Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 273

CHOPARD - PALLADIUM - TOURBILLON - CHRONOMETER Chopard & Cie, Genève, ?L.U.C Tourbillon Heritage,? No. 02/25, movement No. 108980, case No. 1410478, Ref. 16/1911. Made in a limited edition of 25 pieces in 2009, sold August 26th, 2010. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, palladium chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 9-day power-reserve, 18K pink gold movement plates and a platinum Chopard buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Chronometer Certificate, Certificate of Origin, manual, hand-winder and magnifying loupe.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Satine silver with large central aperture to view the 18K pink gold movement, applied blued radial Roman numerals and dart indexes, sector for the up and down indication at 2, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand. Luminous blued steel dauphine hands. M. Cal. L.U.C 4TT3N, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 4 barrels, 18K pink gold, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, lateral lever escapement with tourbillon regulator with 3 curved steel arms, 4-arm Variner balance with 4 eccentric timing weights, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm.