Christiaan Van Der Klaauw
Eclipse | A pink gold annual calendar wristwatch with passage of the sun & moon and solar & lunar eclipse indication | Circa 2005
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May 13, 02:35 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 24,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: silvered
Calibre: automatic, jewelled
Case: 18k pink gold, screw-down sapphire crystal display case back
Closure: 18k pink gold Christian Van Der Klaauw buckle
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case and dial
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Please note the leather strap derived from endangered species is for display purposes only and is not sold with the watch. The watch will be shipped with a Sotheby’s branded calf leather strap.
Christiaan van der Klaauw is singular in modern watchmaking for his exclusive focus on astronomical complications. The Eclipse stands among the most ambitious of his creations, incorporating not only an annual calendar but also indications for solar and lunar eclipses, complications rarely encountered in wristwatch form.
The present example, dating to circa 2005, is executed in pink gold and displays the progression of celestial bodies across a carefully structured dial. The eclipse indication, forming the conceptual centre of the watch, reflects the maker’s ongoing engagement with astronomical cycles rather than purely civil timekeeping.
As such, the Eclipse extends beyond conventional calendar watchmaking, positioning itself within a niche defined by scientific and astronomical interpretation.