Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 699
DE BETHUNE DB14R TRIP MINUTE REPEATER & MYSTERY HOURS NO. 001 PIECE UNIQUE PINK GOLD De Bethune, "Minute-Repeating Mystery Hours", No. 001. Made in 2003. Extremely fine and rare, large, trip-minute-repeating, 18K pink gold wristwatch with two barrels, "mystery" hours and an 18K pink gold De Bethune buckle. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
HKD 410,000 - 820,000
USD 53,000 - 106,000 / CHF 50,000 - 100,000
Sold: HKD 500,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved bezel, conical lugs, flat band, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Satiné and hand-guilloche silver with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals. Blued steel feuille minute hand, blued steel hour circle rotating on a central disc. Rhodium-plated, 31 jewels, twin barrels with tandem winding, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and meantime adjustments screws, shock absorber, blued steel balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs with two hammers activated by a trip button in the crown.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |