Antiquorum Auctioneers: Horbiter suggests 8 timepieces you can’t miss!

Horbiter® gives you an outlook on some of the amazing vintage and modern timepieces on sale at Antiquorum november the 10^th.  Some of them are so unique, they should be part of any watch enthusiast’s private collection!

Lot 116 – Rolex Ref. 16220 Datejust, Saudi Arabian Logo, NOS

Rolex “Oyster Perpetual, Datejust, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified,” serial L344581, Ref.16220. Sold on May 14^th, 1990. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel Chronometer wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Jubilee bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, punched warranty, booklets and hang tags.

Specs

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down back and gold crown, engine-turned bezel, crystal with cyclops lens. Silver with applied white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, Saudi Arabian logo, outer minute/seconds track, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands.

Cal.3135, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 2,500 CHF – 4,500 CHF (21,000 HKD – 37,000 HKD) or (2,600 USD – 4,800 USD)

Lot 120 – Rolex Ref. 6305 Datejust Honeycomb Black Dial, Roulette Date

Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual, DateJust, Officially Certified, Chronometer” case No.110157, Ref.6305. Made in 1955. Fine, center seconds, self winding, water resistant, tonneau shaped, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex buckle.

Specs

Three body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, reeded bezel, screwed down case back and crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. Honeycomb black with applied steel dart indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel Alpha hands. Cal.A296, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 2,000 CHF – 4,000 CHF (HKD 16,000 – 33,000) or (USD 2,100 – 4,300)

Lot 130 – Rolex REF 6239 Cosmograph Daytona Tropical dial.

Rolex, “Cosmograph Daytona” case No. 2005234, Ref. 6239. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer.

Specs

Three-body, polished and brushed, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 300 units per hour, screwed-down case back and winding crown.

Bicolor silver and black/brown with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5^th seconds track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 722–1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 35,000 CHF – 55,000 CHF (290,000 HKD – 450,000 HKD) or (37,000 USD – 58,000 USD)

Lot 530 – Rolex – Pan-Am Airlines Electric Wall Clock

Hanover Manufacturing Inc. Ohio, U.S.A., ‘Rolex Chronometer‘. Made for Pan–American Airlines, circa 1960. Rare, 110-120v electric wall clock with sweep center-seconds. Circular with black metal band, glazed front, movement housing on the back. White with outer baton hour and minute divisions.

Specs

Rolex crown logo at 12, blue Pan-Am logo above 6. Black tapered baton hands, blue center-seconds hands. 110-120 volt electric with cable for mains connection. Dial signed ‘Rolex Chronometer’, case with label for the Hanover Manufacturing Inc. Ohio, U.S.A.

Estimate: 5,000 CHF – 7,000 CHF (HKD 41,000 – 58,000) or (USD 5,400 – 7,500)

Lot 577 – Rolex Ref 6204 – Sub-Aqua – Tropical dial

Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual,” case No.988929, Ref.6204. Made in 1954. Fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel riveted Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original guarantee (now void).

Specs

Three body, polished and brushed, screwed case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving bezel. Black with painted luminous baton, triangular and round indexes, outer minute/ seconds track. Luminous steel baton hands. Caliber A260, 9 3/4”’, rhodium-plated, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 13,000 CHF – 18,000 CHF (HKD 105,000 – 150,000) or (USD 14,000 – 20,000)

Lot 581 – Rolex Ref. 6239 Paul Newman retailed by Tiffany & Co.

Rolex, “Cosmograph Daytona”, case No.1988061, Ref.6239. Made in 1969. Fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex folded Oyster bracelet (Ref.7835) and deployant clasp.

Specs

Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and winding crown, tachometer graduation on the steel bezel to 200 units per hour. Bicolor off-white and black with applied square steel indexes and luminous dots, outer red 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal.722–1, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed.

Diameter 36mm. thickness 13mm. Approx overall length 170mm. Property of the original owner In celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of the iconic Daytona, Antiquorum is proud to present another exceptional example unseen to the market. Indeed for collectors it doesn’t get much more iconic than this example, a Paul Newman 6239 in steel with the very desirable Tiffany & Co. signature on the dial.

Only one other example has surfaced at auction in the past 15 years and bears the exact same location of the signature on the dial and interestingly the exact same location of the dot after the & Co at almost half the height of the signature. Also the retailer’s signature completes perfectly the gap in the dial by filling out that space giving it a more even and harmonious layout. The prefect dream Paul Newman for any serious Daytona collector.

