Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 196

Glashütte Platinum Senator Karree Tourbillon, No. 1 Glashütte Original, Glashütte in Sachsen, "Senator Karree Tourbillon," No. 01/50. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces circa 2006. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute flying ?Alfred Helwig? Tourbillon Regulator and Glashütte ?Original? platinum buckle. Accompanied by the original wooden box, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, triangular lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché 18K white gold decorated in a swirling patern, off-center dial for the mean time hours and minutes at 6 with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the flying tourbillon regulator with its integral subsidiary seconds hand at 12. Pink gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 43-01, copper color, hand-engraved decoration, 25 jewels, some in screwed gold chatons, lateral lever escapement, Alfred Helwig's one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with polished steel cage and diamond end-stone, monometallic balance timed in 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.