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US$60,000-80,000
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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
GERALD GENTA. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH PHASES OF THE MOON
SIGNED GERALD GENTA, GENEVE, NO. 1, REF. G4013.7, CASE NO. 47876, CIRCA 1995
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GERALD GENTA. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WORLD TIME WRISTWATCH WITH PHASES OF THE MOON
SIGNED GERALD GENTA, GENEVE, NO. 1, REF. G4013.7, CASE NO. 47876, CIRCA 1995
With finely engraved skeletonised nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, pierced and engraved rotor, repeating on two gongs, one minute tourbillon carriage with mono-metallic compensation balance under the "GG" logo, the white dial with luminous hands, outer revolving 24 hour ring, three engine-turned subsidiary dials indicating month combined with leap year, subsidiary seconds combined with date and day, lapis lazuli subsidiary dial for phases of the moon, the thick circular case with outer revolving bezel calibrated with the names of 34 world cities, gerald genta and No. 1 engraved on the band, repeating mechanism activated through button at 9, square-cut sapphire three-stone bar lugs, glazed display back secured by eight screws, to the 18k white gold Gerald Genta double deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam. and 16 mm. thick
SIGNED GERALD GENTA, GENEVE, NO. 1, REF. G4013.7, CASE NO. 47876, CIRCA 1995
With finely engraved skeletonised nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, pierced and engraved rotor, repeating on two gongs, one minute tourbillon carriage with mono-metallic compensation balance under the "GG" logo, the white dial with luminous hands, outer revolving 24 hour ring, three engine-turned subsidiary dials indicating month combined with leap year, subsidiary seconds combined with date and day, lapis lazuli subsidiary dial for phases of the moon, the thick circular case with outer revolving bezel calibrated with the names of 34 world cities, gerald genta and No. 1 engraved on the band, repeating mechanism activated through button at 9, square-cut sapphire three-stone bar lugs, glazed display back secured by eight screws, to the 18k white gold Gerald Genta double deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam. and 16 mm. thick