Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 202

?Libra? Hublot, MDM, Genève, ?Classic?, No. 450298, Ref. 1582.Z.4.061SC. Made in a limited number, circa 2000. Very fine and rare, heavy, 18K white gold, enamel, diamond and light-blue sapphire-set, center seconds, water-resistant, self-winding, gentleman?s wristwatch, the dial representing the sign of the zodiac ?Libra?, with an articulated 18K white gold Hublot bracelet and double deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel set with 36 round diamonds and 12 light-blue sapphires for the hour indexes, screwed-down winding crown, the back with six screws, sapphire crystal. D. Chased white gold overlaid with translucent aquamarine enamel and an engraved pair of scales representing the sign of the zodiac ?Libra?. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.