Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 354

Paul Picot Steel and Diamond Flyback Firshire Paul Picot, "Flyback Firshire?, No. 051, Ref. 4094. Made circa 2000. Fine, water resistant, self-winding, stainless steel and diamond wristwatch with square button fly-back chronograph, registers, large date and a stainless steel Paul Picot buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, instruction booklet and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, fluted lugs, bezel set with 54 brilliant-cut diamonds (1.21ct.) sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone black with painted white Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/second divisions, double apertures for the date at 12. Luminous white épée hands. M. Cal. PP 8890, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Property of a German Collector