Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 100

CHOPARD LUC QUATTRO TOURBILLON PLATINUM Chopard, Genève, "L.U.C 1.02 Quattro Tourbillon", No. 043/100, movement No. 100047, case No. 1071627, Ref. 16/91869. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces circa 2006. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum Chronometer wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 8-day power-reserve and a platinum Chopard buckle.

Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. 18K gold in black with central guilloche decoration, applied white gold radial Roman numerals and dart indexes, sector for the up and down indication at 12, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand. Faceted white gold dauphine hands. Cal. L.U.C. 1.02 stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 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.