Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 7

?Riviera? Baume & Mercier, Genève, ?Riviera?, No. 476/499, Ref. 06509. Made in a limited edition of 499 pieces in 1998. Fine and rare, dodecahedral-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, 45-hour power reserve indication and a Baume & Mercier deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with painted radial Roman numerals and pyramid indexes, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for the date, sector for the up-and-down indication at 6. Yellow gold "Baume & Mercier" hands. M. Cal. 11892, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 9 mm.