Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 145

CORUM CLASSICAL BILLIONAIRE TOURBILLON WHITE GOLD Corum, "Classical Billionaire Tourbillon", No. 8/8. Production of this model started in 2007. Unusual and important, elegant, 18K white gold, diamond and sapphire-set wristwatch with a special crystal plate, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator movement and a 18K white gold Corum double deployant clasp set with 104 round diamonds. Accompanied by an original fitted box, certificate, warranty, instruction booklet and hang tag.

Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel set with 60 baguette diamonds, curved lugs set with 20 baguette sapphires, case sides set with 182 rounded diamonds, diamond set winding crown, transparent case back set with 376 rounded diamonds with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Transparent, outer chapter ling with baguette sapphire Roman numeral indexes and 44 baguette diamonds. Blue steel skeleton leaf hands. Cal. CO-372 by Corum and La Joux-Perret. The movement plates and bridges entirely made from sapphire crystal, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.