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FINE WATCHES and WRISTWATCHES Wednesday 21 June 2017 FINE WATCHES AND WRISTWATCHES Wednesday 21 June 2017 FINE WATCHES AND WRISTWATCHES Wednesday 21 June 2017 at 2pm 101 New Bond Street, London VIEWING ENQUIRIES SHIPPING IMPORTANT INFORMATION Sunday 18 June 11am - 3pm London For information and estimates The United States Government Monday 19 June 9am - 4.30pm Jonathan Darracott on domestic and international has banned the import of ivory Tuesday 20 June 9am - 4.30pm +44 (0) 207 447 7412 shipping please contact the into the USA. Lots containing Wednesday 21 June 9am - 12pm [email protected] department on: ivory are indicated by the symbol +44 (0) 207 447 7413 Ф printed beside the lot number SALE NUMBER Penelope Morris [email protected] in this caºtalogue. 24232 +44 (0) 207 393 3869 [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICES Please also note that in some circumstances we are unable CATALOGUE Monday to Friday 8:30pm to 6pm to ship the watch with its strap £18.00 Antonia Bechmann +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0) 207 447 7413 due to certain import restrictions. [email protected] BIDS As a courtesy to intending bidders, Bonhams will provide a +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Charles Dower written Indication of the physical +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 207 393 3868 condition of lots in this sale if a To bid via the internet please [email protected] request is received up to 24 visit bonhams.com hours before the auction starts. Helena Gumley-Mason This written Indication is issued Please note that bids should be +44 (0) 207 468 8301 subject to Clause 3 of the Notice submitted no later than 4pm on [email protected] to Bidders. the day prior to the sale. New bidders must also provide proof of Austria Please see back of catalogue identity when submitting bids. Arno Haslinger for important notice to bidders Failure to do this may result in your Consultant bid not being processed. +43 664 231 6881 ILLUSTRATIONS Telephone bidding will only be [email protected] accepted on lots with a lower Front cover: lot 60 estimate in excess of £1,000. New York Divider: lot 149 Back cover: lot 63 Jonathan Snellenburg Live online bidding is +1 (212) 461 6530 available for this sale [email protected] Please email [email protected] with “Live bidding” in the subject Jonathan Hochman line 48 hours before the auction +1 (917) 206 1606 to register for this service. [email protected] Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Matthew Girling CEO, Lucinda Bredin, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Jean Ghika, Charles Graham-Campbell, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Jon Baddeley, Rupert Banner, Geoffrey Davies, Matthew Haley, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jonathan Fairhurst, Asaph Hyman, James Knight, David Johnson, Charles Lanning, Miranda Leslie, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Caroline Oliphant, Shahin Virani, Edward Wilkinson, Leslie Wright. SALE INFORMATION Bids The following symbol is +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 used to denote that VAT is +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax due on the hammer price and To bid via the internet buyer’s premium † VAT 20% please visit on hammer price and www.bonhams.com buyer’s premium Payments * VAT on imported items at Buyers a preferential rate of 5% on +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 hammer price and the prevailing +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax rate on buyer’s premium Sellers Y These lots are subject to Payment of sale proceeds CITES regulations, please read +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 the information in the back of +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax the catalogue. Valuations, taxation Buyers Collection & & heritage Storage after Sale +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 All sold lots will remain in the +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax collections department free of [email protected] charge until 5.30pm Wednesday 5 July 2017. After this date all Catalogue subscriptions lots will be returned to the To obtain any Bonhams Watches department. catalogue or to take out an annual subscription: Subscriptions Department +44 (0) 1666 502200 +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax [email protected] Shipping Please contact the department +44 (0) 207 447 7413 [email protected] Important Notice A surcharge of 2% is applicable when using MasterCard & Visa credit cards and overseas debit cards. 1 2 IWC. