1,305,000 HKD
Girard-Perregaux, Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 289447, carriage by Albert Pellaton-Favre, made circa 1907. Exceptionally fine, very rare, large 18K gold hunting-cased keyless one-minute tourbillon regulator with chronometer escapement and “gold three bridge” patented movement, first prize winner at the 1907 Observatory of Neuchâtel Timing Contest. Accompanied by the Bulletin de Marche de l’Observatoire Astronomique et de Chronomètrie. Four-body, “bassine et filets” with concave, double-stepped bezels, engine-turned, front engraved with initials, gold hinged cuvetteover gold bezel glazed for viewing the movement, five-link hinges. White enamel, double sunk, radial Roman numerals, outer minutetrack, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel “spade” hands. 48 mm. (21’’’), nickel with patented three parallel pink gold bridges, pillarplate elaborately damascened with wave pattern and rosettes, dial side with very fine spotting, going barrel damascened withrosette, 18 jewels, top ones on raised gold screwed settings, tourbillon with highly polished, equidistant Pellaton type carriage, springdetent escapement, gold train including the escape wheel, 21,600 beats per hour, anibal-brass Guillaume cut bimetallic compensationbalance with gold and platinum screws, special alloy Breguet balance spring with amplitude safety device.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 62 mm. Notes This is one of highest grade tourbillons Girard-Perregaux ever made. It features the famous gold bridges and Pellaton
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10