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Lot Essay
US$90,000-115,000
This watch is accompanied by the original Parmigiani presentation box with outer packaging, International Guarantee, User's Manual, adjustment and winding tools and an additinal maker's black leather strap.
The "Bugatti Type 370" introduced in 2004, is a very good example of Parmigiani's expansive creativity. Moving away from the traditions and designs of classical watch making, the "Bugatti Type 370" represents the first transversal movement. This wristwatch was inspired by the famed Italian car manufacturer Bugatti, founded by Ettore Bugatti, the son of the famous sculptor Carlo Bugatti, who was himself an artistic carpenter and produced his first automobile in 1901. This watch features a case design inspired by the sleekest of sport automotives designed by Bugatti such as the "Veyron", introduced in 2000 as a concept car. The engine-inspired movement contains five separate plates and double rim-shaped wheels all resting upon silent blocks. The complexities of the design are revealed by five surrounding sapphire crystals. The ten-day movement employs an interesting pen setting mechanism for setting and winding that transmits energy to the watch via a clutch mechanism, a spherical differential and conic gears.
The "Bugatti Type 370" is limited to a total production of 150 pieces, 50 each with red, silver or black dial. The present watch, No. 08/50 with black dial, is the first to appear at auction. The number "8" is a very auspicious number to many Chinese-speakers as, phonetically, it sounds like the word "to prosper".
This watch is accompanied by the original Parmigiani presentation box with outer packaging, International Guarantee, User's Manual, adjustment and winding tools and an additinal maker's black leather strap.
The "Bugatti Type 370" introduced in 2004, is a very good example of Parmigiani's expansive creativity. Moving away from the traditions and designs of classical watch making, the "Bugatti Type 370" represents the first transversal movement. This wristwatch was inspired by the famed Italian car manufacturer Bugatti, founded by Ettore Bugatti, the son of the famous sculptor Carlo Bugatti, who was himself an artistic carpenter and produced his first automobile in 1901. This watch features a case design inspired by the sleekest of sport automotives designed by Bugatti such as the "Veyron", introduced in 2000 as a concept car. The engine-inspired movement contains five separate plates and double rim-shaped wheels all resting upon silent blocks. The complexities of the design are revealed by five surrounding sapphire crystals. The ten-day movement employs an interesting pen setting mechanism for setting and winding that transmits energy to the watch via a clutch mechanism, a spherical differential and conic gears.
The "Bugatti Type 370" is limited to a total production of 150 pieces, 50 each with red, silver or black dial. The present watch, No. 08/50 with black dial, is the first to appear at auction. The number "8" is a very auspicious number to many Chinese-speakers as, phonetically, it sounds like the word "to prosper".