108,000 CHF
Peninsula Italica Vacheron Constantin, Genève, "Gérard Mercator 1594-1994", No. 798183, case No. 656810, Ref. 43050. Made in two examples in 1995. Very fine and exceptionally rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with a cloisonné polychrome enamel map of Italy and the Mediterranean, and an 18K yellow gold Vacheron Constantin deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with serrated edge, rounded band, stepped bezel, overhanging fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. painted in polychrome enamel on a 22K yellow gold plate representing Italy, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, double sectors graduated from 1 to 12 for the hours and from 0 to 60 for the minutes with painted Arabic numerals and dot indexes. The yellow gold geometrical hands, in the shape of a marine compass, are reminiscent of the one used by the famous cartographer Gerardus Mercator. Cal. 1120/2 extra-thin, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K yellow gold rotor segment bearing the engraving "1594-Gérard Mercator-1994". Dial, case and movement signed, dial signed by the artists, and bearing the name of the owner.Diam. 36 mm. Notes Mercator watches The dials of the "Mercator" watches, representing various continents:
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
