Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 188

The Dentist Svend Andersen, Geneve, IGJ, "The Dentist". Made in the early 2000s. Very fine and rare, center seconds, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with polychrome painted erotic automaton and an 18K yellow gold Svend Andersen buckle. Accompanied by the original leather fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent case back showing the erotic scene: in a dentist?s surgery, the female receiving a drilling from the dentist while a dog watches, its tongue and tail wagging, button at 8 to activate the automaton, sapphire crystals. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. modified by Andersen, Genève, mechanical manual automatic winding, 25 jewels. The animation is activated by means of the push-button at 8. Manual winding by turning the crown counter-clockwise for the automata and clockwise for the watch movement. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38.5 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Property of an Swiss collector