“Henry Graves”
Supercomplication
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1933, 18K gold pocket watch with 24 complications. Diam. 74 mm, sold at Sotheby’s, New York, in
December 1999.

SFr. 17,191,500
US$ 11,002,500

“White Gold Calibre 89, The Most Complicated Watch in the World”
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1989, 18K gold clockwatch with 33 complications. Diam. 88,2 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2004.

SFr. 6,603,500
US$ 5,002,500

“Yellow Gold Calibre 89, The Most Complicated Watch in the World”
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1989, 18K gold clockwatch with 33 complications. Diam. 88,2 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 1989.

SFr. 4,950,000
US$ 3,000,000

“The Amphora”
Piguet & Capt, circa 1805, gold and enamel, pearl-set musical form watch with automaton. Dim. 102 x 58 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002.

SFr. 4,018,500
US$ 2,450,305

“Venus Binding the Wings of Cupid”
Piguet & Meylan, Genève, circa 1820, gold, enamel, pearl and turquoise-set watch with music and automaton. Dim. 95 x 65 mm, sold at Antiquorum,Geneva, in November 1999.

SFr. 2,203,500
US$ 1,421,500

 

“Don Antonio
of Spain”
Breguet No 1188, sold to Don Antonio, circa 1808, 18K gold Garde-Temps watch with free-sprung tourbillon regulator.
Diam. 66 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.

SFr. 2,148,500
US$ 1,288,054

“Nightingale and Fledglings”
Frères Rochat, Geneva, circa 1814. Unique gold and enamel, diamond-set miniature singing bird cage with automata. Height 271 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2003.

SFr. 1,873,500
US$ 1,430,000

“Singing Bird Pistol”
Frères Rochat, circa 1815, gold, enamel and pearl-set singing bird pistol with automaton. Dim. 170 x 85 x 38 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 1994.

SFr. 1,800,000
US$ 1,251,000

“Gradowski”
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1890, 18K gold pocket watch with 12 complications. Diam. 54 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Hong Kong, in June 2002.

SFr. 3,920,000
US$ 2,481,000

“Singing Bird Pistols”
Frères Rochat, circa 1820, a pair of gold and enamel pearl- and diamond-set singing bird pistols with automata.
Dim. 145 x 38 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva,
in October 2002.

SFr. 2,753,500
US$ 1,835,000

“Yermoloff”
Breguet No. 2807, sold to General Yermoloff, circa 1817, 18K gold watch with equation of time. Diam. 60 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in
October 2002.

SFr. 2,258,500
US$ 1,354,000

“Henry Graves”
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, manufactured in 1930, platinum pocket watch with one minut tourbillon regulator.
Diam. 53 mm, sold at Christie’s, Geneva, in
May 2004.

SFr. 2,252,000
US$ 1,779,000

“Cremsdorff”
Jean Cremsdorff, Paris,
circa 1650, gold, enamel and diamond-set pendant watch. The case with champlevé enamel in the manner of the Blois school. Diam. 60 mm, sold at Christie’s, Geneva, in May 1986.

SFr. 1,760,000
US$ 949,300

“La Leçon de Chant”
Frères Rochat, circa 1815, gold, enamel, pearl- and diamond-set double singing bird box. Dim. 105 x 72 x 40 mm, sold at
Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.

SFr. 1,653,500
US$ 1,102,400

“Meyer et Tues”
Breguet No 1348, sold in 1805 to Messieurs Meyer & Tues, 20K gold watch with equation of time, Gregorian and Julian calendars.
Diam. 62 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in November 2002.

SFr. 1,213,500
US$ 809,000

 

“Prendel”
Walter Prendel, circa 1928, silver pocket chronometer with
inclined flying tourbillon regulator. Diam. 60 mm, sold at
Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002.

SFr. 1,213,500
US$ 739,940

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève. "World Time" Ref. 1415 HU (Heures Universelles), in platinum, circa 1939. Diam. 33 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002

SFR. 6,603.500
US$ 4,026,524

 

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 2499, 1st series, 18K pink gold wristwatch with chronograph, perpetual calendar and special dial, circa 1951.
Diam. 38 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in October 2002.

SFr. 3,193,500
US$ 2,129,000

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 1591,
circa 1944, 18K gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar and indirect center seconds. Diam. 35 mm, sold at Phillips, Geneva, in
November 2001.

SFr. 3,083,500
US$ 1,915,212

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, “Officer” circa 1923, an 18K gold wristwatch with
single-button split-
seconds chronograph. Diam. 32 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in November 1999.

SFr. 2,973,500
US$ 1,918,387

 

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 2499, 1st series, 18K pink gold wristwatch with chronograph, perpetual calendar and tachometer scale, circa 1952. Diam. 38 mm, sold at Phillips, Geneva, in November 2002

SFr. 2,102,000
US$ 1,429,400

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, “Calatrava”, Ref. 1505, circa 1938, 18K pink gold wristwatch with triple date “à guichets”. Diam. 32,5 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in November 2000.

SFr. 2,093,500
US$ 1,170,000

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1939, a platinum wristwatch with minute-repeater and perpetual calendar. Diam. 31 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 1996.

SFr. 2,090,000
US$ 1,715,000

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 96, circa 1929, a platinum wristwatch with two-tone dial and full
calendar.
Diam. 30 mm, sold at Sotheby’s, Geneva,
in May 2003.

SFr. 2,029,600
US$ 1,461,312

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 130, circa 1944, 18K white gold wristwatch with square button chronograph. Diam. 33 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002.

SFr. 2,918,500
US$ 1,779,573

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "World
Time", Ref. 1415 HU (Heures Universelles), circa 1939, 18K pink gold wristwatch with enamel dial.
Diam. 31 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2002.

SFr. 2,735,500
US$ 1,678,963

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 1563, circa 1946, 18K gold wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph, counter and tachometer. Diam. 35 mm, sold at Phillips, Geneva, in May 2003.

SFr. 2,533,500
US$ 1,824,120

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 530,
circa 1937, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph. Diam. 37 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in April 2004.

SFr. 2,203,500
US$ 1,669,500

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, circa 1926, large stainless steel "Staybrite" wristwatch with single-button chronograph.
Diam. 46 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in
November 2001.

SFr. 1,818,500
US$ 1,129,500

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 3449, made in 1961, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual
calendar.
Diam. 37 mm, sold at
Antiquorum, Geneva,
in October 2004.

SFr. 1,766,500
US$ 1,413,000

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 2523HU, circa 1953, 18K pink gold wristwatch with enamel dial.
Diam. 35 mm, sold at Sotheby’s, New York, in
February 2001.

SFr. 1,765,500
US$ 1,050,000

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 2523 HU, circa 1953, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with enamel dial.
Diam. 35 mm, sold at Antiquorum, Geneva, in
October 2002.

SFr. 1,763,500
US$ 1,175,000