Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 131

Villemont, "Wings Bridges", No. 09/25, case No. 90216. Made in a limited series of 25 examples in 2008. Fine, large, water resistant, self-winding, center seconds, stainless steel skeleton wristwatch with world time system, date and a stainless steel Villemont double deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, inverted bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, buttons at 2 and 4 o'clock for the forward and reverse adjustment of the hour hand, push button on the crown to adjust the date. D. Transparent with outer minute/seconds divisions on a silver chapter ring, inner graduation for the date, outermost settable revolving disc with 24 different time zones with day and night indication. Luminous steel baton hands, blued steel hand for the date indication. M. Cal. VM 100, rhodium-plated, 44 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 16 mm.