Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 06, 2000

LOT 227

Movado, commissioned in 1991. Movado Famous Artist Series, James Rosenquist, Elapse, Eclipse, Ellipse No. 75/180.Unusual and rare, free form, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with three time zones, leather strap and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

USD 6,000 - 6,500

C. curved, two body, solid, polished and brushed, back and sides with screws, hidden central lugs with screwed bars. D. three dials, each overlapping the other, each with a different artistic execution, three pairs of 'Dauphine' hands - red, blue and yellow. M. mechanical with manual winding, rhodium plated, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.Case and Deployant clasp signed.Dim. approx 58 mm. x 33 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch was commissioned by Movado for the Famous Artist Series in 1991, in a limited edition of 180 pieces. The case of the watch is platinum and creates the illusion of three different watches melting into one. Each dial is painted to appear as an abstraction of a different aspect of the earth, and each movement is mechanical and individual so that the watch can be set to three time zones.James RosenquistJames Rosenquist, born in 1933, is best known for his large-scale pop art paintings. His style was strongly influenced by his experiences as a billboard painter in New York, which led him to explore the relationship between advertising and art. His paintings use their grandiose scale to emphasize expanses of uniform space, illustrating Rosenquist's idea that 'nature becomes increasingly modified by man until the natural and artificial blend into each other.'