Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 15

Michel Jordi White Gold - Twins - Chronograph - Moon Phases Michel Jordi, Heritage and Authentic Values, ?Grand Double Faced Chronograph, Twins?, No. 71/99. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces in 2005. Fine and very unusual, water-resistant, double-cased, doubledialed, 18K white gold and slate wristwatch with two independent movements, two time zones, single-button chronograph, register, power reserve indication, date, moon phases and an 18K white gold Michel Jordi deployant clasp.

C. Four-body in two parts, polished and brushed, hinged at one side with a release button at 8 to allow the cases to slide apart, stepped bezel, rounded band, curved lugs, transparent case backs with six and five screws, sapphire crystals. D. Upper: 3 layers, anthracite, outer luminous dot, baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, eccentric inner dials for the moon phases, seconds, date and power-reserve indication. Blue enameled lozenge hands. Lower: Off-center, anthracite with luminous Arabic numerals and dot indexes, outer inclined reserve with 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer border carved from genuine slate rock. Luminous steel lozenge hands. M. Upper: Cal. MJ 1948.02, tonneau-shaped, fausses cotes decoration, blued steel screws, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Lower: Cal. MJ 1948.02, 10 1/2???, off-center, fausses cotes decoration, blued steel screws, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dials and one movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 18.5 mm.