Important Watches I

Important Watches I

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2298. Mercator, Reference 43050 | A limited edition pink gold retrograde wristwatch with champlevé enamel dial, Made to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong to China, Made in 1997 |  江詩丹頓  | Mercator 型號43050 | 限量版粉紅金逆跳腕錶,備內填琺瑯錶盤,為慶祝香港回歸而製,1997年製.

Vacheron Constantin

Mercator, Reference 43050 | A limited edition pink gold retrograde wristwatch with champlevé enamel dial, Made to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong to China, Made in 1997 | 江詩丹頓 | Mercator 型號43050 | 限量版粉紅金逆跳腕錶,備內填琺瑯錶盤,為慶祝香港回歸而製,1997年製

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October 5, 06:57 AM GMT

Estimate

240,000 - 400,000 HKD

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Vacheron Constantin

Mercator, Reference 43050

A limited edition pink gold retrograde wristwatch with champlevé enamel dial, Made to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong to China, Made in 1997

江詩丹頓

Mercator 型號43050 

限量版粉紅金逆跳腕錶,備內填琺瑯錶盤,為慶祝香港回歸而製,1997年製


Dial: champlevé enamel

Calibre: cal. 1120/2 automatic, 36 jewels

Movement number: 798'620

Case: 18k pink gold, snap on sapphire crystal display back

Case number: 674'970 and limited edition 28/30

Closure: brown Vacheron Constantin alligator strap and 18k pink gold double folding clasp

Size: 36 mm diameter

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories: Vacheron Constantin Certificate of Origin and Warranty, product literature, instruction manual and presentation box. Furthermore delivered with Vacheron Constantin Extract from the Archives

附帶證書、腕錶文獻、說明書、盒子及後補資料庫精粹

The collection of Vacheron Constantin Mercator pays homage to a legendary cartographer, Gerardus Mercator. His most well-known creation, the Mercator projection, is a geographical map that flattens the spherical globe into a 2-D map and uses a grid of straight latitude and longitude lines to represent location. Mercator's influence in geography dates back to the 16th century and his ideas are still being used today.


Celebrating Mercator's genius with a series of timepieces bearing champlevé enamel dial, master enamelers Lucie and Jean Genbrugge were the artisans behind the working bench. More importantly is the map featured in the magnificent dial. Featuring Hong Kong’s iconic Aqua Luna red sail junk boat, this limited edition of 30 watches are made to commemorate the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Bearing the number 28 as engraved to the band, the present timepiece not only marks an historic event but showcasing the mastery of Swiss fine watchmaking.