$19,550
"Sympathie 2000” Roger Dubuis, Horloger Genevois, "Sympathie”, “2000 – New Millenary", “Bi-Retrograde Calendar”. Made in a special edition in 2000. Very fine and rare, "carré cambré", astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with retrograde day and date indications, moon phases and an 18K white gold Roger Dubuis deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 8 screws, stepped bezel, screwed white gold bars, sapphire crystals. Off-white with applied white gold dot indexes, sectors for the retrograde days of the week and the retrograde days of the month, at 12 a circle with phrase “2000 – New Millenary", aperture for the moon phases. White gold "alpha" hands. Cal. RD 5740, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Roger Dubuis Ayoung brand with great horological know-how and experience, this company was founded in 1995 by Master Watchmaker Roger Dubuis and his partner, Carlos Diaz. What began with just one employee has - since the introduction of a first collection in 1996 at the prestigious Geneva SIHH salon - gradually evolved into the success story of a manufactory with close to 15
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
