40,000 CHF
VIANNEY HALTER, REF. 98.5Y.107, TIME MACHINE PERPETUAL ANTIQUA Vianney Halter, "Time Machine Perpetual Antiqua", Ref. 98.5Y.107. Made circa 2003. Very fine, rare and highly unusual, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with sub-divided instantaneous perpetual calendar and an 18K yellow gold Vianney Halter buckle. Accompanied by a Vianney Halter winding box and push-pin. To be sold without reserve Comprised of over 130 parts, solid, polished and brushed, rounded central lugs, 4 different-sized and white gold rivetdecorated portholes to view the different indications, rivet decorated winding-crown, transparent back, anti-refl ective sapphire crystals. 4 individual, two-tone, brushed and matte silver dials with engraved and enameled radial Arabic numerals for the hours, the days of the week, the months, the leap years and the date. Blued steel hands. Cal. VH 198, No. 5Y, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 43 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating fl at balance-spring, patented sapphire crystal “mystery” rotor with 18K white gold segment. Dial and movement signed. Width 40 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes French watchmaker Vianney Halter has been fascinated by watches and clocks from childhood. He attended watchmaking school in Paris at age 13 and at 17 he began specializing in horological restoration work. After moving to Switzerland, he established his own company “Janvier SA” in 1994,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
