The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 551

Grand Prix Historique Monaco 2006 Chopard, Genève "Monaco Historique", No. 131/500, movement No. 002912, case No. 1218532, Ref. 16/8472. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2006. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, black PVD-coated stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and a black PVD-coated Chopard buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, wide curved and stepped bezel, curved lugs, trasparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Satine gray with ivory painted Arabic numerals, outer fifths of a second divisions and luminous five minute/seconds triangular indexes, guilloché silver subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, seconds with Monaco crest. Luminous steel sword hands, red arrow-tipped chronograph hand. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.