Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 173

SWATCH DIAPHANE ONE CAROUSSEL PLASTIC AND ALUMINUM Swatch, â??Diaphane One,â? No. 0208/2222. Made in a limited edition of 2222 examples in 2001. Fine and rare, hand-winding, water-resistant, translucent plastic, high-tech aluminum and diamond wristwatch with 30-minute revolving escapement and an aluminum Swatch buckle.

Transparent with outer steel ring dial with engraved Arabic numerals, concentric skeletonized revolving center cage housing the wheel train, escapement and balance, completing one full revolution every 30 minutes, subsidiary seconds dial. Black oxydized feuille hands. Cal A 93.001, rhodium-plated and skeletonized, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating, flat balance spring. Transparent with outer steel ring dial with engraved Arabic numerals, concentric skeletonized revolving center cage housing the wheel train, escapement and balance, completing one full revolution every 30 minutes, subsidiary seconds dial. Black oxydized feuille hands. Cal A 93.001, rhodium-plated and skeletonized, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating, flat balance spring.