Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 257

?Unique Opera One? Girard-Perregaux, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, "Opera One - Piece Unique ? Carillon ?Westminster? Minute Repeater with Tourbillon and 3 enameled gold bridges?. Made in 2000. Extremely fine and important, Carillon ?Westminster? minute-repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under 3 enameled 18K gold bridges and an 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, straight and curved lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Platinum outer radial Roman chapter ring. White gold faceted ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 9899, rhodium-plated, 3 blue-enameled gold bridges, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, lateral lever escapement, one-minute tourbillon regulator, tourbillon carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand with A-shaped frame, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeating on gongs with 4 hammers by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.