Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 68

Girard-Perregaux, "Chronographe Rattrapante", No. 87, Ref. 9015. Made especially for Ferrari in a limited edition commemorating Michael Schumacher?s victory in the Formula One Grand Prix on August 9, 1996. Fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers and a stainless steel Girard-Perregaux buckle.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with eight screws, engraved with the Ferrari logo and a dedication, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied steel bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, below the 12 the "Ferrari" logo, outer 1/5th seconds scale. Steel "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 8290, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.