Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 111

Ellicott Springfield Tourbillon ECW1 Ellicott, 1738, ?Springfield Tourbillon ECW1?, No. 03/18, Ref. 1700. Made in 2010 in a limited edition of 18 pieces. Extremely fine, unusual, cushion shaped, water resistant, self-winding, 18K white gold and tantalium wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillion regulator, 18K gold twin-rotor in a shape of a butterfly and an 18K white gold Ellicott deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, certificate, instruction booklet and booklets.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

USD 95,000 - 145,000 / EUR 70,000 - 105,000

Sold: CHF 168,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent band, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, sapphire-set winding crown, transparent case back fixed with 4 nuts, sapphire crystals with cyclops lens. D. Spoked black with applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions on a plain reserve with every five Arabic numerals, aperture for the tourbillion at 6. Luminous yellow gold ?fantasy? hands, red seconds hand. M. Cal. ECW-1, rhodium-plated, oeil de perdrix decoration, 39 jewels, lateral lever escapement, one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, under a steel polished bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold twin-rotor in a shape of a butterfly. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 45 x 45 mm. Thickness 16.5 mm.


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Ellicott John Ellicott was one of the great British watchmakers of the 18th century. Today, the company of Ellicott S.A. of La Chaux-de-Fonds perpetuates the spirit of this great tradition in watchmaking with the design and crafting of exclusive timepieces that have their roots in great English watchmaking whilst using the latest Swiss technology.The Springfield Tourbillon encapsulates the philosophy of the Ellicott brand.