Exceptional horologic works of art

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Oct 11, 2003

LOT 327

Girard-Perregaux, La Chaux-de-Fonds, "Richeville Répétition Minutes" No. 3. Produced circa 1999. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, minute repeating, tonneau-shaped, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, age of the moon, moon phases, 42-hour autonomy and 18K white gold Girard-Perregaux buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with screws, polished band, brushed bezel, sapphire crystal. D. black with tritium-coated Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché" sunk dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, sector graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Tritium-coated "Epée" white hands. M. Cal. 9896, rhodium-plated, ?fausses cotes? decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 38 x 46 mm.