Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 493

ROGER DUBUIS PINK GOLD "MUCHMORE" BIRETROGRADE CALENDAR Roger Dubuis, horloger genevois, "MuchMore", "Bi-retrograde Calendar", No. 13/28. Made in a limited edition of 28 examples in 2001, sold on September 21, 2001. Fine and very rare, oversized, rectangular curved, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with bi-retograde day and date, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Roger Dubuis buckle. Accompanied by a Roger Dubuis fitted box, Certificate of Origin, Bulletin de Marche and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with eight screws, straight lugs with screwed pink gold bars, curved sapphire crystals. D. Brushed silver with large polished silver radial Roman numerals, sectors for the retrograde day and date, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 5740, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses-côtes decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to fi ve positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 47 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.