Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 200

Hautlence Jumping Hours and Retrograde Minutes Hautlence, Horlogerie Suisse, "HL Q", No. HL06 - 04/88. Made in a limited edition of 88 pieces circa 2007. Very fine and very unusual, innovative, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, 3-dimensional dial, simultaneous jumping hours and retrograde minutes, dragging seconds, semi-skeletonized movement and an 18K pink gold Hautlence buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty card and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, straight down-turned lugs, push-bar between the lugs at 12 to correct the date, transparent case back with four special screws, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite, 3-dimensional, partially skeletonized to view the movement, polished pink gold Arabic numerals for the retrograde minute sector at 3, offset aperture for the jump hour chapter ring in Arabic numerals covered by a brushed white gold disc, subsidiary graduated transparent disc dial for the dragging seconds, aperture for the date at 7. Luminous pink gold skeleton arrow minute hand. M. Cal. 1349, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a Mid-West Collector