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CHRISTOPHE CLARET. AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND DAMASCUS STEEL LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONISED FLYING TOURBILLON INCLINED AT 30° WRISTWATCH WITH MAGNETICALLY FLOATING SPHERE RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES
CHRISTOPHE CLARET. AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND DAMASCUS STEEL LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONISED FLYING TOURBILLON INCLINED AT 30° WRISTWATCH WITH MAGNETICALLY FLOATING SPHERE RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES
CHRISTOPHE CLARET. AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND DAMASCUS STEEL LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONISED FLYING TOURBILLON INCLINED AT 30° WRISTWATCH WITH MAGNETICALLY FLOATING SPHERE RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES
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CHRISTOPHE CLARET. AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND DAMASCUS STEEL LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONISED FLYING TOURBILLON INCLINED AT 30° WRISTWATCH WITH MAGNETICALLY FLOATING SPHERE RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES

X-TREM-1 MODEL, CASE NO. 6⁄8 AND ST012FLY11, CIRCA 2019

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CHRISTOPHE CLARET. AN UNUSUAL AND VERY RARE 18K PINK GOLD AND DAMASCUS STEEL LIMITED EDITION SEMI-SKELETONISED FLYING TOURBILLON INCLINED AT 30° WRISTWATCH WITH MAGNETICALLY FLOATING SPHERE RETROGRADE HOURS AND MINUTES
X-TREM-1 MODEL, CASE NO. 6⁄8 AND ST012FLY11, CIRCA 2019
Movement: Manual
Dial: Semi-skeletonised, two metal sphere, with no mechanical connection, representing the retrograde hours and minutes within two sapphire tubes controlled by precision magnetic fields generated by two miniature magnets moved by cables
Case: 40 x 53 mm. (W x L)
With: Black-coated metal Christophe Claret deployant clasp, Christophe Claret International Guarantee Certificate, winding key presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Limited Edition of 8 pieces; last known retail price is 272,000 CHF
Note: The presentation box that accompanies this lot may not be the original “fitted box”. Please refer to paragraph A in the Conditions of Sale for further information. If you have any queries, please contact Watch Department at watcheshk@christies.com

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Lot Essay

X-TREM-1 represents a major technical and aesthetic accomplishment: a flying tourbillon inclined at a 30° angle, mounted on a three-dimensional curvex titanium mainplate, equipped with a retrograde hours and minutes display system that is radically different from existing watchmaking conventions. Two tiny hollowed steel spheres, isolated within sapphire tubes on the left and right sides of the caseband magically move with no mechanical connection thanks to magnetic fields. The manually wound movement contains 419 parts and has a power reserve of about 50 hours.

Limited to only 8 examples ever produced, the present lot offers a very exciting opportunity for collectors.

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