Watches & Wristwatches Tuesday 26 February 2013 at 12pm Knightsbridge, London Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Chairman, Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Group Managing Director, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Matthew Girling CEO UK and Europe, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Michael Wynell-Mayow. Montpelier Street, Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, London SW7 1HH Patrick Meade, Caroline Oliphant, Hugh Watchorn. Asaph Hyman, Charles Lanning, Camilla Lombardi, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Fergus Lyons, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Julian Roup, Watches & Wristwatches Tuesday 26 February 2013 at 12pm Knightsbridge Bonhams Enquiries Customer Services Montpelier Street Watches and Wristwatches Monday to Friday Knightsbridge Nicholas Biebuyck 8.30am to 6pm London SW7 1HH +44 (0) 20 7 393 3868 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com [email protected] Illustrations Viewing Penelope Morris Front cover: Lot 268 & 269 Sunday 24 February 11am to 3pm +44 (0) 20 7 393 3869 Inside front cover: Lot 222 Monday 25 February 9am to 4.30pm [email protected] Inside back cover: Lot 232 Tuesday 26 February 9am to 10.30am Back cover: Lot 8 Bids +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 Live online bidding is +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax available for this sale To bid via the internet Please email [email protected] please visit www.bonhams.com with “Live bidding” in the subject line 48 hours before New bidders must also provide the auction to register for proof of identity when submitting this service. bids. Failure to do this may result in your bids not being processed. Important Notice Regarding Please note that bids should be Importation Into The United submitted no later than 4pm on the States of Corum, Franck Muller, day prior to the auction. Piaget and Rolex Watches. Bonhams cannot arrange for Bidding by telephone will only be the delivery of Corum, Franck accepted on a lot with a lower Muller, Piaget and Rolex estimate in excess of £400. watches into The United States. The buyer or designated agent may collect the property in the Sale number: 20745 country of sale. Catalogue: £12 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Chairman, Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Group Managing Director, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Matthew Girling CEO UK and Europe, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Michael Wynell-Mayow. Montpelier Street, Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, London SW7 1HH Patrick Meade, Caroline Oliphant, Hugh Watchorn. Asaph Hyman, Charles Lanning, Camilla Lombardi, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Fergus Lyons, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Julian Roup, Sale Information Central Middlesex Hospital Park Royal Coronation Road W Bonhams, e d s P t Park Royal a e a rn r o A k R v e R e s A4 o 0 a y Park a h l C Royal Western Ave A40 R o 0 Station a 0 d Acton 0 4 Cemetery North A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V West Acton Horn Lane Station Bids Collection and shipment Handling & Important Notice +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 Sold lots marked with a special storage charges A surcharge of 3% is applicable +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax symbol W will be only retained when using Mastercard, Visa and To bid via the internet please visit at Bonhams, Knightsbridge until Please Note overseas debit cards. www.bonhams.com 10am on 27 February 2013. 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Please see notice cheque with banker’s card, credit shipping please contact the Bonhams Warehouse on previous page. Department on: card, bank draft or traveller’s Address: cheque. +44 (0) 20 7 393 3869 Unit 1, Sovereign Park [email protected] Coronation Road, Park Royal London NW10 7QP Payment at time of Tel: +44 (0) 87 0811 3867 collection Hours of opening 9.30am to By credit card / debit card 4.30pm Monday to Friday Pocket Watches Lots 1 - 52 Wristwatches Lots 53- 290 1 6 Vuilliamy. A silver key wind open face pocket watch in later case Unsigned. A continental gold key wind open face quarter Circa 1795 repeating pocket watch Full plate English lever movement, pierced and ornately engraved Case No.4892 3825, Circa 1820 balance cock, silvered regulation, round pillars, protective gilt metal Gilt full plate lever movement, 3-arm balance, brushed gilt dial with surround, later enamel dial with black Roman numerals, blued steel foliate centre, black Roman numerals, black outer minute divisions hands, later polished silver case with hinged back, movement signed with five minute markers, blued steel fleur-de-lys hands, hinged round 52mm. case with foliate engraved band, case back engraved with flag bearing £700 - 900 soldier, cuvette engraved with rural vista, repeat function activated €840 - 1,100 by push button in crown, together with associated box and two keys, unsigned Justin’s son Benjamin joined him in Pall Mall after 1780 but watches 47mm. continued to be signed ‘Just. Vuilliamy or Justin Vuilliamy’ till around £600 - 800 1792. Benjamin was also later appointed as King’s clock maker in 1773 €720 - 960 in his own right. 7 2 Jean Robert Soret. A gilt metal key wind triple case pocket watch Mercier, London. A silver key wind repoussé pair case pocket Case and Movement No.28072, Circa 1750 watch Gilt full plate fusee verge movement, 3-arm balance, pierced and Case and Movement No.1356, Circa 1750 engraved balance cock, ruby end stone, silvered regulation, pentagonal Gilt full plate fusee verge movement, pierced and engraved balance baluster pillars, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, black cock, 3-arm balance, silver regulation, squared baluster pillars, silver outer minute track with Arabic five minute markers, outer case with dial with Roman numeral chapter, outer minute track with Arabic five painted enamel scene depicting a couple courting with foliate engraved minute markers, copper coloured beetle and poker hands, polished inner and paste set border, outer case with glass exhibition centre, paste set case, outer repoussé case depicting a woman in theatre box, dial and bezel with leather and stud work edge, inner polished case with 7 part movement signed hinge, dial and movement signed 49mm. 45mm. £600 - 800 £3,000 - 4,000 €720 - 960 €3,600 - 4,800 3 8 Jonathan Whitham, Sheffield.