Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 77

?Retrograde? Jozef Op de Beeck, Belgium, ?Retrograde?, No. 23. Made in the 1990s. Fine, rare and unusual, 18K yellow gold Art Nouveaustyle wristwatch with retrograde time indication and an 18K gold buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, front decorated with reclining female figures, transparent case back, central cylindrical lugs. D. Oval, matte silver with decorative engraving, retrograde sectors with painted Arabic numerals to indicate hours and minutes. Blued steel ?Breguet" hands. M. Cal. AS1130N, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 9 mm.