Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 50

Steel Premier Retrograde Daniel Roth, "Premier Retrograde," No. 11279, Ref. 807.L.10. Made in 2002, sold June 30, 2003. Fine, double ellipse-shaped, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with date, retrograde hours and a stainless steel Daniel Roth deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee certificate and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, solid, shaped and curved, polished, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. 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 white 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. 41 x 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of an East Coast collector