Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 324

Mauboussin "Tourbillon", No. 017. Produced circa 2000. Very fine, water-resistant, skeletonized, 18k white gold gentleman's wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K white gold Mauboussin buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 8 screws and reeded edge, stepped bezel, concave lugs, protected winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. transparent with tritium-coated applied white gold dot indexes. Tritium-coated white gold "Flèche" hands. M. skeletonized with a transparent rutile (titanium oxide quartz plate, 26 jewels, barrel at 12 o'clock, one minute tourbillon regulator with lateral lever escapement, three arm polished steel carriage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Case and barrel signed.Diam. 36 mm.