$7,200
Pink Gold Sympathie Roger Dubuis, Genève, No. 09 / 28, movement No. 283, Ref. S34 57 5. Made in a limited edition of 28 pieces in 1998, sold May 24, 2000. Fine, rare and elegant, "carré lobé," center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Roger Dubuis buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate ofOrigin and an 18K pink gold solid case back. Three-body, polished and brushed, curved lugs with screwed bars, transparent case back with 8 screws and etched crystal, sapphire crystals. Off-white with applied pink gold radial Roman numerals and dart indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track with 25/100th seconds Arabic markers. Pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. RD57, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 35 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Notes Roger Dubuis. The company was founded in 1995 by Master Watchmaker Roger Dubuis and his partner, Carlos Diaz. What began with just one employee has (since the introduction of a first collection in 1996 at the prestigious Geneva SIHH salon) gradually evolved into the success story of amanufacture with close to 150 employees today. Roger Dubuis was born in 1940 in Vevey, Switzerland and completed his studies at the Geneva Ecole d'Horlogerie. After working for 14 y
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
