Jones & Horan Auction Team SATURDAY, APRIL 26 AT 4PM AND SUNDAY, APRIL 27 AT NOON Quality Inn and Wayfarer Conference Center 121 South River Road Bedford, New Hampshire 03110

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Presented by Jones & Horan Auc. Team

Takes place between 4/26/2008 and 4/27/2008

At Jones & Horan Auction Team, Quality Inn and Wayfarer Conference Center, 121 South River Road, Bedford, NH, 03110

FABULOUS TWO-DAY HOROLOGICAL, COIN AND JEWELRY AUCTION featuring: The George P. Reed #13, Albert Potter #20, over 25 Repeaters, and the Red Skelton Collection Our April sale consists mainly of a Californian single-owner Collection, 50 lots from Red Skelton's widow, together with several extremely RARE American watches. There are some fine old coins and quality estate jewelry pieces. We are extremely excited about being chosen to put these on the market, and to provide you with a great opportunity to add to your own Collection! Please plan to join us. -Patty Jones The American selection of pockets will be highlighted by an extremely rare George Potter Reed Chronometer s#13 in its original case, an Albert H. Potter & Co. s#20 triple signed heavy gold HC with ultra-high grade NI mvt, numerous fine gold cased E. Howard & Co including E. Howard Series III N-size 18K, E. Howard Series IV N-Size 18K, E. Howard Series II HC s#2280, E. Howard Series IV N-Size 14K, E. Howard L-Size 15J 18K YG box hinge, E. Howard 14K 4-color gold HC, E. Howard s#14629, E. Howard Series V L-Size 15J EH&Co. 18K YG HC, and an E. Howard Series III coin silver OF. Other highlights include a Gruen platinum and diamond dress watch, a selection of large gold multicolored box hinge watches, plenty of Railroad grade Hamiltons, Bunn Specials and Ball watches, South Bends, Columbus Time King 18S gold multicolored, Waltham 18K chronograph, Waltham PS Bartlett 18K lady's KWKS, Waltham 16S 14K multicoloreds, Waltham Crescent Street Series B in a 18K AW Co HC, Illinois Sangamo Special 16S 21J 60hr, Waterbury Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co Longwind, etc. The European selection of pocket watches is superior in both quantity and quality featuring four spring detent chronometers and over twenty-five repeaters including a Swiss tandem winding slide repeater with independent stopstart seconds, H. Barbezat Bole Le Locle 31J 4-hammer carillon slide minute repeater, Guinand Swiss split second chronograph, 18K French hr pump repeater, Swiss slide hr repeater and chronograph with moonphase and triple calendar heavy 18K HC, "Emmerson" 18K minute repeater, Audemars Piguet triple signed slide minute repeater, E. Mathey minute repeater chronograph, two 18K Swiss slide minute repeaters both with chronographs, Longines heavy slide minute repeater Grand Prix Paris 1900, George Yonge London s#6591 18K early Lepine caliper hr repeater c1800, Girard & Frres Mourier Genve 18K hr repeating on a bell, Swiss 18K miniature musical, Charles LeRoy Paris hr repeater, Swiss Aug Piguet Genve 5 minute slide repeater in heavy 18K HC, Thos Earnshaw London pump hr repeater movement and dial only, LeRoy (Julien or Pierre) Paris verge fusee hr repeater striking on bell, Swiss Genve 18K hr repeater on a bell, Desarts & Comp Genve verge fusee hr repeater KWKS in 18K, Thomas Colley London verge fusee hr repeater, E.J Dent London hr repeater s#12694 18K OF with very early Adolph Nicole keyless winding Swiss push button hr repeater and chronograph, Duchene et Compagnie Luigi Duchene hr repeater, Esprit Barthet Marseille hr repeater and a Swiss hr repeater 27J. Other European watches include J.R. Arnold ruby duplex pocket chronometer, SI Tobias Liverpool s#2698 silver paircase spring detent chronometer, Charles