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MB&F and L'Epée 1839
REFEERENCE 76.6000/114 ARACHNOPHOBIA BLACK A LIMITED EDITION PALLADIUM-PLATED BRASS SPIDER-FORM CLOCK WITH 8 DAY POWER RESERVE, CIRCA 2017
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December 15, 07:07 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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MB&F and L'Epée 1839
REFEERENCE 76.6000/114 ARACHNOPHOBIA BLACK
A LIMITED EDITION PALLADIUM-PLATED BRASS SPIDER-FORM CLOCK WITH 8 DAY POWER RESERVE, CIRCA 2017
Dial: central dome with curved hands rotate to indicate hours and minutes
Caliber: cal. 1853H L’Epée in house, 11 jewels
Movement number: 31'624
Case: palladium-plated brass
Size: 203 mm height with legs extended; clock 405 mm diameter
Signed: movement signed MB&F and L’Epée
Accessories: L’Epée Guarantee, setting key, instruction manual and carrying case
Much inspired by Maman, a giant spider sculpture created by Louise Bougeois in bronze, stainless steel and marble, the present clock is designed with a highly unusual concept in collaboration with L’Epée. The torso of the spider is outfitted with a black polished dome displaying the hours and minutes, while the head houses the regulator with its oscillating balance wheel. Further enhancing the clock, L’Epée has developed an innovative system enabling Arachnophobia to be clipped to a wall or stand on a table with its eight legs attached to the body by ball-and-socket joints.
Offered complete with all original accessories, the present clock is a sculptural statement piece.
Copr. MB&F