Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 21

The British Masters,?Tompion, Alarm GMT". Produced circa 2000. Very fine and rare, two time-zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with date, alarm, GMT function and an 18K pink gold Tompion buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, engraved case back with 6 screws, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. The crown at 2 sets the time, date and GMT functions, the one at 4 is to wind and set the alarm. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold luminous radial Roman numerals and indexes, apertures for the date and the second time-zone above the 6. Pink gold luminous "feuille" hands, blued steel arrow hand for the alarm.M. Cal. 1671, rhodium-plated,?fausses côtes? decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.