Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 30

Van Cleef & Arpels - Perpetual Calendar Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, "Perpetual Calendar,? case No. 112004. Made in the 1990s. Fine, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Van Cleef & Arpels buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case back embossed with Van Cleef & Arpels logo, "Vendôme" type lugs. D. White with printed baton indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the month, the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Black baton hands. M. Cal. 888/1, rhodium plated, fausses côtes decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 9 mm