Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 208

GIRARD-PERREGAUX BMW-ORACLE RACING FLY-BACK CHRONO LIMITED EDITION Girard-Perregaux, "BMW ORACLE Racing, Fly-Back," No. 67/150, Ref. 80175. Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces for the 1998 Challenger of Record for the 32nd America's Cup, BMW Oracle Racing sailing team. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and titanium wristwatch with square button fly-back chronograph, 12-hour and central 60-minute registers, 24 hour indication and a titanium Girard- Perregaux double deployant clasp. Accompanied by an associated box and certificate.

Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws engraved with the number 98 BMW Oracle racing and the image of a sail boat, octagonal bezel, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystal. Bicolor black and white with applied luminous steel Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour register and 24- hour indication, outer minute division with 5-minute Arabic markers, 5 minute sections in blue and red regatta starting. Luminous black arrow and lozenge hands. Cal. 337 A, rhodium-plated, 63 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism.