165,200 HKD
"Tourbillon” Gérald Genta, Genève, “Tourbillon”, No. 24, case No. 46730, Ref. 4008.4. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, skeletonized, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and “Vendôme” type lugs which are octagonal at the sides, as well as a Gérald Genta 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, cylindrical lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. White with painted radial Roman numerals, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a hand-engraved gold bridge, carrying the red seconds hand. Yellow gold “épée” hands. Cal. 14’’’, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, skeletonized and hand-engraved, gilt, 29 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped steel frame under a polished “GG” steel bridge, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, skeletonized and handengraved rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Gérald Genta born in 1931, from an early age he showed a talent for drawing and painting. He began designing watches in 1952. In 1969, after having designed many of the “best sellers” of the Swiss watch industry, including Audemars Piguet’s “Royal Oak”, Omega’s “Constellation” and “Seamaster”, and Patek Philippe’s “Nautilus”, he founded his own brand. In 1998, he sold his company and brand name, but returned t
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
