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Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 87

Gérald Genta, Genève, No. 1, Ref. G. 4103 K. Produced in the 1990s.990s.Exceptional, large, octagonal, minute-repeating, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum,diamond and sapphire gentleman?s wristwatch with a strap decorated with 6 hexagonal platinum bars, 2set with diamonds and 4 with sapphires, and a Gerald Genta platinum deployant clasp.

USD 100,000 - 120,000

EUR 78,000 - 93,000

C. two-body, solid, polished and sand finished, stepped bezel set with baguette sapphires, transparent case back with 8nuts, central hexagonal lugs set with baguette diamonds, sapphire crystals. D. pavé-set with baguette diamonds andsapphires, luminous dots. Luminous white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 375, hand-engraved, rhodium-plated,27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flatbalance-spring, skeletonized and GG-stylized hand-engraved rotor, repeating on gongs by depressingthe crown at 9.Case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

T h eecenter of the dial radiating an octagonal theme with 8 modified triangular-cut dia-monds,expanding into 16 diamonds, terminating in 12 diamonds representing theindices, each separated by a sapphire, bordered by a row of sapphires in thebezel, all of which are special, calibre-cut and channel set. The leatherstrap and deployant clasp are decorated with 8 ?bars? ? 4 set withsapphires and 4 set with diamonds.