Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 40

?Success - Baguette Diamonds? Gérald Genta, Genève, "Success Automatic", Ref. 3374.7. Made in the 1990s. Fine, octagonal, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold and diamond-set gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, an 18K white gold Gérald Genta bracelet à grosses mailles with concealed deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, baguette diamondset stepped bezel with eight round-diamond setoverhanging segments, case back with eight screws.D. Carbon-fiber, checkered decoration, with tritium-coatedround indexes, subsidiary mother-of-pearl ring dials forthe days of the month, of the week, the months, aperturefor the gold moon phases on a lapis-lazuli background,and the leap year. Tritiul-coated white gold "bâton" hands.M. 12??? rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 33jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balanceadjusted to 5 positions, flat balance spring, shockabsorber.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.Approx. overall length 170 mm.