Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 5

CORUM ADMIRAL'S CUP SPLIT SECOND CHRONOGRAPH, DIAMOND SET Corum, ?Admiral?s Cup Split Second 44?, No. 0993/1000, case No. 2234484. Made in a limited edition of 1000 examples but only 12 with diamond-set bezel in 2008, sold on September 29th, 2010. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, selfwinding, stainless steel, rubber and diamond chronometer wristwatch with square button split-chronograph, registers and a Corum stainless steel double deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, booklet and certificate from Corum confirming this is one of only 12 examples made with a diamond bezel.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

USD 8,500 - 13,000 / EUR 6,500 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 10,625

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, dodecagonal bezel set with 72 diamonds (0.90 cts), protected screw-down winding crown, push button at 8 to activate the splitchronograph function, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous indexes, outer seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date, outer minute/second divisions with polychrome nautical fl ag hour markers. Luminous steel dauphine hands. M. Rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 18 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original