Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 84

Villemont - Les Heures du Monde Villemont, "Les Heures du Monde - Wings Bridges", No. 83/88, case No. 90229. Made in a limited series of 88 examples in 2008. Fine, large, water resistant, self-winding, center seconds, stainless steel skeleton wristwatch with world time system, date and a stainless steel Villemont double deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, inverted bezel, transparent case back with 6 screws, buttons at 2 and 4 o'clock for the forward and reverse adjustment of the hour hand, push button on the crown to adjust the date. D. Transparent with outer minute/seconds divisions on a silver chapter ring, inner graduation on a crystal plate for the date, outermost settable revolving disc with 24 different time zones with day and night indication. Luminous steel tapered baton hands, blued steel circle hand for the date indication. M. Cal. VM 100, rhodium-plated, 44 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, decorated rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 16 mm.