Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2013

LOT 96

HD3 THREE MINDS - LIMITED EDITION HD3 Complication "Three Minds", designed by Jorg Hysek, Fabrice Gonet and Valerie Ursenbacher, case No. S.1.70.064. Made in a limited edition of 333 pieces in 2010, sold October 20th, 2010. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium and white gold wristwatch with digital rotating disc display, 40-hour power reserve and locking titanium deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original HD3 "Three Minds" presentation case, USB drive and certificate of authenticity.

Five-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back secured by 4 screws, central titanium panels to the band each secured by 4 bolts, locking crown, sapphire crystals. Three black rotating discs with luminous Arabic numerals displaying the hours, minute and seconds, PVD titanium bridges secured by polished screws with highlighted apertures and red arrows indicating the minutes and seconds, further red arrow indicating the hours at 12. Rhodium-plated with oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 20 jewels enclosed within PVD titanium supports, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, specially designed HD3 rotor.