Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 190

A very fine and unique set of 5 wristwatches. Corum, made expressly for Asprey, London, in the early 1990s. Very fine and unusual, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamond wristwatches with various functions, each with an 18K yellow gold Corum-for-Asprey deployant clasp.

A. With date. B. Skeletonized, with power reserve indicator, date and 3-arm seconds hand. C. With power reserve indicator, date and 3-arm seconds hand. D. With power reserve indicator and 3-arm seconds hand. E. With power reserve indicator.

A/ C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown set with a round faceted diamond, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with outermost sunray decoration, applied yellow gold lozenge indexes and gold dots, plain ring dial for the date at 6. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. FP 9.51, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.

B/ C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown set with a round faceted diamond, sapphire crystals. D. Skeletonized with outermost sunray decoration, applied yellow gold lozenge indexes and gold dots, plain ring dial for the date at 6, sectors for the up-and-down indication at 3 and the seconds at 9. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. FP 9.51, skeletonized, gilt, hand-engraved, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.

C/ C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown set with a round faceted diamond, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with outermost sunray decoration, applied yellow gold lozenge indexes and gold dots, sector for the up-and-down indication at 3, plain ring dial for the date at 6, seconds at 9. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. FP 9.51, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.

D/ C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown set with a round faceted diamond, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with outermost sunray decoration, applied yellow gold lozenge indexes and gold dots, sectors for the up-and-down indication at 3 and the seconds at 9. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. FP 9.51, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.

E/ C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown set with a round faceted diamond, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with outermost sunray decoration, applied yellow gold lozenge indexes and gold dots, half-round sector for the up-and-down indication at 3. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. FP 9.51, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.

Dials, cases and movements signed. Dim. 33 x 33 mm. Thickness 8 mm.