Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 173

PIERRE KUNZ, SPIRIT OF CHALLENGE TRICOLORE, PINK GOLD, NO. 0/50 Pierre Kunz, Geneve, "Spirit of Challenge Sport AM/PM", Tricolore, No. 00/50, Ref. PKG 403 Sport. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces, sold in March 2007. Fine and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, 18k pink gold and diamond wristwatch with partially skeletonized movement, square button chronograph, retrograde registers, AM/ PM indication and instantaneous jumping white and black numerals to indicate morning or evening, Pierre Kunz white rubber strap with 18k pink gold Pierre Kunz double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original certificate/instructions and fitted box.

Three-body, matte, diamond set bezel, lapidated lugs, coin-edge band, white rubber-coated chronograph buttons, protected screw-down crown, back with italian flag colors with 6 screws, sapphire crystal. White, chapter-ring with apertures for the luminous Arabic numerals which automatically jump from black to white for AM at 12 midnight or PM at 12 noon, aperture for AM/PM indication above 6, at the sides brushed copper retrograde dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers. Luminous black epee hands. Skeletonized beneath the dial, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.