Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 13, 1999

LOT 44

Twerenbold, No. 1/12, 1990's. Very unusual and large, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date and moon phases, with a wide green leather strap and 18K white gold fitted buckle.

C. two body, shaped, massive, polished, transparent back with screws, bezel with deep engraving of volutes set with diamonds, "Vendome " type lugs, engraved ball-shaped winding-crown. D. satine silver with diamondset indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers and the 24 hours, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Baton " blued steel hands. M. 13 - rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self=compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case. Diam. 49.5 mm.