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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006
LOT 83
"Tourbillon? Gérald Genta, Genève, ?Tourbillon?, No. 24, case No. 46730, Ref. 4008.4. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, skeletonized, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and ?Vendôme? type lugs which are octagonal at the sides, as well as a Gérald Genta 18K yellow gold deployant clasp.
HKD 150,000 - 200,000
USD 20,000 - 26,000 / EUR 15,000 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 165,200
C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, cylindrical lugs,
transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals.
D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a hand-engraved gold bridge, carrying the red seconds hand. Yellow gold ?épée? hands.
M. Cal. 14???, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, skeletonized and hand-engraved, gilt, 29 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped steel frame under a polished
?GG? steel bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions,
self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized and handengraved
rotor.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
born in 1931, from an early age he showed a talent for drawing and painting. He began designing watches in 1952. In 1969, after having designed many of the ?best sellers? of the Swiss watch industry, including Audemars Piguet?s ?Royal Oak?, Omega?s ?Constellation? and ?Seamaster?, and Patek Philippe?s ?Nautilus?, he founded his own brand. In 1998, he sold his company and brand name, but returned to horology in November 2000, when he created an entirely new line of watches under the name Gérald Charles.