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DEWITT. A RARE, LARGE AND UNIQUE 18K WHITE GOLD SEMI-SKELETONIZED TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE DEVICE
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DEWITT. A RARE, LARGE AND UNIQUE 18K WHITE GOLD SEMI-SKELETONIZED TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE DEVICE

SIGNED DEWITT, GENEVE, ACADEMIA, TOURBILLON FORCE CONSTANTE MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 61, CASE NO. 8003.48, CIRCA 2008

Closed30 November 2011

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HKD 596,000

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DEWITT. A RARE, LARGE AND UNIQUE 18K WHITE GOLD SEMI-SKELETONIZED TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH CONSTANT FORCE DEVICE
SIGNED DEWITT, GENEVE, ACADEMIA, TOURBILLON FORCE CONSTANTE MODEL, MOVEMENT NO. 61, CASE NO. 8003.48, CIRCA 2008
Cal. DW8003 nickel-finished lever movement, 26 jewels, visible one minute tourbillon regulator with constant force device, semi-skeletonised engine-turned copper-colored dial, time display with Arabic numerals, large and heavy case, glazed display back secured by six screws, 18K white gold DeWitt twin folding clasp, case, dial and movement signed
43 mm. diam.

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US$35,000-50,000

With DeWitt Certificate of Authenticity dated 25 January 2008, a loupe, instruction manual, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

A contemporary Geneva-based watchmaker who takes great pride in technical and aesthetic creativity, Jerome de Witt founded Les Montres DeWitt in 2005. Launched in 2006 and regarded as a world's first, the Tourbillon Force Constante features a constant force device transmitting even impulses to the tourbillon assuring long-term accuracy.