Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 441

ANDERSEN, LIMITED EDITION MONTRE A TACT CREATED TO MARK THE YEAR 2000 Andersen, Genève, designed by Walter Haselberger. No. 24/30. Made in a limited edition of 30 pieces in 2000. Very fine, unusual and extremely rare, self-winding, 18K white and blue gold wristwatch with dual digital time displays and an 18K white gold Andersen buckle.

USD 12,000 - 17,000

EUR 8,800 - 12,000 / CHF 13,000 - 18,000

Sold: USD 19,200

C. Three-body, solid, polished, tapered reeded band with an aperture between the lower lugs displaying the progressive right to left Arabic hour numerals with 10 minute baton indexes, straight and curved lugs, sapphire crystals, time setting by a rotating crown on the case back. D. Blue 18k gold with hand-engraved guilloche pattern focused around a central star, aperture between 10 and 2 displaying the progressive left to right hours in Arabic numerals with 5 and 15 minute baton indexes. M. Cal. modified by Andersen, Genève, mechanical with automatic winding, 25 jewels, approximately 40 hours power-reserve. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. From The Arman Collection


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-9

Very good

Scratched
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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"Montre à tact" by Svend Andersen, Geneva, 1999 In the elegant Parisian society of the late 18th century, it was unseemly to take out a pocket watch to tell the time. That is why, in 1796, the great Breguet invented a pocket watch whose user could "feel" the time. He called this watch "Montre à tact" ? the tactful watch. Mr. Walter Haselberger, researcher and philosopher, has interpreted this idea for wristwatches of today, and Svend Andersen, master watchmaker of Geneva, has now realized the new "Montre à tact", acclaimed with international success. This watch, a unique item made to commemorate the turn of the millennium is 100% Geneva made and a creation by Svend Andersen, and Emmanuel Conte, watchmakers; Jean-Pierre Scherrer, casemaker; and, Olivier Vaucher, artist engraver.