$6,900
DEWITT LIMITED EDITION ACADEMIA DeWitt, Genève, "Academia Seconde Retrograde", Ref. 1102.53, No.005/250. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces circa 2010. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with retrograde seconds and a De Witt 18K pink gold double folding buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Authenticity and instruction booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, notched bezel, straight lugs, band with "Imperial Column" decoration, transparent case back secured by 6 gold bolts, sapphire crystals. Silvered with sunburst effect, black Arabic numerals, applied pink gold crescent form 30-seconds register, applied pink gold crescent form minute track. Black gold skeleton sword hands. al.18ZE2, rhodium plated, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, decorated 22k gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Donated by DeWitt Notes DeWitt, an approach geared to the future of mechanical watchmaking. Passion, curiosity, creative audacity, taste for innovation and open-mindedness..... These are some of the keys to the contemporary emergence of Les Montres DeWitt – in the space of barely four years – as a member of the exalted circle of innovative luxury watch manufacturers. They stem from the personality of Jérôme de Witt, whose personal history has inspired and condensed a body of values focused o
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-10-20
