 "Montre plate à deux mouvements, sur le principe des chronomètres". An extremely rare and exceptionally fine and elegant 18K gold precision watch with two movements
SIGNED BREGUET ET FILS, NO. 2667, SOLD IN AUGUST 1814 TO MR GARCIAS OF LONDON FOR THE SUM OF 5,000 FRANCS
百達翡麗，獨特、重要及非常罕有，18K金獵式雙面錶殼懷錶，配21項複雜功能，包括：西敏寺鐘聲、三問、動力儲存顯示、萬年曆、閏年顯示、日出與日落時間顯示、天文時差、星空圖表、天狼星及月亮中天、月亮軌跡顯示、24小時顯示及快速日曆調較，型號990/1，約2008 年製
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, STAR CALIBRE 2000, REF.990/1, MOVEMENT NO. 3,200,005, CASE NO. 4,125,166, CIRCA 2008
Breguet, Paris, No. 4111 "Montre plate à équation et à répétition, sur le principe des chronomètres, répétant l'heure, la demie, les quarts et les demi-quarts". An exceptional 18K gold and silver equation of time watch with annual calendar, manual perpetual calendar, mean and true solar time, and half-quarter repeating, constructed on the principals of the garde-temps, in a Morocco fitted box No. 4111
SIGNED BREGUET, PARIS, NO. 4111, SOLD ON 10 JANUARY 1827 TO MR. PEYRONNET FOR THE SUM OF 7,500 FRANCS
百達翡麗，極精細及重要，18K紅金大小自鳴三問計時懷錶，配萬年曆、追針計時及月相顯示，附原裝證書、日期為1900年的單據及盒子，1898年製，於1900年10月3日售予Stephen S. Palmer
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO. 97'912, CASE NO. 222'569, MANUFACTURED IN 1898, SOLD TO STEPHEN S. PALMER OCTOBER 3, 1900
百達翡麗，瑰麗及極罕有，18K金世界時間懷錶，配世界地圖掐絲琺瑯錶盤，型號605HU，1948年製，附後補證書
REF. 605HU, MANUFACTURED IN 1948
VACHERON CONSTANTIN. AN EXCEPTIONAL, MONUMENTAL AND HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT 20K GOLD OPENFACE TWO-TRAIN TRIP 7 1/2 MINUTE REPEATING GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE CHRONOGRAPH CLOCKWATCH
SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENEVE, SUISSE, MOVEMENT NO, 375551, CASE NO. 231922, MADE FOR JAMES WARD PACKARD IN 1918
BREGUET NO. 1918 "MONTRE GARDE-TEMPS A TOURBILLON". AN EXCEPTIONAL AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT TWO-COLOUR 18K GOLD OPENFACE POCKET CHRONOMETER WITH FOUR MINUTE TOURBILLON, ECHAPPEMENT NATUREL, DOUBLE SUBSIDIARY SECONDS, POWER RESERVE, STOP-SECONDS FEATURE AND REGULATOR DIAL
SIGNED BREGUET ET FILS, NO. 1918, CASE NO. 3061, SOLD ON 13 FEBRUARY 1822 TO MONSIEUR LE COMTE D'ARCHINTO FOR THE SUM OF 4,640 FRANCS
Breguet. An outstandingly fine, rare and historical important 18K gold, enamel and diamond-set hunter case petite souscription à tact watch, made for Josephine Bonaparte, Empress of France, and given to Hortense de Beauharnais
SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 611, MADE FOR MADAME BONAPARTE AND SOLD TO HER IN 1800
BREGUET, NO. 3832 . AN EXCEPTIONAL AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT LARGE GOLD HUNTER DOUBLE CASE HALF-QUARTER REPEATING LEVER À TACT WATCH WITH EQUATION OF TIME, DATE, DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS INDICATION S
SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 3832, SOLD ON 30 AUGUST 1828 TO MONSIEUR LE COMTE D'ARCHINTO FOR THE SUM OF 8000 FRANCS.
