Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 141

Beauty-Fuel Nouvelle Horlogerie Calabrese (NHC), "Beauty-Fuel", Ref. BFR.024. Made circa 2006. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with second-time-zone, day and date indications, center-seconds, power-reserve and an 18K pink gold NHC buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, curved band, stepped and screwed lugs, transparent back with six screws, sapphire crystals. D. Eggshell with clous de Paris decoration, applied tapered pink gold indexes, outerminute and seconds divisionswith Arabic fiveminute/ second numerals on an inclined reserve, subsidiary dials for the days of the week and second time zone, power-reserve sector, date aperture at 12. Blued steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. based ETA 2892, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.