Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 104

Platinum Delphis Chronoswiss, "Delphis", No. 018/99, Ref. CH 1420. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces circa 2000. Fine and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with jump-hour and retrograde minute indication.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down transparent case back, ribbed bezels, straight lugs with screwed bars, ball shaped-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver, between 9 and 3 the retrograde 60 minutes, at 12 aperture for the jump hours graduated in 24 hours, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel double spade hand. M. Cal. 124, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, skeletonized solid platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.