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Lot 130
GIRARD-PERREGAUX. AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD, DIAMOND-SET LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH WITH CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED GIRARD-PERREGAUX, REF. 49534, LIMITED EDITION “THE WORLD” 44/50, CIRCA 2014
Closed22 March 2019
Price Realised
USD 15,000
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Specialist note
Consigned by a private collector, the present Girard-Perregaux has never been offered in public before and is offered in "like new" condition.
Part of the watchmaking history, the enamel process is extremely risky. Dials are to be individually made by a skilled enameller and not on a production line. Artist creates a chosen motif by arranging thin gold wires on the dial. Partition, called “cloisonné” in French, are filled with small quantities of enamel powder in the desired colour. Dial is then fired in an oven at around 900 degrees Celsius causing the powder to melt.
Part of the watchmaking history, the enamel process is extremely risky. Dials are to be individually made by a skilled enameller and not on a production line. Artist creates a chosen motif by arranging thin gold wires on the dial. Partition, called “cloisonné” in French, are filled with small quantities of enamel powder in the desired colour. Dial is then fired in an oven at around 900 degrees Celsius causing the powder to melt.