$11,800
Urwerk, Genève, Ref. 102, Nightwatch, No. 8/10, made in the 1990's. Fine, unusual, and rare, self-winding, waterresistant, 44 hours autonomy, eloxated aluminium and platinum gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and matching Urwerk buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate. Two-body, brushed, eight straight lugs, platinum case back with screws, screwed winding crown, sapphire crystal. Eloxated aluminium with an arch shaped aperture spanning from the 9 to the 3, five diamond indexes on the underside of the arch separate the hour into four 15-minute quadrants, a painted Arabic numeral traverses the arch and the time is indicated by its location in relation to the indexes. Notes The Nightwatch This watch, a limited edition of 10 pieces, was made as a tribute to the Campanus Nightclock from 1656, which is a fine early example of the Maltese cross system of timekeeping.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
