Highlights from recent auctions

Breguet Neveu & Cie, Paris, circa 1863

A fine small ship's chrono­meter with two barrels and regulator dial, the original ratchet key and transport box

Estimate
40.000 - 50.000 €

Realised
93.800 €

John Arnold & Son, London, circa 1794

An important ship's chronometer with 2 days power reserve and Arnold's spring detent escapement with Z balance

Estimate
12.000 - 20.000 €

Realised
55.800 €

Ferdinand Berthoud à Paris, circa 1785

An important precision regulator of museum quality with brass/steel gridiron pendulum and indi­cations of day, date and equation of time

Estimate
110.000 - 150.000 €

Realised
117.800 €

Ferdinand Berthoud à Paris, circa 1780

A remarkable Louis XVI splendour pendulum wall clock, so called "Cartel d'applique", with centre seconds hand and pin-pallet escape­ment according to Pouzait - by one of the most prominent French makers

Estimate
40.000 - 55.000 €

Realised
62.000 €

Joseph Thaddäus Winnerl, circa 1850

A remarkable precision regulator of museum quality with 45 days power reserve and Winnerl's up side down pendulum lever escapement

Estimate
42.000 - 60.000 €

Realised
60.800 €

S. Smith & Son, 9 Strand, London, circa 1899

A gentleman's important, heavy minute repeating pocket watch with one-minute tour­billon and Kew Class A certifi­cate

Estimate
60.000 - 80.000 €

Realised
81.900 €

Favre & Andrier, Le Locle Suisse, circa 1860

An outstan­ding precision regu­lator with a unique version of the constant force detent escape­ment "a coup perdu" and experi­mental compen­sation pendulum

Estimate
25.000 - 35.000 €

Realised
55.800 €

Pennington, Pendleton and others / Thomas Mudge, London, circa 1796

A one day ship's chronometer of museum quality, built according to the designs of Thomas Mudge

Estimate
380.000 - 450.000 €

Realised
471.200 €

Clemens Riefler, München, No. 591, Type A3, circa 1944

Astronomical precision regulator with gravity escapement

Estimate
55.000 - 70.000 €

Realised
68.200 €

John Arnold, London, Inv. et Fecit, circa 1797

An important pocket chronometer "of the Best Kind" with spring detent escapement and Arnold's ZO balance

Estimate
50.000 - 70.000 €

Realised
143.900 €

Paul Philip Barraud, Cornhill, London, circa 1802

An important ship's chronometer of museum quality, built according to the designs of Thomas Mudge

Estimate
200.000 - 250.000 €

Realised
272.800 €

Louis Berthoud, No. 48, circa 1797

An important, very fine, small ship's chronometer with pivoted detent escapement of Louis Berthoud

Estimate
65.000 - 80.000 €

Realised
70.700 €

Lory à Paris, circa 1823

A most important and extremely fine astronomical pendulum clock

Estimate
80.000 - 100.000 €

Realised
189.100 €

"John Harrison"

An important full size replica of John Harrisons first sea clock "H 1" in museum quality

Estimate
280.000 - 300.000 €

Realised
366.000 €

Clemens Riefler, Nesselwang, circa 1884

An important, in museum quality, astronomical precision seconds pendulum clock

Estimate
150.000 - 200.000 €

Realised
177.700 €

Charles Cummins, London, circa 1853

An unusual English precision seconds pendulum clock

Estimate
12.000 - 15.000 €

Realised
77.550 €

Charles Oudin & Cie., circa 1860

An extraordinary precision table regulator of museum quality with gravity escapement and constant force

Estimate
20.000 - 30.000 €

Realised
26.050 €

Robert Robin, Hger du Roi à Paris, circa 1790

Astronomical precision table clock of museum quality

Estimate
50.000 - 80.000 €

Realised
90.550 €

Henri Motel, Horloger de la Marine, circa 1840

An important, very fine ship's chronometer

Estimate
22.000 - 26.000 €

Realised
27.900 €

Breguet et fils, circa 1830

An important, rare ship's chronometer

Estimate
13.000 - 17.000 €

Realised
16.150 €

Berthoud à Paris, circa 1795

An important table regulator with half hour strike, of museum quality with day/date indication and central second

Estimate
36.000 - 42.000 €

Realised
44.650 €

Uhrenfabrik Union Glashütte in Sachsen / Franz Lidecke, circa 1911

A rare, very fine ship's chronometer with 56h power reserve

Estimate
13.000 - 16.000 €

Realised
16.150 €

Breguet à Paris, circa 1820

An important, rare ship's chronometer manufactured in best movement quality "Garde Temps"

Estimate
15.000 - 20.000 €

Realised
24.400 €

Lepaute à Paris, circa 1807

An important precision regulator with equation of time table and four seconds remontoir of museum quality

Estimate
35.000 - 45.000 €

Realised
45.150 €

James-C. Pellaton, circa 1946

A table chronometer of museum quality with 1-minute-tourbillon

Estimate
100.000 - 150.000 €

Realised
148.700 €

James-C. Pellaton, circa 1947

An important small table chronometer with tourbillon

Estimate
50.000 - 65.000 €

Realised
74.450 €

Sigmund Riefler, circa 1906

An important precision seconds pendulum regulator in an Art Nouveau case

Estimate
45.000 - 55.000 €

Realised
62.250 €

Patek Philippe, Genève, circa 1975

T3 master clock system

Estimate
6.500 - 8.500 €

Realised
10.550 €

Clemens Riefler, Munich, circa 1922

Astronomical precision seconds pendulum regulator with Riefler's gravity escapement

Estimate
55.000 - 60.000 €

Realised
61.800 €

Gallonde à Paris, circa 1780

An extremely rare early mobile precision regulator used by the Brest Naval Academy

Estimate
15.000 - 20.000 €

Realised
19.250 €

Inventée par Ferdinand Berthoud, circa 1770

Extremely rare and important experimental journey precision regulator in a Louis XVI cabinet

Estimate
40.000 - 50.000 €

Realised
103.000 €