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Christiaan Van Der Klaauw. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Planetarium Calendar Wristwatch
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Christiaan Van Der Klaauw. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Planetarium Calendar Wristwatch

SIGNED CHRISTIAAN VAN DER KLAAUW, JOURNE, NO. 45, MOVEMENT NO. 12'517, CIRCA 2002

Closed17 December 2013

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Christiaan Van Der Klaauw. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Planetarium Calendar Wristwatch
Signed Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, Journe, No. 45, Movement No. 12'517, Circa 2002
Cal. GUB 39 automatic movement, 25 jewels, 21k gold edged rotor, silvered guilloché dial, two outer polished chapter rings with black Arabic numerals for hours and minute divisions, center seconds, two subsidiary dials for date and month in Dutch, larger subsidiary dial at 12 o'clock for planetarium and zodiac symbols on an outer polished ring, circular water-resistant-type case, large extended downturned lugs, sapphire crystal display screw back, 18k pink gold CvdK buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
40mm diam.

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Accompanied by a Christiaan Van Der Klaauw Certificate of Authenticity and Guarantee dated January 3, 2002. Further accompanied by a Christiaan Van Der Klaauw wooden presentation box, product literature, setting pin, and outer packaging.

Christiaan Van Der Klaauw draws inspiration from astronomy for the wristwatches he creates. The present watch is part of the line of Planetarium watches, which contain the smallest planetarium designed in the world. It depicts the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn around the Sun.