Frodsham contract s#23526 18K ET HC pivoted detent chronometer, Perret & Fils pivoted spring detent chronometer with helical hairspring, English detent chronometer SW pin set helical hairspring in 18K, Arthur Richard Neuchatel slide repeater, 18K Audemars Piguet, 18K IWC, 18K Patek Philippe, early Patek Philippe s#5876 18K OF with floral polychrome enamel, Patek Philippe 18K HC retailed by Rodanet of Paris, Patek Philippe miniature, Patek Philippe 18K s#63747, Patek Philippe 18K rose gold watch with rare Art Nouveau dial, Patek Philippe contract for Shreve Crump & Low, Vacheron & Constantin in platinum, Vacheron & Constantin 18K, Vacheron & Constantin Genve Corps of Engineers USA chronograph s#2566, C. H. Meylan (retailed by Tiffany & Co) platinum watch with unusual Art Deco hands and platinum and 14K chain, a Cartier European Watch & Clock Co. Art Deco watch in customized gold and platinum case and numerous fine enamel-cased pocketwatches. Fusees include Moricand & Degrange Genve 18K verge fusee in very elaborate beaded and floral pattern hi-relief case set with turquoise white and red stones with an enamel plaque of a winged cherub, Dent London 18K s#52019, Charles Frodsham s#02509 18K freesprung lever fusee with wind indicator, 4-color gold verge fusee, both George and Edward Prior London verge fusees, Jn Robertson Newcastle English verge fusee KWKS gilt mvt in 20K OF pair case, Walker of London verge fusee KWKS gilt mvt in 18K, William Streck London fusee in 18K, E Sandoz in 18K HC, Le Cerf Brest French verge fusee, Nicholas Massy London KWKS verge fusee featuring alarm in repouss, Will Read of Liverpool fusee, Breitling Laederich, Godfrie Poy London verge fusee in 20K, Geo Allan Fleet St London verge fusee in 18K repouss, Joseph Starling London verge fusee in 18K and blue guilloche enamel OF, John Sutton English verge fusee in 20K gold repouss OF, Milliner Paris miniature hr repeater KWKS fusee in fabulous pierced gold and polychrome enamel and numerous other polychrome enamels. Other early watches include LS Duchene et Fils miniature 18K and polychrome enamel ball-form, 18K Paris KWKS virgule escapement in fine large 18K case, 18K MI Tobias Liverpool captain's watch, French automaton, Henry Courvoisier & Co. Locle dual time zone captain's watch, Nicole Nielsen contract for A.H. Miller Chicago chronograph with regulator dial s#6471, Ulysse Nardin 18K medical chronograph, Jules Jurgensen Copenhagen s#12516, Jules Jurgensen Copenhagen s#10975 and hundreds more! Wristwatches include Rolex, platinum Longines, a fine Vacheron & Constantin with scalloped horned lugs, Universal Geneve, Ulysse Nardin Chronometer 14K, Omega Chronomtre triple signed in 18K case with 14K brickwork bracelet with presentation on case back "Presented to Red Skelton 'Used Camel Dealer', a Lady's Rado black synthetic, Cartier Panther large man's 18K quartz with diamond bezel and 3oz 18K band, Piaget Polo man's 4oz 18K quartz with 18K band sold singly, Piaget Polo man's and lady's matching pair, Lady's Cartier 18K and diamond quartz Vendome, LeCoultre 18K alarm Model 3153, Rolex lady's Datejust, and many more fine wristwatches. The famous comedian Red Skelton's Collection includes some presentation pieces to Mr. Skelton inscribed from William Randolph Hearst and his family including his son Richard who died as a child. He also had some fine repeaters, all to be sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by his widow Lothian Skelton. A small collection of clocks includes several carriage clocks, an elaborate French Royal Palace clock, Chelsea Marine, high grade 3-mainspring French chime Grand Sonnerie striking on eight bells, an Austrian wall clock, silk suspension console cl