Thomas Prescher

Thomas Prescher, Swiss, Tempus Vivendi Dragon, Piece Unique. Made circa 2008. Fine and large, self-winding,18k pink gold bi-retrograde wristwatch with an 18k pink gold Thomas Prescher buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty and instruction booklet. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent caseback held by 6 screws, sapphire crystals. White, black Arabic numerals, retrograde hours and minutes indicated by the gold dragon. Gilt brass, 25 jewels, hand engraved, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator, stainless steel rotor engraved in the shape of wings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 12 mm Notes TEMPUSVIVENDI „Dragon“ One claw/hand tip shows the minutes, while the other indicates the hours. With this retrograde system, after the claws/hands reach the end of the index sector they jump back to the beginning to rise again. After pushing the button in the crown the claws/hands move to a resting position to show the original figure or lucky fache position in gold and noble colours. After a second push they move back to continue to show the actual time. Thomas Prescher has developed this exquisite concept to give the connoisseur the choice: Having the figure continuously showing the time or allowing it to simply remain in its non-temporal state. This could only be achieved through the use of a complicated and new system, which Thomas Prescher created