Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 348

GIRARD-PERREGAUX TOURBILLON MINUTE REPEATER NO. 3, WHITE GOLD Girard-Perregaux, "Grande Complication,? No. 3, Ref. 99550.0.53.1530. Made in 2005. Extremely fine and rare , minute-repeating 18K white gold wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator under three gold bridges, and an 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted wooden box and Certificate of Authenticity.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, straight and curved lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Bi-color, blue and silver, inner guilloche decoration with painted black radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, outer minute division, subsidiary dial, for the seconds. White gold faceted dauphine hands. M. Cal. 13???, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, lateral lever escapement, one-minute tourbillon regulator, tourbillon carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand with A-shaped frame, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, repeating on gongs with 2 hammers by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm.