Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 259
GERALD GENTA - ARENA TOURBILLON RETROGRADE - PLATINUM Gerald Genta, Genève, No. 42, case No. 118232, Ref. ATR.X.75. Made in a small series in the 2000s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and palladium wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillion regulator, retrograde hours and an 18K white gold Gerald Genta deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Gerald Genta box and guarantee.
CHF 30,000 - 50,000
HKD 250,000 - 415,000 / USD 32,000 - 53,000
Three-body, brushed and polished, wide curved bezel, reeded band, straight curved lugs, protected screw-down winding crown, transparent back with 8 pentagonal nuts, sapphire crystals. Black pierced with brushed silver sector for the retrograde hours with Arabic numerals, aperture to view the tourbillion carriage with subsidiary seconds on the perimeter, the hand mounted on the upper pivot. Matte silver skeleton hands with red tips. Cal. GG9053, rhodium plated with oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 56 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, polished steel tourbillion carriage with polished steel bridge.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
