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Lot 2397 |JACOB & CO
CAVIAR TOURBILLON WITH BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMONDS
NO. 06/18
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR
CAVIAR TOURBILLON WITH BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMONDS
NO. 06/18
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR
JACOB & CO. A FINE, EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT 18K WHITE GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET LIMITED EDITION TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH
SIGNED JACOB & CO, CAVIAR TOURBILLON MODEL, NO. 06/18, REF. CV201.30, CIRCA 2012
Closed27 May 2019
Price Realised
HKD 2,000,000
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JACOB & CO. A FINE, EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT 18K WHITE GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET LIMITED EDITION TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH
SIGNED JACOB & CO, CAVIAR TOURBILLON MODEL, NO. 06/18, REF. CV201.30, CIRCA 2012
Movement: Cal. JCBM01, manual, 29 jewels, movement plate decorated with diamond-set, signed
Dial: Pavé-set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed
Case: Baguette-cut diamonds to the band and lugs, rose-cut diamond to the crown, glazed display back secured by 8 screws, 47 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k white gold and baguette-cut diamond-set Jacob & Co deployant clasp
SIGNED JACOB & CO, CAVIAR TOURBILLON MODEL, NO. 06/18, REF. CV201.30, CIRCA 2012
Movement: Cal. JCBM01, manual, 29 jewels, movement plate decorated with diamond-set, signed
Dial: Pavé-set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed
Case: Baguette-cut diamonds to the band and lugs, rose-cut diamond to the crown, glazed display back secured by 8 screws, 47 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k white gold and baguette-cut diamond-set Jacob & Co deployant clasp
JACOB & CO. A FINE, EXTREMELY RARE AND MAGNIFICENT 18K WHITE GOLD AND BAGUETTE-CUT DIAMOND-SET LIMITED EDITION TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH
SIGNED JACOB & CO, CAVIAR TOURBILLON MODEL, NO. 06/18, REF. CV201.30, CIRCA 2012
Movement: Cal. JCBM01, manual, 29 jewels, movement plate decorated with diamond-set, signed
Dial: Pavé-set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed
Case: Baguette-cut diamonds to the band and lugs, rose-cut diamond to the crown, glazed display back secured by 8 screws, 47 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k white gold and baguette-cut diamond-set Jacob & Co deployant clasp
SIGNED JACOB & CO, CAVIAR TOURBILLON MODEL, NO. 06/18, REF. CV201.30, CIRCA 2012
Movement: Cal. JCBM01, manual, 29 jewels, movement plate decorated with diamond-set, signed
Dial: Pavé-set with baguette-cut diamonds, signed
Case: Baguette-cut diamonds to the band and lugs, rose-cut diamond to the crown, glazed display back secured by 8 screws, 47 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k white gold and baguette-cut diamond-set Jacob & Co deployant clasp
“The Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon is a delightful fusion of time and light. An exquisite masterpiece of horology and gem setting, each captivating timepiece requires 18 months to produce. Constructed to resemble an amphitheatre, every superbly executed detail has been designed and crafted to invite the apparently freestanding, or flying tourbillon to take centre stage” – Jacob & Co.
This dazzling white gold and diamond Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon was made in a limited edition of only 18 pieces. To the best of our knowledge the present watch is the first white gold model to be offered at international auction.
An impressive 47 mm. in diameter, this exceptional jewelled masterpiece is fitted with a movement having hand-finished polished angles and a one-minute flying tourbillon with a titanium balance. The dial and case are entirely invisibly set with almost 400 baguette-cut diamonds with a total weight in the region of over 30 carats.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.
This dazzling white gold and diamond Palatial Opera Flying Tourbillon was made in a limited edition of only 18 pieces. To the best of our knowledge the present watch is the first white gold model to be offered at international auction.
An impressive 47 mm. in diameter, this exceptional jewelled masterpiece is fitted with a movement having hand-finished polished angles and a one-minute flying tourbillon with a titanium balance. The dial and case are entirely invisibly set with almost 400 baguette-cut diamonds with a total weight in the region of over 30 carats.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.
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Please note the reference is CV201.30 and the model is Caviar Tourbillon.