Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 31

?Tourbillon No. 2? Gérald Genta, Genève, No. 2, case No. 47064, Ref. G 4009.4. Produced in the 1990's. Very fine and rare astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold skeletonized gentleman's wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a Gérald Genta leather strap decorated with 6 octagonal gold bars and deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, octagonal, stepped bezel, octagonal windingcrown, setting pushers on the band, transparent case back secured by screws, hooded lugs with gold screwed bars repeating the bracelet decoration, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with tritium-coated dot indexes, subsidiary ring dials for the day of the week, of the month, the months, apertures for the moon phases on a lapis-lazuli background, and the leap years. Tritium-coated yellow gold "épée" hands. M. Cal. 11''', engraved gilt brass, 44 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, Gérald Genta polished steel bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, engraved and skeletonized gold rotor bearing the initials "GG". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 13,5 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.