$99,750
GIRARD-PERREGAUX LA ESMERALDA THREE GOLDEN BRIDGE TOURBILLON WITH PIVOTED DETENT ESCAPEMENT YELLOW GOLD Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, retailed by Hauser Zivy & Cie. , Mexico-Paris, "La Esmeralda," "Chronometer 1st Class Tourbillon," No. 189119. Made circa 1895. Extremely fine and very rare, large, 18K yellow gold hunting-cased keyless pocket Chronometer with Perregaux caliber one-minute tourbillon carriage, pivoted detent Chronometer escapement, three golden bridge movement. Accompanied by the original fitted box. Four body, solid, polished, stepped back and front covers. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. First quality, 20''', with three parallel golden bridges, 16 jewels, gold wheel train, Perregaux caliber one-minute tourbillon regulator with pivoted detent escapement, bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Movement signed, case numbered. Notes DIAM. 57 mm. Granted a US patent for its movement design in 1884, the GIRARD-PERREGAUX three golden bridge tourbillon is the most iconic and inarguably the most visually appealing tourbillon movement ever designed. From the few original examples that have appeared publicly, all featuring minor variations, it can be assumed the movements were built by hand to order and each one could be considered as a unique creation. Of the pocket Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2016-10-08
