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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 94

"L.U.C. 4.96 - GMT" Chopard Genève, "L.U.C. 4.96 - Automatic GMT", No. 0088/1860, case No. 985324, Ref. 16/1867. Produced in a limited edition of 1860 examples in 2004. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with two time-zones, night/day indication, date and an 18K white gold Chopard buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a Certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back secured by 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche black with applied white gold dart indexes on an outer plain reserve, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary dial for the second time-zone with 24-hour night/day indicator activated by a push-button on the band, aperture for the date. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. L.U.C. 4.96, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.