The Collection of a European Nobleman
Geneva, May 11, 2008
LOT 117
Academia Silicium Hora Mundi De Witt, Genève, ?Academia Silicium Hora Mundi ? Piece Unique?, No. 2021.48. Made as a one-of-a-kind piece in 2007. Very fine and unique, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold world-time wristwatch with pure silicon dial, centerseconds, 24-hour second-time-zone indication, date and a De Witt 18K white gold deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
EUR 9,500 - 13,000 / USD 15,000 - 20,000
Sold: CHF 26,400
C. Three-body, polished and frosted, notched and stepped bezel, band with ?Imperial columns?, straight lugs, back with central silicon inset panel and six nuts, button at 2 for advancing the world time dial, pusher for independently setting the 24-hour dial, sapphire crystals. D. Pure silicon plate 2/10 mm thick, glacier gray/black, suspended by 12 brushed gold attachments on the rim, each engraved with a letter spelling ?De Witt H Mundi?, double aperture at 9 with 24-hour time zone and local time indicator with the names of 24 world cities, aperture for the date at 3. Luminous white gold hands. M. Cal. DW 2021, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm. .
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
The latin word for silicon. Measured by mass, silicon makes up 25.7% of the earth's crust and is the second most abundant element on Earth, after oxygen. Pure silicon crystals are only occasionally found in nature; they can be found as inclusions with gold and in volcanic debris