Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 174

"Zalium Chronograph" Harry Winston, Ref. 200-MCA37Z, No. 04. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces in 2004. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, Zalium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and date and Harry Winston titanium buckle.

USD 15,000 - 20,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000

Sold: USD 10,580

C. Two body, "Empire"" style, solid, matte, lobed central and mobile lugs, transparent case back. D. Brushed silverwith tritium coated radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers,aperture for the date. Tritium coated "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 31C6.S-CH, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration,63 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flatbalance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

This watch is part of the "Premier" edition and the lugs were inspired by the classical archway at the entrance of the Harry Winston Fifth Avenue salon. Zalium - a new material The introduction of Zalium for the Harry Winston rare timepieces collection is the idea of Ronald Winston , an inventor in alloys. Ronald Winston?s field ranges from jewelry to aerospace. Fascinated by an alloy unknown outside the aerospace industry, he named it Zalium, for zirconium (Zr), its major component, and the allium lily. Used in jet engines, it is a material unlike any other, and it had never been seen in watchmaking. It is much harder than titanium and extremely difficult to work. The case can?t be stamped out; it has to be machined from the ingot ? very carefully, because the dust is liable to catch fire. Crafting the case for this series of watches was in itself a major technological achievement.