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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2264. A set of two clocks, a gilt metal and agate skeletonised desk clock and a gilt metal alarm clock, Made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of F. Houphouet Boigny as President of Ivory Coast, Circa 1980 | 伯爵 | 一套兩件鍍金金屬及瑪瑙製鏤空座鐘及鍍金金屬製鬧鐘,為紀念象牙海岸總統  F. Houphouet Boigny 登基 20 週年而製,約1980年製.

Piaget

A set of two clocks, a gilt metal and agate skeletonised desk clock and a gilt metal alarm clock, Made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of F. Houphouet Boigny as President of Ivory Coast, Circa 1980 | 伯爵 | 一套兩件鍍金金屬及瑪瑙製鏤空座鐘及鍍金金屬製鬧鐘,為紀念象牙海岸總統 F. Houphouet Boigny 登基 20 週年而製,約1980年製

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April 5, 05:47 AM GMT

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120,000 - 150,000 HKD

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Piaget

A set of two clocks, a gilt metal and agate skeletonised desk clock and a gilt metal alarm clock, Made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of F. Houphouet Boigny as President of Ivory Coast, Circa 1980

伯爵

一套兩件鍍金金屬及瑪瑙製鏤空座鐘及鍍金金屬製鬧鐘,為紀念象牙海岸總統 F. Houphouet Boigny 登基 20 週年而製,約1980年製


Dial: first skeletonised; second gilt

Calibre: first mechanical; second quartz

Case: first agate and gilt metal; second gilt metal

Case number: first 47 1052; second 1'807'710

Size: first 78 mm width x 116 mm high; second 62 mm width

Signed: second dial

Accessories: Piaget leather case, winding keys, instruction manual and presentation box

附帶皮製盒子、上弦鑰匙、說明書及盒子

Felix Houphouet-Boigny was born in 1905 and was elected president of the Ivory Coast for the first time in 1960. He had the vision to guide his country towards independence and economic prosperity by supporting the growth of the coffee and cocoa industry, and strengthened his ties with the western world. To commemorate his 20th anniversary as the president, Piaget released the present clocks for the very special occasion and are incredibly rare to the market. They both feature the Ivory Coast elephant seal which embraces the three virtues of the nation: union, discipline and travail.