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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 398

White Gold "Tourbillon" Mauboussin "Tourbillon", No. 015. Made circa 2000, in 20 examples. Very fine and interesting, water-resistant, skeletonized, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Mauboussin buckle.

CHF 65,000 - 75,000

EUR 40,000 - 45,000 / USD 53,000 - 60,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back secured by 8 screws and reeded edge, stepped bezel, concave lugs, protected winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Transparent with luminous applied white gold dot indexes. Luminous white gold "flèche" hands. M. Skeletonized with a transparent rutile titanium oxide quartz plate, 26 jewels, barrel at 12 o'clock, one minute tourbillon regulator with lateral lever escapement, three arm polished steel carriage, monometallic balance, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Case and barrel signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a French Gentleman


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Mauboussin skeleton tourbillon wristwatch was made in a series of 20 examples, of which 15 were decorated with precisou stones. The present lot is therefore one of the five remaining watches.