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE, RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K PINK GOLD OPENFACE KEYLES S LEVER WORLD TIME WATCH WITH POLYCHROME CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL REPRESENTING A MAP OF NORTH AMERICA WITH BOX
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, ref. 605 HU, movement no. 930’865, case no. 654’950, manufactured in 1948
Patek Philippe. An extremely important and one of only two known 18K gold double-dialled keyless lever watch with secular "true" perpetual calendar and year indication, made for Seth B. Atwood
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MADE FOR SETH G. ATWOOD, REF. 871, MOVEMENT NO. 932'195, CASE NO. 330'849, MANUFACTURED IN 1972
百達翡麗，超卓，極罕有及高度重要，18K金世界時間懷錶，配北美洲掐絲琺琅錶盤，型號605HU，1950年製
REF. 605HU, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY FINE AND UNIQUE 18K GOLD OPENFACE MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH WITH UP-AND-DOWN INDICATOR, ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, MOVEMENT NO. 174907, CASE NO. 405810, MANUFACTURED IN 1918
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND UNIQUE 18K GOLD AND ENAMEL OPENFACE KEYLESS LEVER DRESS WATCH
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, MOVEMENT NO. 893001, CASE NO. 678963, REF. 773, MANUFACTURED IN 1965
A. Lange & Söhne. An exceptionally rare and important 18K pink gold hunter case two-train minute repeating grande and petite sonnerie perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever clock watch with register, age and phases of the moon and Bulletin de Marche
SIGNED A. LANGE & SÖHNE, GLASHÜTTE, NO. 46177, MANUFACTURED IN 1904
Breguet No. 1176 "Montre garde-temps à tourbillon". An exceptional and historically important 18K gold openface pocket chronometer with four minute tourbillon, échappement naturel, double subsidiary seconds, power reserve, stop-seconds feature and gold regulator dial
SIGNED BREGUET ET FILS, NO. 1176, CASE NO. 1282, SOLD TO COMTE POTOCKI THROUGH MONSIEUR MOREAU IN ST. PETERSBURG ON 12 FEBRUARY 1809 FOR THE SUM OF 4,600 FRANCS
Patek Philippe. A superb, fine and extremely rare 18K gold massive openface minute repeating keyless lever two-train carillon grande and petite sonnerie clock watch with original certificate
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, RETAILED BY HAUSMANN, ROME, REF. 768, MOVEMENT NO. 97'903, CASE NO. 678'103, MOVEMENT MADE IN 1898 AND ENCASED IN 1953
Patek Philippe. An extremely fine and unique 18K gold openface minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases, "The Mosque" enamel miniature by Suzanne Rohr
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 864, MOVEMENT NO. 866'515, CASE NO. 323'858, MOVEMENT MANUFACTURED IN 1964, CASED IN 1974
百達翡麗，具有歷史意義， 18k金陀飛輪得獎懷錶，配防磁不銹鋼原裝錶殼，白色琺瑯錶盤，寶璣數字及時分針，於1931年日內瓦天文台競賽獲得一等獎，1924年製
MANUFACTURED IN 1924
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface World Time keyless watch with cloisonné enamel dial depicting a map of North America
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 605, MOVEMENT NO. 931'072, CASE NO. 683'457, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
Daniel Vaucher. A probably unique, impressive and magnificent, large and heavy 18K two colour gold, enamel, diamond, emerald and ruby-set verge watch with fitted box, made for the Turkish Market
SIGNED VAUCHEZ EN LA CITÉ A PARIS, NO. 1021, STAMPED WITH PARIS DATE LETTER FOR 1783
Patek Philippe. An exceptional, unique and historically important platinum openface one minute tourbillon watch with Guillaume balance, original fitted wooden presentation box and Bulletin d'Observatoire
