Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 139

Monsieur Arpels Flying Tourbillon No.1 Van Cleef and Arpels, ?Monsieur Arpels Flying Tourbillon?, No.01/22, case No. 249099, Ref. HH01.Made in a limited series of 22 examples circa 2000. Extremely fine and very rare, 18K pink gold and diamond wristwatchwith visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 40 hours powerreserve, Mother-of-pearl dial and plate with an 18K pink gold Van Cleef and Arpels deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, certificate, guarantee and booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, barrelshaped lugs, transparent case back with five screws, sapphire crystals. D. Mother-of-pearl with applied pink gold baton indexes and graduated Roman numerals, inner minute track, power reserve indication on pink gold ring at 6, aperture for the flying tourbillion at 12, outer minute division. Pink gold baton indexes, Vendome column-shaped seconds hand mounted on the tourbillon carriage. M. 13???, plate inserted with Mother-of-pearl panels, 24 jewels, one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with three-arm pink gold and diamonds cage, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.