Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 189

Tourbillon Skeleton, No. 00 Schwarz Etienne, ?Tourbillon Skeleton?, No. 00, Ref. WCF00HM00WG01AA2. Made in a limited series of 12 examples in 2009, sold on August 2009. Very fine and rare, oversized, water resistant, skeletonized and hand-engraved, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillion regulator with an 18K white gold Schwarz Etienne deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and warranty.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

USD 66,000 - 85,000 / EUR 46,000 - 60,000

Sold: CHF 156,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, screwed bars, flat bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent and hand?engraved, at 6 the visible tourbillon cage under a hand-engraved steel bridge bearing a 3-spoke steel seconds hand for the seconds sector. Blackened gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. 14.5''', skeletonized and hand engraved, lateral lever escapement with tourbillon regulator and polished steel cage with 2 equidistant arms, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 11 mm


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Before becoming a watch brand, Schwarz Etienne was a watch and movement manufacturer for almost a century. The brand?s ethic is ?respect and responsibility? and defines itself as a brand making ?artisanal luxury watches? as opposed to brands that make ?industrial luxury watches?. Unique pieces are made for collectors and there are very limited series of each other reference.