Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

LOT 225

Gérald Genta, Genève, No. 1, Ref. G.4042.7. Manufactured in the 1993. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, self-winding, water- resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple calendar, retrograde sweep date, calendar week indication and an 18K yellow gold Gerald Genta buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 2 screws, concave band, stepped rounded bezel, cabochon gold winding-crown and repeater push-piece, straight curly lugs, sapphire crystals. D. brushed gold with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals and tritium-coated gold dot indexes, concentric, subsidiary sunk seconds and retrograde date on a matte silver plain ring, apertures for the days of the week and the months, for the calendar week in red Arabic numerals below the 12. Tritium-coated yellow gold "Epée" hands. M. Cal. 424, hand-engraved, gilt, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, skeletonized and hand-engraved rotor with the initials G.G., repeating on gongs by pressing the crown on the band at 9.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm.