Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 19

Premier Retrograde Daniel Roth, "Premier Retrograde" No. 24, Ref. 807. BA. Made in the late 1990s. Fine, double ellipse-shaped, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, retrograde hours and an 18K yellow gold Daniel Roth buckle. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, shaped and curved, polished, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone textured silver with painted luminous radial Roman numerals for the retrograde hours on a plain reserve, outer minute division with 5- minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary oversized dial for the date at 6. Luminous blued steel flèche hands. M. Cal. 700/10, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 41 mm. Thickness 11 mm.