Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 285

Gérald Genta, Genève, No. 1, case No. 47083, Ref. G 4010.7. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant 18K pink gold wristwatchwith one-minute tourbillion regulator, perpetual calendar, moon phases, and a Gérald Genta 18Kdeployant clasp.

C. two-body, octagonal, stepped bezel, octagonal winding-crown, setting pushers on the band, transparent case backsecured by screws, hooded lugs with gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. guilloché mother-of-pearlwith tritium-coated round indexes, auxiliary dials for day, date and month, moon phase aperture on alapis-lazuli background, and the leap years. Tritium-coated yellow gold "Epée" hands.M. Cal. 11''', engraved gilt brass, 44 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillonregulator, Gérald Genta polished steel bridge, monometallic balance, adjusted to 5 positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, engraved and skeletonizedgold rotor bearing the initials "GG", repeating on gongs by activating slide onthe band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.Approx. overall length: 170 mm.