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CORUM. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD SKELETONISED MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH

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CORUM. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT LIMITED EDITION 18K GOLD SKELETONISED MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH
SIGNED CORUM, MOVEMENT BY CHRISTOPHE CLARET SA, NO. 10, REF. 271.101.560000 GR07, CIRCA 1995

With finely engine turned and skeletonised lever movement, adjusted to six positions with 38 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage with polished steel arms, mono-metallic compensation balance, the visible minute repeating mechanism striking on two steel gongs via two polished steel hammers, outer chapter ring with engraved Roman numerals, inner silvered minute ring, the circular case with shaped downturned lugs, glazed back secured by four screws, minute repeating mechanism activated by a slide in the band, together with an 18k gold Corum buckle, case, dial and movement signed.
37 mm. diam.

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US$60,000-80,000

This watch is accompanied by the original Corum lacquered wood presentation box, certificate of guarantee, and various accompanying pamphlets.

This watch is one of a very limited edition of just 12 pieces ever made and is numbered 10. Although fascinating aesthetically to look at, it also provides the user with the unusual aspect of the movement becoming inverted so that they are able to marvel at the complexities of the minute repeating mechanism and tourbillon mechanism directly through the dial crystal, a feat normally only experienced when a watch is reversed and seen through the back.