Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jul 21, 2021
LOT 407
Ellicott 1738
Ref. E.MR.PC.-RS 38, large, bissextile perpetual calendar, moon phases; “Master Complication RS 38 – In Tribute to the Royal Society”; unique creation; 18K pink gold
Ref. E.MR.PC.-RS 38, large, bissextile perpetual calendar, moon phases; “Master Complication RS 38 – In Tribute to the Royal Society”; unique creation; 18K pink gold
EUR 80,000 - 150,000
USD 95,000 - 180,000 / HKD 740,000 - 1,390,000
18K pink gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, large gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with sapphire-crystal case-back screwed by six screws, two-tone silver colour dial with applied 18K rose gold indexes and seven horological complications:
• Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 9 o’clock)
• Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar
• Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
• Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English)
• Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; indications given in English)
• Phases of the moon (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock)
• Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
• Minute-repeater by two hammers on two steel gongs (activated by the slide located on the case-band at 9 o’clock)
• Half-instantaneous perpetual calendar
• Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
• Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English)
• Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; indications given in English)
• Phases of the moon (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock)
• Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock)
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Grade: |
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Case: 1-8 |
As new Slightly scratched |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Brand Ellicott, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Model “Master Complication RS 38 – In Tribute to the Royal Society”; unique creation, No. 01 / 01
Reference E.MR.PC.-RS 38
Year circa 2010
Movement No. 1
Case No. 1
Bracelet black leather Ellicott strap; 18K pink gold Ellicott buckle
Diameter 41 mm. (bezel)
Caliber E.RS.38, 10’’’ ½, lever escapement
Dimensions 48 x 41 mm
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories original fitted box and outer box, certificate of origin (blank), instruction booklet
Notes
Master Complication RS 38 – In Tribute to the Royal Society
Innovation Through Time
“Admitted in 1738 as a Council member of the prestigious Royal Society of London, John Ellicott, one of the most eminent clockmakers of the 18th Century, gave various lectures and made various presentations there. His modern-day successors have paid him a brilliant tribute with the creation of an exceptional piece, the Master Complication RS 38. This unique timepiece is equipped with a manual winding mechanical movement with minute repeater, perpetual calendar and moon phases.”
The last known Swiss retail price was CHF 390 000.-
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*a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer's premium, plus 150€ for termination of temporary export, at buyer's expense, only if it is delivered within the EU