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Montres et merveilles sont à découvrir dans les ventes aux enchères en ligne de montres et horlogerie.
Anciennes, rares et hors production, les montres mécaniques ou automatiques vintage des années cinquante à soixante-dix ont la cote, en particulier les montres-bracelets d’exception des grands horlogers français et suisses : cartier,rolex,Patek philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Breitling, Rolex, Hublot, ....
Les montres de poche, ou de gousset, qui tirent leur appellation de la poche du gilet dans laquelle on les rangeait, sont encore très prisées dans ces ventes aux enchères online de montres et horlogerie.
Créées dans les années 1500, ces garde-temps reliés à une chaîne ou un ruban étaient aussi portés au cou par les élégantes. Autant de montres de col dont l’âge d’or - ou plutôt le nombre d’or- s’établit dans les années 1800. Mais les riches heures de l’horlogerie remontent à 1657, date à laquelle le physicien néerlandais Christian Huygens conçoit un mécanisme doté d’un pendule accroissant considérablement l’exactitude des horloges. Depuis lors, pendules, cartels d’appliques et garnitures de cheminée en bronze doré sont devenus des chefs d’œuvre d’orfèvrerie aussi complexes que raffinés, toutefois accessibles aux ventes aux enchères sur Drouot.
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Markwick Markham, Perigal - (*) A magnificent London gold enamel verge pocket watch in a triple case for the Ottoman market Movm. No. 21808, Case No. 21808, Dimensions 51 mm, circa 1810, Weight 100 g, Origin England Case: 18 K gold, polychrome enamel, glazed, diamond thumb piece, case maker’s mark "IK". Dial: Enamel. Movm.: Full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance. Both outer and intermediate case have curved edges and are ornamented with opaque and translucent Champlevé enamel flowers on the in- and outside. The intermediate case is also ornamented with engraved four-colour gold flower tendrils as well as an exquisite enamel medallion with the polychrome painting of a bouquet of summer flowers against a translucent red guilloche background. The movement as well as case design of these watches intended for the Turkish market were already outmoded around 1810 - and even more so in later years; nevertheless Edward Prior and some of his contemporaries such as George Prior (II), George Charle, Markwick Markham-Perigal and Isaac Rogers specialized on this type of watch because there was a ongoing demand for them on the Turkish market - be it from tradition or from a true love of the elaborately ornamented movements and cases. It is quite possible that many of these watches - the one we have here is among them - never even left England, because their exotic beauty had its devotees in their own country too. Very often these buyers kept the watch safely in a drawer like jewellery, which explains the excellent condition of some of these marvellous pieces - as it is the case with our watch. Markwick Markham & Perigal The trading name of Markwick Markham became famous for watches destined for the Turkish market. Not only did this notoriety encourage the appearance of spuriously signed watches, but at the end of the century Markham, or his successor, associated the names of other watchmakers with their own products intended for the East. The makers thus found associated are: Francis Perigal, Peter Upjohn, H. Story, Borrell, John Johnson, Louis Recordon, Dupont. All were reputable watch-makers in their own right, selling other products under their own names. Case: very good, micro scratches. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.

Estim. 14 000 - 20 000 EUR

V. Henri Leuba - (*) A heavy minute repeating hunting case pocket watch with jumping centre seconds and concealed erotic automaton for the Russian/Ottoman market Case No. 46464, Dimensions 56 mm, circa 1895, Weight 176 g, Origin Schweiz Case: 18 K gold, guilloche pattern, signed in Cyrillic "Chetunov Brothers". Dial: Enamel, inner radial Ottoman numerals, outer radial Roman numerals. Movm.: Bridge movement, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, counter click works for two barrels, screw compensation balance. The gold dome with spring lid conceals the erotic automaton with polychrome enamel figures. They come to life as soon as the slide for the minute repeater is activated. The love scene shows a magnificently dressed sultan and a lady of the harem making love in a pavilion by the lake. They are being watched by a young servant hidden among tropical plants in the background. V. Henri Leuba of La Chaux-de-Fonds, had close relations to Russian firms; Leuba conducted his business under different names, sometimes in Russian or French. At the World Exhibition in Parisa in 1900 he presented himself as a watchmaker with branches in Moscow and Warsaw. He offered large and small watches in gold cases as well as custom-made pieces for the Russian market. The company "Chetunov Brothers" (or Tschetounoff Frères) was mainly known for inexpensive wall clocks. On special order, they also delivered exclusive pocket watrches such as high-quality chronometers, tourbillons or watches with Grande Sonnerie. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, to be restored, capable of running.

Estim. 40 000 - 50 000 EUR

Abraham Arlaud I. zugeschr./attr. to - (*) An early, oval, one-handed pre-balance neck watch made for the Ottoman Empire Dimensions 48 x 63 mm, circa 1660, Weight 113 g, Origin Schweiz Case: Silver, turning ball-shaped pendant. Dial: Gilt brass and silver, engraved arabesques, applied silver chapter ring with engraved Ottoman numerals, single, precision-cut gilt brass hand. Movm.: Oval full plate movement with engraved arabesque scrollwork, cartouche with Arabic signature "Arlaud", gut/fusee, verge escapement, plain two-arm iron balance without balance spring, fine florally engraved, pierced balance cock, decorated in Persian style. This watch was evidently made in Geneva, as indicated by several clues such as the extreme sophistication of the movement the Geneva makers were famous for, which also has elements that are commonly used in Geneva timepieces, such as the unusual pillars, the distictive finish of the wheels and the fusee as well as the form of the cock. Although this timepiece was obviously intended for the Ottoman market it does not have the typical characteristics of Turkish watches, which presumably means that it was produced for a general market. Another watch with an almost identical movement, signed by Arlaud and produced for the Islamic market was part of the Sandberg Collection and is described on pages 228-229 of the book on the collection. Case: very good, dents. Dial: very good. Movm.: very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.

Estim. 35 000 - 40 000 EUR