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH BRACELET WATCH Model: Aquatimer Model: Deepsea Sea Dweller Reference: 3719 Reference: 116660 Date: Sold July 2007 Date: Sold 21st January 2016 Movement: 25-jewel Cal.79320 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions, Movement: Jewelled Cal.3135 automatic No.2970320 Dial: Graduated blue to black, luminous filled dot hour markers, baton Dial: Black, applied faceted baton markers, white outer 1/5th second quarters, white outer minute divisions, date aperture at 3, polished divisions, raised outer rotating 0-60 markers, 30 minute and 12 hour Mercedes hands with luminous inserts recording at 6 and 12, day and date apertures at 3, polished baton Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph hand, subsidiary shouldered crown, bi-directional bezel with black calibrated insert, seconds at 9 helium escape value at 9, No.230***** Case: Brushed round, screw down back, chronograph buttons Strap/Bracelet: Brushed Oyster link flanking crown, No.3197903 Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 826 Strap/Bracelet: Integral brushed link Signed: Case, dial & movement Buckle/Clasp: Signed deployant clasp Size: 45mm Signed: Case, dial & movement Accompaniments: Rolex box, outer card, International Guarantee, Size: 42mm brochure, swing tag, two spare links Accompaniments: IWC box, outer card, two spare links, Guarantee, IWC polishing cloth £3,000 - 4,000 €3,500 - 4,600 £2,500 - 3,500 US$3,900 - 5,200 €2,900 - 4,000 US$3,200 - 4,500 The original Sea Dweller was launched in 1971 and featured improvements to the previous Submariner model and based on the improvements made for the Comex diving company, such as a strengthened case and helium gas escape valve. These modifications allowed the Sea-Dweller to withstand the high pressure of deep sea level diving and repeated compression/decompression cycles. The ref: 116660 can withstand up to a death of 12,800 feet (3,900 meters). 1 2 4 | BONHAMS 3Y 4Y JAEGER-LECOULTRE. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC AUDEMARS PIGUET. A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC TRIPLE CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASE WRISTWATCH WITH ECCENTRIC HOUR AND MINUTE DISPLAY Model: Master Control 1000 Hours Model: Millenary Star Wheel 125th Anniversary Reference: 140.8.80.S Reference: 25898ST/O/0020VE/01 Date: Circa 2000 Date: Circa 2000 Movement: 50-jewel Cal.889/440/2 automatic, adjusted to 6 Movement: 35-jewel Cal.2224 automatic, adjusted to heat, cold, positions, 22K gold rotor, No.3110707 isochronism and 5 positions, 21K rotor segment, No.477633 Dial: Brushed silvered, applied dart hour markers, black outer minute Dial: Navy blue, white minute arc to right, three central rotating divisions, subsidiary dials at 3, 9 and 12 for day, date and month, year sapphire crystal discs with hour indications, star shaped wheels indication at 12, moon phase at 6 beneath Case: Polished round, exhibition back secured by 4 screws, quick set Case: Brushed and polished oval, back secured by 6 screws, button at 8, No.1423 No.E24519 Strap/Bracelet: Black Jaeger-LeCoultre alligator leather Strap/Bracelet: Navy blue Audemars Piguet leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed deployant clasp Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp Signed: Case, dial & movement Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 37mm Size: 41mm Accompaniments: Jaeger-LeCoultre box, outer card, Guarantee Accompaniments: Audemars Piguet box, outer card, Certificate of certificate, Guarantee booklet Origin £6,000 - 8,000 £7,000 - 9,000 €6,900 - 9,200 €8,100 - 10,000 US$7,800 - 10,000 US$9,100 - 12,000 Limited to a run of just 125 pieces in steel, the Millenary Star Wheel 125th Anniversary was released in 2000 to celebrate Audemars Piguets 125 years in business. The dial features three sapphire discs with the hours printed on them, these discs are in turn mounted on star shaped wheels which rotate via a central wheel. It is from these star shaped wheels that the watch takes its name. The system is based on watches from the 1700’s called wandering hour watches and examples exists from the finest makers from that time onwards. 3 4 FINE WATCHES AND WRISTWATCHES | 5 5 6 5 6 ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC ROLEX. A STAINLESS STEEL AND GOLD AUTOMATIC CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCH CALENDAR BRACELET WATCH Model: Cosmograph Daytona Model: Submariner Reference: 116523 Reference: 116613LN Date: Sold 29th July 2012 Date: Sold 20th June 2012 Movement: 44-jewel Cal.4130 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions and Movement: 31-jewel Cal.3135 automatic, No.5AC4**** temperatures, No.C057**** Dial: Black, luminous filled dot hour markers, baton quarters, white Dial: Pale champagne, applied luminous filled Arabic numerals, black outer minute
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