Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 397

GIRARD-PERREGAUX SEA HAWK II TRIBUTE TO JOHN HARRISON Girard-Perregaux, ?Sea Hawk II, To John Harrison,? 300 m/1000 ft., No. 210, Ref. 4991. Made in 2003. Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with 45-hour power reserve indicator, date and an 18K pink gold Girard-Perregaux deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with six screws, screwed-down winding-crown at 4 with crown guard, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel to measure elapsed time, sapphire crystal. D. Black with hobnail decoration, applied pink gold Arabic quarter-hour numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial between 10 and 11, powerreserve indication at 6, aperture for the date between 1 and 2. Luminous white gold arrow hands. M. Cal. GP 33 RO, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 14 mm.