Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 33

Christian Van Der Klaauw Eclipse 2001 Christian Van Der Klaauw, Nederland, ?Eclipse 2001?. Made circa 2005. Fine and unusual, water-resistant, self-winding, center seconds, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, month, sun and moon position, solar and moon eclipse indication with an 18K pink gold buckle. Accompanied by a Christiaan Van der Klaauw wooden box, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, curved lugs with screw-bars, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloché two-tone silver, painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the date and the month, solar and moon eclipse indication at 6, aperture for the sun and moon position for 7 cities at 12, outer minute division, outer minute division. Blued Breguet hands. M. Cal. based ETA 2892A2, engraved, gilt, oeil de perdrix decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, engraved gilt rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm