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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 142

Bunz, Swiss, "Moontime", Ref. 4526. Produced in the 1980's.Fine and very unusual astronomic, moon phases, self-winding, stainless steel and yellow gold-plated gentleman's wristwatch with 40 hours autonomy. With owner's manual.

C. two-body, bicolor, polished and brushed, transparent back with screws, steel polished back bezel, rounded brushed band and front bezel, gold winding-crown and "Vendôme"-type lugs. D. cobalt blue with applied gold dot indexes and representation of the moon's cycle: black at 12, crescent at 9, full at 6 and waning at 3. Around the dial, a gold moonsphere turns counter-clockwise according to the moon phases, over the 12, an inset diamond represents the sun. "Bâton" gold hands. M. Cal. 2892-2, git brass, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.