Important wristwatches, pocket watches, figure clocks and exceptional enamel boxes - Saturday, November 14, 2009, Sheraton Hotel, Frankfurt Airport

In its 80th auction on November 14, 2009, Auctioneers Dr.H. Crott and Stefan Muser will once again demonstrate their ability to hold a top quality auction with an excitingly special and diversified range of objects. The timekeepers and fine pieces we will be offering come from all over the world and were picked with greatest care to ensure that they meet the high quality standards we take such pride in offering. Every single one of the modern and vintage wristwatches, precision pocket watches, enamel watches, clocks and gold enamel boxes has been chosen with regard to its unique historical and qualitative value to delight the connoisseur of precious pieces.

Wristwatch with chronograph and calendar

The wide range of objects includes for example a rare large IWC aviator’s watch, cal. 52T created for the German Luftwaffe (est. limit EUR 18.000 - 23.000), or the extremely rare IWC special watch for aviators (Mark IV) with an est. limit of EUR 18.000 - 23.000. The collectors of Rolex watches will be excited to see the references 6236 „Oyster Chronographe Anti-Magnetique“ - the so-called „Jean-Claude Killy“ - in steel (est. limit EUR 80.000 - 90.000 EUR), and 6062 „Oyster Perpetual officially certified Chronometer“, a gold wristwatch with calendar and moon phase (est. limit EUR 75.000 - 90.000). Enthusiasts of Patek Philippe timekeepers will surely fight over reference 3970, a gold chronograph with perpetual calendar and moon phase with an est. limit of EUR 60.000 - 80.000 EUR, or over the reference 5125 of the “Patek Philippe Jahreskalender 125 Wempe" in white gold (est. limit EUR 55.000 - 65.000) and yellow gold (est. limit EUR 30.000 - 40.000)! Breguet’s wristwatches with tourbillon will be presented as reference 3655 in yellow gold (est. limit 65.000 - 75.000 EUR); the Lange & Soehne „Lange 1 Tourbillon“ in yellow gold has an est. limit of EUR 75.000 - 90.000 EUR.

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Glashuette hunting case minute repeating pocket watch of museum quality "Grande Complication" with double chronograph, perpetual calendar and moon phase

One of the most fascinating highlights of the auction will doubtlessly be the important Glashuette double chronograph hunting case watch with perpetual calendar, moon phase and minute repetition created by Lange & Soehne, with an est. limit of EUR 250.000 - 450.000 EUR) - a unique treasure waiting to enhance any premium collection! An exceptionally important piece of history being presented during this auction is the pendant watch marked with the master’s stamp "CW", Caspar Werner Nuremberg 1548, from the Abeler watch museum in Wuppertal; this is the earliest dated and monogrammed Renaissance pendant watch known today.

half hour repeating table regulator with equation of time and remontoir of museum quality, with zodiac/month/date indication, centre seconds and pin wheel escapement - created by an outstanding French clockmaker, with dial by Coteau

The wide range of objects includes for example a Lepaute table regulator, a piece crafted by one of the most eminent French watchmakers; the dial was created by Coteau (est. limit EUR 100.000 - 150.000). James Drury's important carriage clock of ca. 1780 has a quarter hour strike, musical mechanism, date and moon age, central minute and split seconds "Seconde Foudroyante"; it will be presented with an est. limit of EUR 50.000 - 60.000. Other highlights will be for example Henry Capt's important Geneva pocket watch with musical mechanism and jacquemart, ca. 1840 (est. limit EUR 70.000 - 100.000), or the unique Renaissance automaton "Calvary" of museum quality, circa 1580 (est. limit EUR 75.000 - 100.000).

A very fine gold gem-set singing bird box with original matching key

The collectors and fans of musical boxes will certainly be turning their attention to the gold and gemstone songbird box by Frères Rochat à Genéve, circa 1820 (est. limit EUR 37.000 - 46.000), and the exquisitely decorative ensemble consisting of a gold enamel lady's pocket watch with matching chatelaine and original box by Lepine à Paris, ca. 1810 (est. limit EUR 14.000 - 18.000) is truly a treasure to behold.

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pair-cased verge pocket watch "Hera und Zeus" - The artistic quality of the enamel painting and the perfection of the finish suggest that this was created by the Huaut family

The artistic quality and perfect workmanship of the enamel painting on the important double case pocket watch with verge escapement "Hera and Zeus" by Henry Jones of London, ca. 1690, suggests that it was executed by the Huaut family; this wonderful piece has an est. limit of EUR 37.000 - 45.000. The so-called à Geneve "No. 3" by Albert Potter, ca. 1860, is the earliest known pocket chronometer Potter ever created (est. limit EUR 100.000 - 150.000).

The autumn auction of Auctioneers Dr.H. Crott will take place on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel Frankfurt Airport.