Estimate: 100,000 CHF – 150,000 CHF (HKD 857,000 – 1,286,000) or (USD 110,600 – 166,000)

Lot 6 – OMEGA Bullhead

Omega, “Seamaster”, Ref. ST146.011. Made circa 1970. Very rare, fine and unusual, water-resistant, asymmetric, stainless steel wristwatch with round-button chronograph, date, 30-minute register, inner revolving bezel and a stainless steel Citizen bracelet.

Specs

Two-body, massive, shield-shaped, brushed and polished, rounded corners, crown at 6 to adjust the inner revolving bezel graduated for decompression timing, winding crown and chronograph pushers at 12, screw-down back. Brown with luminous square indexes, outer five minute and 1/5 second timing scale, outermost revolving bezel with Arabic five minutes, subsidiary seconds, three color 30-minute register, and date aperture.

Luminous white “baton” hands, orange hands for the chronograph. Cal. 930, copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41.5 x 42 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.

Estimate: 3,000 CHF – 5,000 CHF (25,000 HKD – 41,000 HKD) or (3,200 USD – 5,400 USD)

Lot 12 – Omega Speedmaster Mark II customized by Moontime, n°01/10

Omega, “Speedmaster Professional, Mark II”, movement No. 30991923, case No.122740, Ref. ST 145.014. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces circa 2010. Fine, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, PVD-coated stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and pulsation scale. Accompanied by an Omega PVD coated buckle.

Specs

Two-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, hooded lugs, screwed-down case back with Speedmaster logo, and flat sapphire crystal with black tachometer scale.

Grey with painted luminous baton indexes, sunk subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds divisions. Luminous white baton hands. Cal. 861, copper colored, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 x 45mm. Thickness 15mm.

Estimate: 2,200 CHF – 4,200 CHF (18,000 HKD – 35,000 HKD) or (2,300 USD – 4,500 USD)

Lot 39 – ZENITH El Primero

Zenith, “Chronograph, Automatic, El Primero”, case no.010140415, ref.249E830. Made in the 1970’s. Fine and rare, tonneau shaped, self-winding, water-resistant stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, tachometer, registers , date and a stainless steel Zenith bracelet with deployant clasp.

Specs

Two-body, polished and brushed, hooded lugs, tachometer graduation on the blue bezel, screw-down case back. Blue with applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer minutes/seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5.

Luminous steel baton hands. rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 2,000 CHF – 4,000 CHF (16,000 HKD – 33,000 HKD) or (2,100 USD – 4,300 USD).

Lot 173 – Gold & Enamel Mandolin shaped watch

Attributed to Fres Les Raffard, (Geneva). Made circa 1810. Very fine, 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set mandolin-form watch with concealed dial. Accompanied by a gold and enamel key.

Specs

Two-body, mandolin-form fermée type, the band decorated with black champlevé enamel and pearls, the back with translucent royal blue enamel and an enameled musical score on engraved gold foliage, the front overlaid with translucent red enamel and set with pearls, gold strings.

White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. 21 mm. matte gilt full plate, fuse and chain verge escapement with micrometric potence adjustment, three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance spring, continental balance clock with polished steel endplate, silver regulation dial.

Estimate: 9,000 CHF – 13,000 CHF (74,000 HKD – 105,000 HKD) or (9,500 USD – 14,000 USD)

Lot 212 – HEUER Calculator

Heuer, “Calculator, Automatic Chronograph”, Ref.110633. Sold on July 5^th, 1973. Fine and unusual, oversized, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, self-winding stainless steel left-handed wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date, bezel with slide rule. Accompanied by the original warranty from retailer Galli, instruction booklet and original fitted box.

Specs

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with dedication inscription, winding-crown at 9, chronograph buttons at 2 and 4, hooded lugs, revolving double bezel serving as silde rule to convert kilometers into nautical knots, yards and miles and measures in US gallons, flat sapphire crystal.

Navy blue with applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers marked by red segments every 5 minutes, aperture for the date. Luminous orange baton hands. Cal. 12, gilt brass, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, index regulator, micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.

Estimate: 1,500 CHF – 2,500 CHF (12,500 HKD – 21,000 HKD) or (1,600 USD – 2,700 USD).

(Photo credit: Antiquorum)

Gaetano C @Horbiter®