113,500 CHF
THE FIRST MYSTERY TOURBILLON Technical Description hree colour gold, heavy, rectangular,stepped and curved, scroll lugs,snap-on back, domed crystalengraved "30 Years of Antiquorum". Dim 40 x 26 mm.Bracelet: leather, 18K pink gold buckleDial:Gold dial plate, white enamel, radial Arabic chapter ring,red central field, yellow gold "alpha" hands,glazed aperture for viewing the mystery tourbillon regulator. 8 x 20 mm, manual winding,18K white gold, polished, 17 jewels,Kiu Tai Yu "mystery tourbillon" without carriage,lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance,shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring,Accompanied by box and certificate. Notes "I have never sold my handmade tourbillon before. Up till now, I have made a total of 14 tourbillon wristwatches, 6 tourbillon watches, 3 flying tourbillon watches and 5 mystery tourbillon watches. All of them are prototypes, they are all unique and all the components are handmade... " "This will be the first time my watch will be available on the market, especially for Antiquorum’s 30th anniversary auction. It will be a milestone for me. This will be important to me and I look forward to seeing the result. I really appreciate your support over all these years." Kiu Tai Yiu (from a personal letter to Osvaldo Patrizzi) Thank you, Mr. Kiu Tai Yu Kiu Tai Yu Kiu Tai Yu was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China in 1946. Both of his parents came from families with generations of literary achievements. In 1970, at the
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
