$23,000
“The Horse Race” Corum, "Admiral's Cup, Anniversary Edition,” No. 5. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, dodecagonal, animated quarter-repeating, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with hidden automaton and an 18K yellow gold Corum buckle. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel withgold dots, stepped lugs, stepped case back with 6 screws,sapphire crystal. “Guilloché” white with applied yellow goldbâton indexes, 3 apertures for the multi-colored revolving horseracing scene and the 2 bells. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal.274, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 35 jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjustedto 3 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring,repeating on gongs by turning the bezel.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-03-23
