LUDOVIC BALLOUARD. A FINE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH WITH UNUSUAL DIAL
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LUDOVIC BALLOUARD. A FINE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH WITH UNUSUAL DIAL

SIGNED LUDOVIC BALLOUARD, UPSIDE DOWN MODEL, NO. 11/12, CIRCA 2009

Closed28 May 2014

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HKD 212,500

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LUDOVIC BALLOUARD. A FINE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH WITH UNUSUAL DIAL
SIGNED LUDOVIC BALLOUARD, UPSIDE DOWN MODEL, NO. 11/12, CIRCA 2009
Cal. B01 mechanical movement, 51 jewels, titanium silvered dial, hour indicated by the correct hour being right-side up, all other numbers are upside down, minute indicated by central blue hand, subsidiary seconds, circular case, glazed display back secured by six screws, platinum Ludovic Ballouard buckle, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

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US$13,000-19,000

With Ludovic Ballouard pouch.

The present watch is numbered 11 of a limited edition of 12 pieces only and is set with an unusual dial where the hour is indicated by the correct hour being right-side up and all other numbers are upside down.

The Upside Down collection was first introduced in 2009 and Ludovic Ballouard, the creative mastermind behind this innovation was awarded Special Prize of the Jury by the prestigious magazine Montres Passions in 2010. The Upside Down watch incorporates Ballouard's experience accumulated from working at prestigious brands before he devoted himself to his own independent workshop. He first worked with Franck Muller for 3 years and joined Francois-Paul Journe for 7 years. At F.P. Journe, Ballouard dedicated to the assembly and regulation of Sonnerie Souveraine, which is one of the most exquisite watch by the brand.