ID 1202736
Lot 5 | BARBIER-MUELLER, MOSAÏQUE II
Estimate value
CHF 150 000 – 250 000
Model Name: Mosaïque II, Ref: Unique piece BARBIER-MUELLER
Case: The 41mm case is in platinum, engraved for Only Watch 2023 Unique Piece, is made by Les Boîtiers de Genève and is decorated with a mosaic of stones using the champlevé technique, including the case middle, and equipped with a clamshell back.
Dial: Dial with a "Lotus Flower" motif, designed by the Geneva-based designer Eric Giroud, entirely made of hard stones by Les Cadraniers de Genève, using the champlevé technique. Two-hand watch, hours and minutes.
Calibre: Exclusive F.P.Journe movement - the only collaboration ever made by the independent Geneva-based watchmaker - Manual caliber 1304 made of 18K rose gold, designed and manufactured in Geneva - Power reserve: 56 hours ± 2 hours.
Bracelet: Brown alligator leather, hand-padded, hand-stitching - Platinum pin buckle engraved with the Sphinx family emblem.
Dimension: Diameter: 41mm / Thickness: 10.85mm including the clamshell back
Specificities: While its movement is the result of an exclusive collaboration with the legendary independent watchmaker F.P.Journe, Mosaïque II also stands out by the champlevé technique guided by the stones, rather than the other way around.
Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
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Auction house category: | Wrist watches |
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Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S Place de la Taconnerie 8 1204 Geneva Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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Phone | +41(0)22 319 1766 | ||||||||||||||
Phone | +41(0)22 319 1767 | ||||||||||||||
Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | ||||||||||||||
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Postal service Courier service pickup by yourself | ||||||||||||||
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