Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 30, 2014

LOT 44

ROGER DUBUIS TRIPLE RETRO GRADE REF. H37 5799 8 PLATINUM Roger Dubuis, Horloger Genevois, "Hommage", Ref. H37 5799 8, No. 26/28, Bulletin d'Observatoire. Made in a limited edition of 28 examples in 2000. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self winding, platinum wristwatch with jumping and retrograde date and hour and retrograde minute, with an 18K white gold Roger Dubuis buckle.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs, coaxial button on the winding crown controls the quick setting of the date, transparent screwed-down case back with "RD" monogram, and sapphire crystals. Ivory, sectors for the Arabic hours (red and black) and minutes in the upper half, sector for the date in the lower one. Blued steel Cathedrale hands. Cal. RD 5799 stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock absorber, swan-neck micrometer adjustment, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring, central rotor with pink gold "RD" monogram.