Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 246

Gérald Genta, Genève, No. 12, case No. 44243, Ref. G 4010.4. Produced in 1990. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold skeletonized gentleman's wristwatch with one-minute tourbillion regulator, perpetual calendar, moon phases, a Gérald Genta leather strap decorated with 6 octogonal gold bars and deployant clasp, and a hexagonal gold setting pin. Accompanied by original certificate.

C. Two-body, octagonal, stepped bezel, octagonal winding-crown, setting pushers on the band, transparent case back secured by screws, hooded lugs with gold screwed bars repeating the bracelet decoration, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with tritium-coated dot indexes, subsidiary ring dials for the day of the week, of the month, the months, apertures for the moon phases on a lapis-lazuli background, and the leap years. Tritium-coated yellow gold "épée" hands. M. Cal. 11''', engraved gilt brass, 44 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, Gérald Genta polished steel bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, engraved and skeletonized gold rotor bearing the initials "GG", repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 13,5 mm.Approx. overall length: 190 mm.