Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011

LOT 132

Andersen Blue Gold Buddha Montre a Tact, No. 18/33 Andersen, Genève, engraving by Kees Engelbarts, No. 18/33. Made in a limited edition of 33 pieces in 2008, sold on September 30th, 2008. Very fine, unusual and extremely rare, self-winding, 18K white and blue gold diamond wristwatch with dual digital time displays and an 18K white gold Andersen buckle. Accompanied by a Scatola Del Tempo winding box, the original certificate of origin and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, tapered reeded band with an aperture between the lower lugs displaying the progressive right to left Arabic hour numerals with 10-minute baton indexes, straight and curved lugs, band set with diamonds, sapphire crystals, time setting by a rotating crown on the case back (inscribed Andersen Geneve for Beijing Ma Zhu). D. Blue 18K gold with hand-engraved guilloche pattern of Buddha, aperture between 5 and 7 displaying the progressive left to right hours in Arabic numerals with 5 and 15 minute baton indexes. M. Cal. modified by Andersen, Genève, mechanical with automatic winding, 25 jewels, approximately 40 hours power reserve. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm.