What: WatchesWhere: Aste Bolaffi; Via Cavour 17, Torino , 10123, ItalyWhen: April 8; 02:00 PM GMTTop lots of the sale:— Lot 0142: “Rolex Cosmograph Daytona” Ref. 6240, Circa 1966 Three body tonneau Oyster stainless steel case, n. 1439940, black fixed 1st series bezel with graduated tachymetric scale to 200 units, screw back stamped 6240, 7mm Triplock crown and screwed pushers. Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet reference 7205 with riveted links and end links 57, deployant clasp. Matte black dial signed, Daytona inscription under Cosmograph, T Swiss T indication, applied baton indexes side by side with tritium dots, outer minute and 1/5th of a second divisions, silver engine turned subsidiary dials for seconds, 30-min and 12-hour registers. Estimate: 47,500 € - 57,000 € (USD 53,350 – USD 64,020)—Lot 0143: “Rolex Cosmograph Daytona” Ref. 6263 «Big Red», Circa 1980 Three body tonneau Oyster stainless steel case, n. 6393158, black 2nd series bezel with graduated tachymetric scale to 200 units, screw back stamped 6263, Triplock crown and 3rd generation screwed pushers. Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet reference 78350, deployant clasp, end-links 571. Silvered dial signed, red Daytona inscription above the hour register, T Swiss T indication, applied baton indexes side by side with tritium dots, outer minute and 1/5th of a second divisions, black engine turned subsidiary dials for seconds, 30-min and 12-hour registers. Luminous baton hands. Manual winding movement, five line signed bridge, rhodium-plated caliber 727, n. 12804, 17 jewels, column wheel system for the chronograph. Estimate: 47,500 € - 57,000 € (USD 53,350 – USD 64,020)—Lot 0144: Rolex Submariner “James Bond” Ref. 6538, Circa 1958 Three body tonneau Oyster stainless steel case, n. 426387, concave lugs, black bidirectional revolving bezel with red triangle and 60 minutes graduation, screw back stamped 6538 and IV.1958, 8mm Twinlock “Brevet” crown. Not original strap and buckle. Black dial with slight craquele effect, signed, «200 m = 660 ft Submariner”, gilt writings and silver depth indication, lower Swiss indication, luminescent circular, rectangular and triangular indexes, minute division on one rail. Luminescent skeletonized hands, centered seconds with Lollipop hand. Self-Winding movement signed »Montres Rolex S.A.”, rhodium-plated caliber 1030, n. N675538, 25 jewels, butterfly rotor, lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws adjusted for temperature and five positions, Breguet hairspring, KIF Flector shock-absorber. Diameter 0: 38 mm. Estimate: 37,500 € - 45,000 € (USD 42,118 – USD 50,542)—Lot 0135: “Gold Breguet Tourbillon” N. 4342, Sold In 1990 Three body circular 18K gold case, n. 4342 A, reeded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs with gold screwed bar, transparent back case. Breguet leather strap and 18K gold buckle. Silvered dial with guilloche finishing, secret signature between XI-XII and XII-I, brushed hour ring with Roman numerals, tourbillon regulator whose revolution is shown on a sector graduated by 20 units and indicated by a three arms hand. Blued Breguet hands. Manual winding movement signed “Tourbillon Breguet”, caliber 558, N. 23, gilded and hand engraved, 21 jewels, inscribed "Brevet du 7 Messidor An 9”, 21 jewels, lateral-lever escapement, monometallic balance with screws adjusted to six positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, polished steel one-minute tourbillon cage. Accompanied by Breguet cover box, box and warranty. Diameter 0: 36 mm. Estimate: 22,500 € - 27,000 € (USD 25,271 – USD 30,325)—Lot 0140: “Vacheron & Constantin Mercator” Ref. 43050, Sold in 1995 Two body circular 18K gold case, n. 656947, curved lugs with fluted edges, reeded snap on back with sapphire glass, winding crown with Maltese cross. Vacheron & Constantin alligator strap and 18K gold deployant clasp. Solid 22K gold dial signed beneath, map of the continents engraved and enamelled, signed aside “J & L. Genbrugge”, retrograde indications for the hours and the minutes with Arabic numerals. Gold compass-shaped hands. Signed self-winding movement, rhodium-plated caliber 1120/2, n. 798278, 36 jewels, suspended barrel, rail-rotor with ruby bearing and with 21K gold insert engraved “1594 Gerard Mercator 1994”, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat and cold, isochronism and five positions, flat hairspring, KIF shock-absorber. Fitted with Vacheron & Constantin mahogany box covered in solid elm, booklet with the history of Gerard Mercator and the watch, warranty. Diameter 0: 36 mm. Estimate: 18,750 € - 22,500 € (USD 21,059 – USD 25,271)—Lot 0141: Gold Rolex Quartz Ref. 5100 “Texano” 015/999, 70S Three body tonneau court 18K gold case, n. 15, beveled edges, fluted bezel, snap on back stamped 45 J5100, sapphire glass with cyclope lens. Rolex 18K gold bracelet with deployant clasp. Signed champagne dial with soleil finishing, applied baton indexes side by side with tritium dots, minutes division with fraction of seconds, aperture for the date. Gold luminescent baton hands, centered seconds.  Signed quartz movement, caliber based on CEH Beta-21, n. 00006888, 13 jewels. Accompanied by a full servicing documentation done in January 2019. Diameter 0: 38 mm. Estimate: 13,750 € - 16,500 € (USD 15,443 – USD 18,532)—Lot 0075: “Gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona” Ref. 116518, Circa 2003 Three body tonneau Oyster 18K gold case, n. Y334246, fixed bezel graduated tachymetric scale to 400 units, screw back stamped 2128, Triplock crown and screwed pushers. Not original strap and 18K gold Rolex deployant clasp. White dial signed, Daytona writing above small seconds subdial, applied Arabic and luminescent baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th of a second divisions, subsidiary dials with gilt frame for seconds, 30-min and 12-hour registers. Luminous gold baton hands. Signed self-winding movement, rhodium-plated and brushed caliber 4130, n. C 0053980, 44 jewels, friction coaxial system for the chronograph, lever escapement, monometallic balance with Microstella screws adjusted for temperature and five positions, self-compensating free sprung Breguet hairspring, KIF shock-absorber, hack-mechanism. Diameter 0: 40 mm. Estimate: 10,625 € - 12,750 € (USD 11,933 – USD 14,320)For details, visit: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more