Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 179

Chronoswiss Pink Régulateur - Tourbill on Chronoswiss, "Régulateur ? Tourbillon," No. 01 010, Ref. CH 3121 R. Sold on May 23, 2002. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, regulator dial and an 18K pink gold buckle. Accompanied by the original box, guarantee and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, ribbed bezel and back edge, transparent screwed-down case back, straight lugs, pink gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché silver with painted radial Arabic numerals on an outer plain reserve for the minute indication, subsidiary off-center ring dial with painted radial Roman numerals for the hours at 12, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage at 6. Blued steel double spade hands. M. Cal. C. 361, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight line-lever escapement with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, polished steel cage and blued screws, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, double barrel. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm