Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2013

LOT 97

BUCHERER REF. 10620 TRAVEL TEC GMT CHRONOGRAPH PINK GOLD Carl F. Bucherer, "Patravi, Travel Tec GMT, Chronograph, Chronometer," Automatic, case No. 11oo.34, Ref. 10620. Made in 2006, sold October 20th, 2008. Fine, three time zone, water resistant to 50 m, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, special 24-hour hand and rotating ring, independently adjustable hour hand, date and an 18K pink gold Bucherer deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, Chronometer certificate, warranty card, correspondence and a book: Carl F. Bucherer, Collection 2008/2009.

Three-body, polished and brushed, lapidated curved lugs, the push-button at 2 moves the revolving disc for the second time zone traveling E to W, screw-down winding crown, case back with 6 screws, logo and time zone engravings, sapphire crystal. Bicolor, satine brown and black with applied faceted pink gold indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, one rotating disc and one stationary 24-hour disc, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date between 4 & 5. Luminous skeletonized pink gold sword hands and red hand with inverse arrow for the 24 hour time zone. Cal. CFB 1901.1, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.