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Zurich-based Ineichen Auctioneers will be offering a series of intriguing auctions featuring complicated timepieces in the final quarter of 2022.
The first is an auction on October 29 has over thirty watches and will introduce tourbillons and mechanical watches (made from skeletons). Part two of the series, scheduled for December 3, will focus on watches with chronograph and date functions.
A lot worth noting for Auction October includes a Vacheron Constantin Les Complication Tourbillon Ref. 30050, an MB&F LM Perpetual, a Girard-Perregaux Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton, a Daniel Roth Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, some beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre complications, an IWC minute repeater and a pair of Breguet beauties, among them the others.
At auction October 29: An IWC Schaffhausen Portuguese Minute Repeater Squelette Limited Edition.
“Despite their mechanical complexity, I think tourbillon watches and skeletons are the easiest to see. This auction is purely about the aesthetic that brings me joy,” said Ineichen Auctioneers CEO Artemy Lechbinsky.
Here are some of the top lots for the October 29th auction.
Vacheron Constantin Les Complication Tourbillon (Ref. 30050 / 000P-7605)
This first and rare tourbillon (from 1990-2000) by Vacheron Constantin is encased in 950 platinum with a diameter of 38mm, a thickness of 11.5mm, and a sapphire caseback.
Gold and silver dial with guilloché Clous de Paris, caliber 1760, hand-wound, double barrel. Functions: hours and minutes, small seconds hand on tourbillon shaft, power reserve at 12 o’clock. Black leather strap, Vacheron Constantin semi-Maltese cross-shaped platinum buckle. Estimated: 30,000-40,000 CHF.
Limited Edition Parmigiani Fleurier Tourbillon Chronograph Tondagraph (Ref. PFH236)
An impressive limited edition rose gold chronograph and tourbillon wristwatch. Estimated production time: 2013–2019. 18 karat rose gold case, 43mm diameter and 13.4mm thick bezel, open working dial, sapphire back. Caliber PF354 manually wound with a power reserve of up to 65 hours.
Functions: hours and minutes indications, small seconds at 9 o’clock, tourbillon at 6 o’clock, chronograph with central seconds hand and 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 12 hours. Original Hermes-made Parmigiani Fleurier black leather strap, 18-karat rose gold Parmigiani Fleurier pin buckle. Limited edition 30 pieces. Estimated: 30,000 – 40,000 CHF.
MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Limited Edition (Ref. 03.YL.BL)
This fully integrated perpetual calendar complication developed by MB&F and Stephen McDonnell has limited production. The 581-component internal movement was developed to eliminate the disadvantages of conventional perpetual calendars. It is designed to be user-friendly, ensuring that dates are not missed or gears get stuck. The adjustment pusher turns off automatically when the schedule changes.
This watch is part of a limited collection of 25 pieces launched in 2020. It is presented in a yellow-gold case, which contrasts beautifully with the blue details on the dial. High-quality hand-finished products that respect the 19th century style can be admired throughout. The watch is fastened on a black leather strap with a triple clasp MB&F white gold and 18 karat yellow gold manufactured by G&F Chatelain.
Estimated: 80,000 to 100,000 CHF.
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton (Ref. 99110-52-000-52A)
The 42mm Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton, first introduced in 2017, is produced exclusively in 18 karat gold. It is arguably one of the best complicated luxury sports watches presented on an integrated bracelet.
Caliber GP09520-0001, which powers this model, is an extremely rare movement from Girard-Perregaux. It is equipped with a flying tourbillon, has no bridge on the dial and has an exclusive design usually with three gold bridges. The GP09520-0001 is produced exclusively in a skeletonized version and is the brand’s first self-winding flying tourbillon movement. Estimated: 60,000 to 80,000 CHF.
Daniel Roth Tourbillon Upgraded Perpetual Calendar Date ‘XV Year’ Limited Edition (Ref. 199.Y.70.011.CN.BD)
This watch introduces a rare combination of features: a perpetual calendar with two retrograde indexes (date and leap year), a tourbillon and an automatic winding function, powered by the DR740 movement. All 199 sub-references are produced in very limited quantities and precious metals including platinum as seen in the current batch. It was launched in 2004 as a limited edition of the brand’s 15th anniversary celebration.
Early Daniel Roth watches were known for their elaborate dials decorated with various guilloché motifs that accentuated the placement of his signature blue steel hands as well as the double elliptical Ellipsocurvex cases and Haute Horlogerie movement finish.
This part is one of the first generation (Mk1) releases of Ref. 199 designs. It has a solid dial as well as a small guilloché sub-dial with three woven “XV” braille engravings. Such decor is not typical of the Daniel Roth style. The presence of a tourbillon is indicated only by the words “Tourbillon” on the sub-dial as it is only visible through the sapphire case back. There is also an inscription “XV years” on the bezel of the case back. Estimated: 30,000 to 40,000 CHF.
Breguet Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon ‘Senza B’ (Ref. 5357PT / 1B / 9V6)
This rare platinum tourbillon wristwatch was perhaps the most produced in 2012. Case in 950 platinum, dimensions 39mm x 8.9mm, with signed crown, sapphire back, dial 18k gold-plated silver-plated numerals with hand-crafted guilloché decoration, sub-dials for the hours and minutes, Breguet’s double secret signature between XI and XII and XII and I. The hand-wound caliber 558.1 is hand-engraved with a wire. Breguet hair. Functions – hours, minutes, tourbillon, small seconds hand on tourbillon shaft. Black leather strap with Breguet platinum 950 double folding clasp.
Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon Ref. 5357 was introduced in 2002 as a larger 39mm replacement for the original Tourbillon Ref 35mm. 3357 (originally 3350). Unlike reference 3357, Ref. 5357 features a new solid gold and single-layer silver dial, decorated with a hand-made guilloché pattern, with recessed hour and minute sub-dials and a circular tourbillon aperture, but keeping the same winding tourbillon movement. Breguet 558 original hand-wound (version 558.1).
The reverse side of the movement deserves special attention – it is exquisitely and lavishly hand-engraved, and moreover, has survived at least five generations of basic engraving. The engraving of the caliber 558 is done by hand, and although it follows one of the five basic designs, the engraving is different each time in small details, so that any watch is essentially a watch. is a single work. Estimated: 30,000 – 40,000 CHF.
Source: Auctioneer Ineichen
