Ineichen Auctioneers Highlights Complications at Oct. 29 Auction

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Zurich-based auction location Ineichen Auctioneers volition connection an enticing bid of auctions featuring analyzable watches during the last 4th of 2022. 

First up is an auction on October 29 that features much than 30 watches and volition showcase tourbillons and open-worked (skeletonized) watches. Part two of the series, slated for December 3, volition absorption connected watches with chronograph and day functions. 

Notable tons for the October auction include a Vacheron Constantin Les Complications Tourbillon Ref. 30050, an MB&F LM Perpetual, a Girard-Perregaux Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton, a Daniel Roth Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, several stunning Jaeger-LeCoultre analyzable pieces, an IWC infinitesimal repeater and a brace of Breguet beauties, among others.

At the October 29 auction: An IWC Schaffhausen Portuguese Minute Repeater Squelette Limited Edition.

“Despite their mechanical complexity, I deliberation tourbillon watches and skeletonized pieces are the astir visually pleasing. This auction is purely astir joy-inducing aesthetics for me,” says Ineichen Auctioneers CEO Artemy Lechbinsky.

Here’s a peek astatine a fewer of the apical tons for the October 29 auction.

Vacheron Constantin Les Complications Tourbillon (Ref. 30050/000P-7605) 

This aboriginal and uncommon tourbillon (dated 1990-2000) from Vacheron Constantin is cased successful platinum 950 with a diameter of 38mm, a thickness of 11.5mm, and a sapphire lawsuit back.

Silvered golden dial with Clous de Paris guilloché pattern, Caliber 1760, hand-wound, treble barrel. Functions: denotation of clip successful hours and minutes, the tiny second's manus connected the tourbillon shaft, powerfulness reserve astatine 12 o’clock. Black leather strap, Vacheron Constantin fractional Maltese cross-shaped platinum pin buckle. Estimate: CHF 30,000-40,000.

Parmigiani Fleurier Tourbillon Chronograph Tondagraph Limited Edition (Ref. PFH236) 

An awesome limited-edition roseate golden tourbillon and chronograph wristwatch. Estimated accumulation period: 2013–2019. The lawsuit is made of 18-karat roseate gold, a diameter of 43mm and 13.4mm heavy frames an open-worked dial, sapphire lawsuit back. Caliber PF354 is manually coiled with a powerfulness reserve of up to 65 hours.

Functions: denotation of hours and minutes, tiny seconds astatine 9 o’clock, the tourbillon astatine 6 o’clock, chronograph with cardinal seconds manus and 30-minute antagonistic astatine 3 o’clock, powerfulness reserve indicator astatine 12 o’clock. Original Parmigiani Fleurier achromatic leather strap, made by Hermes, Parmigiani Fleurier 18-karat roseate golden pin buckle. Limited variation of 30 pieces. Estimate: CHF 30,000 – 40,000. 

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Limited Edition (Ref. 03.YL.BL)

The complexity of this afloat integrated perpetual calendar developed by MB&F and Stephen McDonnell limits production. The 581-component in-house question was developed to destruct the drawbacks of accepted perpetual calendars. It is designed to beryllium user-friendly, ensuring that dates are not skipped oregon gears jammed. Adjuster pushers automatically deactivate erstwhile the calendar changes.

This ticker forms portion of a postulation constricted to twenty-five pieces that were launched successful 2020. It is presented successful a yellow-gold case, which contrasts beautifully with the bluish item connected the dial. High-end manus finishes that respect the 19th-century benignant tin beryllium admired throughout. The ticker is fastened with a achromatic leather strap with an 18-karat yellowish and achromatic golden MB&F triple folding clasp produced by G&F Chatelain.

Estimate: CHF 80,000 to 100,000.

Girard-Perregaux Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton (Ref. 99110-52-000-52A)

The numbered variation 42mm Laureato Flying Tourbillon Skeleton, archetypal introduced successful 2017, is produced exclusively successful 18-karat gold. It is arguably 1 of the finest analyzable luxury sports watches presented connected an integrated bracelet.

Caliber GP09520-0001, which powers this model, is an highly uncommon question for Girard-Perregaux. It is equipped with a flying tourbillon, devoid of a span connected the dial side, and features a proprietary plan usually with 3 golden bridges. The GP09520-0001 is produced exclusively successful the skeletonized mentation and was the brand’s archetypal self-winding flying tourbillon movement. Estimate: CHF 60,000 to 80,000.

Daniel Roth Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date ‘XV years’ Limited Edition (Ref. 199.Y.70.011.CN.BD)

This ticker showcases a uncommon operation of complications: a perpetual calendar with 2 retrograde indicators (date and leap year), a tourbillon, and automatic winding functionality, which are powered by the DR740 caliber. All Ref. 199 sub-references were produced successful precise constricted quantities and precious metals including platinum arsenic seen successful the existent lot. It was launched successful 2004 arsenic a jubilee constricted variation to commemorate the brand’s 15th anniversary.

Early Daniel Roth watches are known for their elaborate dials decorated with antithetic guilloché motifs that item the placement of his signature blued alloy hands arsenic good arsenic treble ellipse-shaped Ellipsocurvex cases and Haute Horlogerie question finishes.

This portion is 1 of the archetypal procreation (Mk1) releases of the Ref. 199 design. It features a coagulated dial arsenic good arsenic a guilloché tiny seconds subdial with 3 “XV” embossed inscriptions woven into the pattern. Such decoration is atypical of the Daniel Roth style. The beingness of a tourbillon is indicated lone by the inscription “Tourbillon” connected the subdial due to the fact that it is lone disposable done the sapphire lawsuit back. There is besides an engraved inscription “XV years” connected the rim of the lawsuit back. Estimate: CHF 30,000 to 40,000.

Breguet Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon ‘Senza B’ (Ref. 5357PT/1B/9V6) 

This rare and good platinum tourbillon wristwatch was astir most apt produced successful 2012. The lawsuit is made of platinum 950, it measures 39mm by 8.9mm, with a signed crown, sapphire lawsuit back, 18k golden silver-plated dial with hand-made guilloché decoration, recessed hours and minutes sub-dial, Breguet treble concealed signature betwixt XI and XII and XII and I. The hand-wound caliber 558.1 is hand-engraved with Breguet hairspring. Functions – hours, minutes, tourbillon, tiny seconds manus connected the tourbillon shaft. Black leather strap with Breguet platinum 950 treble folding clasp.

This Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon Ref. 5357 was introduced successful 2002 arsenic a larger 39mm alternate to the archetypal 35mm Tourbillon Ref. 3357 (initially 3350). Unlike notation 3357, Ref. 5357 featured a caller single-layer solid-gold and silvered dial, decorated by a hand-made guilloché pattern, with recessed hours and minutes sub-dial and a circular tourbillon aperture, but the aforesaid archetypal Breguet’s hand-wound tourbillon caliber 558 (version 558.1). 

The reverse broadside of the question deserves peculiar attraction – it is exquisitely and lavishly engraved by hand, and, moreover, determination beryllium astatine slightest 5 basal engraving generations. The engraving of caliber 558 is done by manus and though it follows 1 of the 5 basal designs, the engraving is antithetic each clip successful tiny details, truthful immoderate ticker is fundamentally a unsocial piece. Estimate: CHF 30,000 – 40,000. 

Source: Ineichen Auctioneers