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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 302

White Gold Maestro Flying Tourbillon No. 01 Gerald Charles, Ref. GCM2, No. 01/12. Made in a limited edition of 12 pieces designed by Gerald Genta, circa 2006. Extremely fine and rare, large, heavy, skeletonized, 18K white gold and sapphire wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon, power-reserve indication and an 18K white gold Gerald Charles deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Gerald Charles fitted box, instructions and an original oil painting by Gerald Genta entitled ?Pensee Thailandaise?, No. 512, signed and dated 2006, in a fitted wooden carrying case.

C. Two-body, asymmetric, massive, polished, rounded and stepped, down-turned lugs, transparent back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black chapter ring with applied faceted sapphire indexes in white gold collets, painted silver minute track, visible wheel train and flying tourbillon regulator, power reserve with planetary gearing and indication sector on the back plate calibrated for 120 hours. White gold alpha hands with blue inlay. M. Black-colored plates with oeil de perdrix decoration, single barrel, visible wheel-train, the plantetary winding wheels mounted on the backplate under a single skeletonized bridge, mirror-polished one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with three equidistant arms, lateral lever escapement, gold inertia-block balance, flat balance spring, shock absorber. Movement and case signed. Dim. 44 x 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.