Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 324

Gérald Genta, Ref. G 3312.4. Made in the 1980s. Very fine and elegant, thin, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Gérald Genta buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bezel fluted in a circular pattern, case back with 6 screws, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, 4 pushers on the band for quick date change, domed sapphire crystal. D. Ivory-colored with luminous yellow gold round indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, days of the week and date, 4 apertures for the leap years and gold ring aperture in blue for the gold moon phases. Luminous yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 21, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 7 mm.