$69,000
Roger Dubuis, horloger genevois,"Sympathie Minute Repeater", No. 08/09. Produced in a limited edition of 9 examples circa 2000. Very fine and rare, square-cambré, minute-repeating, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Roger Dubuis deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 8 screws and etched crystal, concave stepped bezel, screwed white gold bars, sapphire crystals. "Guilloché" silver with applied white gold Breguet numerals and faceted dart indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 9. Blued steel "lozenge" hands. Cal. RD 26, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs through activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 37 x 37 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
