Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 91
SVEND ANDERSEN SECULAR PERPETUAL CALENDAR WHITE GOLD Svend Andersen, Geneve No. 42. Made circa 2006. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18k white gold wristwatch with perpetual secular calendar and an 18k white gold Andersen buckle. Accompanied by the original Andersen box.
USD 8,000 - 12,000
HKD 62,000 - 93,000 / CHF 7,500 - 11,400
Sold: USD 12,500
Two-body, polished, curved and stepped bezel, flared lugs, transparent case back to view the perpetual calendar, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with engine-turned center, applied white gold Breguet numerals, outer minute track, large aperture for the date. The reverse with subsidiary dials for months combined with leap year indicator, century indicator and extra hand for precise year indicator. Blued steel baton hands. Modified ETA 2892, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 39 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1** |
As new Repair required, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |