Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 206

Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, "Perpetual Calen-dar.? Made in the 1990s. Fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Van Cleef & Arpels buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case backembossed with Van Cleef & Arpels logo, "Vendôme" typelugs. D. Off-white with applied yellow gold bâton indexesand Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of themonth, of the week, the month, the leap year, aperture forthe moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 888/1, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration,33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallicbalance adjusted to 4 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 9 mm.