$63,250
armigiani Fleurier, "Toric Tourbillon", No. 002177, case No. 5441. Produced in the 2000s. Extremely fine and rare, platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a platinum Parmigiani Fleurier buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped and reeded bezel, transparent case back with 4 screws, cabochon sapphire-set winding-crown, sapphire crystals. Transparent to view the movement with its "fausses côtes" decoration, at 6 aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge. Blued steel "javelin" hands. Cal. PF 280, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 20 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped polished steel carriage of the type designed by Ernest Guinand, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm. Notes Parmigiani Fleurier Is situated in Fleurier in the euchâtel region of the Swiss Jura mountains, master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani has celebrated the art of time for over two decades. After receiving his diploma at the Ecole d’Horlogerie, he worked for a period at Antiquorum, at this time still called the "Galerie d’Horlogerie Ancienne". Today, in the Parmigiani workshops, he has gathered many of the best craftsmen in the world of horology, bringing together the skills of the goldsmith and the watchmaker. Their dexterity, finesse and artistr
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-09-22