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Hong Kong, May 31, 2026

LOT 334

ZENITH, REF. 1822.15.8805, CHRISTOPHE COLOMB HURRICANE GRAND VOYAGE II, LIMITED 1/10, 18K PINK GOLD AND ENAMEL

HKD 520,000 - 900,000

EUR 57,000 - 98,000 / CHF 52,000 - 90,000 / USD 67,000 - 116,000 / JPY 10,380,000 - 17,970,000

Sold: HKD 1,125,000

An extremely fine, rare and unusual, 18K pink gold manual winding wristwatch with openworked dial and white enamelled sub-dials; the gyroscopic gravity control system and the high-frequency regulating organ is encased in a protruding dome sapphire crystal at 6 o’clock, fusée and chain mechanism between 10 o’clock and 1 o’clock, caseback featuresa hand-engraved, layered depiction of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Brand Zenith

Model Christophe Colomb Hurricane Grand Voyage II

Reference 1822.15.8805

Year circa 2015

Case No. N° 1

Bracelet leather strap with Zenith 18K pink gold double deployant clasp

Caliber EI Primero 8805

Diameter 45mm.

Weight 138gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories Zenith fitted box, certificate, warranty card, instruction booklet and loupe.

Notes

This Zenith Academy Christophe Colomb Hurricane “Grand Voyage II” (circa 2015) is Pièce No. 1 from an ultra exclusive limited edition of just 10 pieces ever produced.

The exhibition caseback is a breathtaking, entirely handmade masterpiece by Zenith’s master artisans. This three-dimensional bas-relief dramatically portrays Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage: a vibrant macaw parrot in flight, palm trees, indigenous figures (a feathered chief and a woman offering fruit), Columbus holding the Spanish royal standard with castles and lions, and the legendary caravels on the horizon — all realised through masterful hand-engraving, gold appliqué, and exquisite micro-painting. This watch is powered by the legendary manual-wind El Primero 8805 calibre with Zenith’s groundbreaking Gravity Control gyroscopic module and fusee-and-chain constant force system.

This watch earned the prestigious “Best Complicated Watch” award at the 2011 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. After five years of intensive research, the patented Gravity Control system is its crowning achievement: by keeping the regulating organ and escapement permanently horizontal, it eliminates gravity-induced errors and requires regulation in just one position. Unlike a tourbillon, which averages variations across axes every minute, Gravity Control maintains optimal orientation at all times for superior performance.