Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 147

"Panomatic - Flying Tourbillon" Glashütte Original, "Panomatic - Flying Tourbillon", No. 03/50. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples circa 2000. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator in the style of Alfred Helwig, panorama date and Glashütte Original platinum buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, curved lugs, date corrector at 10, transparent case back with 5 screws, sapphire crystals. D. ?Guilloché? white gold, off-center chapter ring with bâton hour and minute markers, apertures for the date and the flying tourbillon regulator with its subsidiary seconds hand. Blued steel "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 93, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 46 jewels, 2 diamond endstones, lateral lever escapement with Alfred Helwig's one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with polished steel cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, off-center rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 13 mm.