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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 215

Universal Genève, "Golden Janus Cabriolet", No. 137/150. Produced in a limited edition of 150 examples in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Universal in April 1994. Very fine and rare, rectangular, double-face, two time zone with diurnal and nocturnal indication, jumping-hour, date, platinum and 18K pink gold "cabriolet" gentleman's wristwatch with a stainless steel and 18K pink gold Universal deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. four-body, solid, polished, outer case in platinum, on the top lug, at 12 o'clock, rotating mechanism for the "cabriolet", on the back, the Universal Watch logo and the engraved effigy of "Janus", inside, the inscription ''100 ans de tradition horlog?re, 1894-1994, Mod?le 137/150". Inner case in 18K pink gold, bearing two crowns on one side for the separation of the functions, and one on the other side to adjust all the functions of both dials, screwed bars. At 6 o'clock, a pink gold bolt engraved on one side: 1894, on the other one: 1994, serving at the same time to fix the inner case to the platinum body. D. on one side, two-tone silver with applied pink gold Roman numerals. "Feuille" pink gold hands. On the other side, two-tone silver, on the 12, auxiliary sunk "guilloch?" dial with painted gold Arabic numerals, indexes for the minutes, aperture for the jumping-hour; on the 9, aperture for the diurnal and nocturnal hours; on the 6, auxiliary sunk "guilloch?" dial for the days of the month. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. UG42, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Dim. 26.5 x 43 mm.