Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 36

DE LA COUR REF. S.N. 50853 BICHRONO DOUBLE TIME ZONE PVD & DIAMONDS De La Cour, ?Double Time Zone, Bichrono,? No. 147/500, Ref. S.N. 50853. Made in a llimited edition of 500 pieces circa 2008. Very fine and unusual, oversized, two-time-zone, curved tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, black PVD-coated steel and diamonds wristwatch with two movements, round button chronographs, registers, tachometers, date and a PVD-coated steel de La Cour buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate and instructions.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs, bezel and lugs set with 94 brilliant-cut diamonds, two winding and hand-setting crowns, two chronograph buttons on each side of the case, back with 8 screws and two transparent apertures for viewing the movements, sapphire crystals. D. Black with two offset dials, on the right with large white Arabic numerals, gold tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, date aperture at 4, on the left, large white Arabic minute numerals and baton indexes, gold tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous steel sword hands. M. 2 x Cal. 2094, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 33 jewels, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator, blued steel rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 55 x 53 mm. Thickness 14 mm.