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, MADE FOR HENRY GRAVES JR., NEW YORK, MOVEMENT NO. 198'311, CASE NO. 417'380, MANUFACTURED IN 1932
WILLIAM ILBERY，獨特，18K金及琺瑯中心秒針懷錶，琺瑯微繪畫出自JEAN-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR DUPONT之手，為中國市場製造，約1815年製
SIGNED ILBERY, LONDON, NO. 6044, ENAMEL SIGNED DUPONT F. 1815, CIRCA 1815
François Nicole. An exceptionally fine, early and possibly unique 18K two gold two-train openface quarter repeating musical watch with musical alarm and polychrome enamel and varicoloured gold automaton scene
SIGNED FRANÇOIS NICOLE FECIT À GENÈVE, NO. 22, CIRCA 1800
寶璣，獨特及重要，20K金懷錶，配二問功能及自由式擒縱系統，1806年1月13日以4,200法郎出售 瑞郎180,000-280,000
SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 1135, SOLD ON 13 JANUARY 1806 TO MONSIEUR LE DUC DE L'INFANTADO FOR THE SUM OF 4,200 FRANCS
Samuel Roi & Fils. An impressive and historically important 18K pink gold openface astronomical watch with virgule escapement, sunrise, sunset and sectorial-type equation
SIGNED SL ROI & FILS, NO. 5363, CIRCA 1810
Patek Philippe. A highly i mportant and probably unique 18K pink gold openface keyless lever perpetual calendar watch Guillaume balance and equation of time
Signed Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, movement no. 80’772, case no. 215’215, manufactured in 1890
Breguet, Paris, No. 2903, "Montre à répétition à minutes, mécanisme de Secondes d'un Coup". A fine and rare 18K gold minute repeating watch with jump centre seconds mechanism, in a shagreen fitted box
SIGNED BREGUET, NO. 2903, SOLD ON 13 FEBRUARY 1817 TO THE DUKE OF MAILLÉ FOR THE SUM OF 3,600 FRANCS
認為是 MOULINIÉ BAUTTE & CIE OR J.B. GARRAND, GENEVA之作品，極罕有、重要及非常精美，黃金琺瑯鑲珍珠火槍形香水噴槍，配隱藏式時鐘，專爲中國市場而製，約1805年製
SWISS, GENEVA, CIRCA 1805
Charles Ducommun. An extremely fine, rare and important 18K gold and enamel openface quarter repeating watch with varicoloured gold automaton depicting Moses hitting the rock
SIGNED CH. DUCOMMUN DIT BOUDRIT, CASE NO. 5329, CIRCA 1820
PIGUET & MEYLAN，極精細及罕有，18K金、琺瑯鑲珍珠，二問中心秒針懷錶，微型琺瑯彩繪據考為LISSIGNOL作品，為中國市場製造，約1820年製
SIGNED PIGUET & MEYLAN, NO. 10044, CASE STAMPED FO FOR FRÈRES OLTRAMARE, CIRCA 1820
Durrstein & Co、Glashutte Uhrenfabrik Union及愛彼，優秀、重要及獨一無二，18K紅金懷錶，配三問、大小自鳴、萬年曆、追針計時功能及月相顯示，1891年起製，1893年售出
SIGNED DÜRRSTEIN & CO., DRESDEN & GLASHÜTTE I.SA AND GLASHÜTTE UHRENFABRIK UNION, MOVEMENT BY AUDEMARS PIGUET, NO. 47'373, MANUFACTURE STARTED IN 1891, SOLD IN 1893
百達翡麗，獨一無二及卓越，18K白金鑲鑽石及海藍寶石懷錶，配掐絲琺琅描繪孟加拉虎由ANITA PORCHET繪製、藍色貝母錶盤、寶璣數字及同款白金及白雲石懷錶座，型號982/128G-001，約2010年製，附原廠證書、盒子及外包裝
REF. 982/128G-001, CIRCA 2010
百達翡麗，獨一無二、重要及耀眼，18K金懷錶，配由SUZANNE ROHR手繪微繪琺琅，描繪SALOMON VAN RUYSDAEL的"PROMENADE EN BAC"，型號865/092，機芯編號933'296，錶殼編號2'831'065，約2000年製，附原廠證書、盒子及外包裝
REF. 865⁄92, MOVEMENT NO. 933'296, CASE NO. 2'831'065, CIRCA 2000
PATEK PHILIPPE . AN EXTREMELY FINE AND IMPORTANT, VERY LARGE AND UNIQUE 18K GOLD OPENFACE HIGH-PRECISION KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH ONE-MINUTE TOURBILLON REGULATOR BY HECTOR GOLAY, MADE FOR OBSERVATORY COMPETITION, REGULATED BY FRANÇ OIS MODOUX, WITH CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGINAL BOX
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 944/1, movement no. 197'914, case no. 2'815'972, the movement constructed between 1924 and 1930, completed and cased circa 1984
百達翡麗，獨一無二及非常精細，18k金懷錶，配G. Menni繪製的“一帆風順”琺瑯微繪，型號652/20，1986年製
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 652/20, MOVEMENT NO. 933’237, CASE NO. 2’816’301, MANUFACTURED IN 1986
Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K gold openface minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases and ivory-coloured enamel dial
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE., GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, NO. 174'893, MOVEMENT NO. 174'893, CASE NO. 406'809, MANUFACTURED IN 1918
GIDEON & CO. A MAGNIFICENT HIGHLY COMPLICATED AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET GRAND COMPLICATION EIGHT-DAY GOING TWO-TRAIN GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE STRIKING, TRIP-MINUTE REPEATING KEYLESS LEVER CLOCKWATCH WITH TRIPLE DATE CALENDAR, CHRONOGRAPH, CENTRAL PROGRESSIVE MINUTE REGISTER HAND, MOON PHASES AND LUNAR CALENDAR
SIGNED GIDEON & CO., LOCLE, SWISS MADE, NO. 86825, THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS-ELISÉE PIGUET, MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET CIRCA 1900, BY TRADITION FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE SIXTH NIZAM OF HYDERABAD
百達翡麗，極精細及罕有，18Ｋ白金及木微型鑲嵌懷錶，配動力儲存及白金黑檀木懷錶架，為慶祝百達翡麗175周年而製，型號982/181G，"LATEEN SAILS",約2014年製
REF. 982⁄181G, “LATEEN SAILS”, CIRCA 2014
Patek Philippe. A Very Rare And Impressive 18k Gold Minute Repeating Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Keyless lever Chronograph Clockwatch With Grande And Petite Sonnerie And Moon Phases
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, GRAND COMPLICATION MODEL, REF. 939/3, MOVEMENT NO. 866'774, CASE NO. 2'807'786, MANUFACTURED IN 1990
富碩，FLEURIER，極精細、罕有及重要，18K金及琺瑯，相同編號、中心秒針對裝懷錶，配金及琺瑯鑰匙及盒子，為中國市場製造，約1830年製
SIGNED VAUCHER, FLEURIER, NO. 160 & 160., CIRCA 1830
A. Lange & Söhne. A highly important and unique 18K pink gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar single button double chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases, original box, the dial with Arabic 13 - 24 calibration
SIGNED A. LANGE & SÖHNE, GLASHÜTTE B/DRESDEN, NO. 28'218, MANUFACTURED IN 1889
Jacques-Frédéric Houriet made for Berthoud Frères, No. 96. A highly important extremely rare and large 18K pink gold high-precision one-minute tourbillon watch with spring detent chronometer escapement, spherical balance spring, regulator dial and Réaumur thermometer
Signed F. Berthoud, no. 96, “Chronomètre Echappement Libre à Ressort Spiral, Sphérique Isochrone Levée, Dégagement, Repos et Dix Trous en Rubis Régulateur à Tourbillon“, circa 1830
百達翡麗，非常精細及獨一無二，18K金手動上弦懷錶， 配Suzanne Rohr摹Jean-Philippe George-Julliard的油畫的微型琺瑯彩繪畫，型號 866/88，1981年製
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 866/88, MOVEMENT NO. 933'174, CASE NO. 433'716, MANUFACTURED IN 1981
PATEK PHILIPPE. A POSSIBLY UNIQUE, STUNNINGLY ATTRACTIVE AND RICHLY JEWELLED 18K GOLD, DIAMOND, RUBY AND PEARL-SET SKELETONIZED KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH RED HANDS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENeVE, REF. 912, MOVEMENT NO. 937’024, CASE NO. 2’789’966, MANUFACTURED IN 1980
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold openface minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with phases of the moon
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 658, MOVEMENT NO. 861'185, CASE NO. 680'489, MANUFACTURED IN 1950
百達翡麗，獨一無二及卓越，18K金鑲藍寶石懷錶，配 掐絲琺瑯描繪霞慕尼白湖 及白朗峰風景、琺瑯錶盤配 寶璣數字及同款18K金及白雲石鑲藍寶石懷錶座，型 號992/108J-001，約2021年製，附原廠證書、盒 子及外包裝
REF. 992/108J-001, CIRCA 2021
PIGUET & MEYLAN，極罕有，18K金鑲珍珠及琺瑯彩繪開面懷錶，”Barking Dog” ，配吠叫聲活動犬兩問，專爲中國市場而製，I.D. PIGUET ET P. MEYLAN，編號146，琺瑯彩繪認為是JEAN-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR DUPONT之作品，約1815年製
SIGNED I.D. PIGUET ET P. MEYLAN, GENÈVE, NO. 146, THE ENAMEL PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANÇOIS-VICTOR DUPONT, CIRCA 1815