Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 228

Bulgari, "Platinum Chronograph", "Automatic", Chronometer Officially Certified, No. 41/99, Ref. AC 38 P. Produced in a limited edition of 99 examples in the 1990s. Fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum and titanium gentleman's wristwatch with date, square button chronograph, registers and a rubber strap with reinforced platinum hinges and Bulgari platinum deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent titanium case back, titanium crown and buttons, screwed-down winding crown, rubber bezel with signature, "Vendôme" type screwed lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with white gold Arabic numerals and indexes, outer luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 080, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.