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LOT 156

Glashütte Original, Glashütte in Sachsen, "PanoRetroGraph", No. 34/50. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine, rare and unusual, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with with square button flyback chronograph, countdown timer with acoustic signal, over-sized date and a platinum Glashütte Original buckle.

USD 40,000 - 50,000

EUR 0 - 0

Sold: USD 39,100

C. three-body, massive, polished and brushed, transparent case back with screws, concave lugs, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. "guilloché" silver, applied white gold bâton indexes on a plain reserve for the off-center auxiliary hour and minute dial at 10 o'clock, auxiliary seconds dial at 7, circular sectoral aperture for the 30 mi-nute register at 2, aperture for the oversized date at 5. "Alpha" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 60, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 54 jewels partially in screwed gold chatons, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 28 gold screws, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, hand-engraved balance cock, repeating on gong at end of chosen countdown interval. Dial, case and movement signed. With box and certificate. Diam. 39 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

Kaliber 60 is a flyback-chronograph, that also features a countdown function with acoustic signal. Similar to a repeater mechanism, 3 repeater chimes sound when a hammer strikes on a gong at the end of a preset interval, chosen up to 30 minutes. A classical column-wheel mechanism, the chronograph flyback function allows re-starting the chronograph in an instant without any delay. Kaliber 60 includes also an oversized date and consists of more than 450 individual parts, elaborately hand-finished, then adjusted and regulated with the greatest of care. The PanoRetroGraph was chosen "Watch of the Year 2001" in Germany, an extraordinary achievement for the "Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH", which started out new in 1994 after a forced 40-year break due to political circumstances.