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New York, Oct 17, 2008

LOT 146

Pink Gold Sympathie Roger Dubuis, Genève, "Sympathie - Biretrograph - Calendar," No. 02/28, movement No. 74, Ref. S40 5635 5. Made in a limited edition of 28 pieces in 2004, sold November 2, 2005. Very fine and rare, carré lobe, water-resistant, 18K pink gold, "Bulletin d'Observatoire" chronometer wristwatch with oval-button chronograph, register,moon phases, bi-retrograde day and date and an 18K pink gold Roger Dubuis buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 8 screws and etched crystal, concave stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Off-white with applied faceted pink gold dart indexes, bi-retrograde sectors for the days of the week and the date, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, aperture for the moon phases. Pink gold skeletonized feuille hands. M. Cal. RD 5635, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.