Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 868

DE GRISOGONO - TITANIUM MECHANICAL DIGITAL DUAL TIME ZONE MECCANICO DG - LIMITED EDITION De Grisogono, Swiss, "Meccanico dG", No. 113/177. Made in a limited edition of 177 pieces circa 2010. Very fine, rare and innovative, oversize, two-time-zone, analog and mechanical digital, water-resistant titanium and vulcanized rubber wristwatch with power-reserve indication and de Grisogono black vulcanized rubber strap and titanium double deployant clasp.

CHF 80,000 - 120,000

HKD 670,000 - 1,000,000 / USD 84,000 - 125,000

Two-body, massive curved rectangular with inclined sides inset with vulcanized rubber panels, winding and setting crown for the analog dial protected by a large spherical guard with sliding cover, push-button on the left for setting the digital hours and on the right for the minutes, transparent back with 8 screws, curved sapphire crystals. Skeletonized with titanium baton indexes with green tips, matte black digital display below with green inserts forming the numerals. Green Dauphine hands. de Grisogono caliber with 651 components, brushed and matte gray, the backplate with etched foliate de Grisogono decoration, power-reserve indication hand in the lower left hand corner, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, the digital mechanism is activated via movable micro-segments driven by a set of 23 cams combined with gears plus a triggering and synchronization device.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 55 x 48 mm. THICKNESS 16 mm. TO CELEBRATE THE COMPANY'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY, the founder of de Grisogono, Fawaz Gruosi decided to produce a watch with digital display driven exclusively by a mechanical system. The Meccanico dG is an assemblage of micro-systems with highly sophisticated cam and gearing mechanisms. The digital mechanism is activated via movable micro-segments driven by a set of 23 cams combined with gears plus a triggering and synchronization device. 23 horizontal and vertical micro-segments are used to display the time digitally. The vertical segments are 4.55 mm.high and the horizontal segments have a display length of 1.80 mm. Each segment has four sides: two visible sides opposite each other with coloured inserts and two invisible sides, also opposite. One or more segments rotate 90° to turn one time indication into the next. The jump is instantaneous while anywhere from 1 to 12 segments move, depending on the time being displayed.