de Grisogono
FGOne | A pink gold and diamond-set dual time zone jumping hour wristwatch with retrograde minute, power reserve and day/night indication | Circa 2008
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May 13, 01:53 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: black
Calibre: automatic, jewelled
Case: 18k pink gold and diamond-set, case back secured by 4 screws
Case number: 019'385
Closure: 18k pink gold De Grisogono double-folding clasp
Size: 33 x 57 mm (width x length including lugs)
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: De Grisogono Certificate of Authenticity and presentation box with outer packaging
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.
The FGOne takes its name from Fawaz Gruosi, founder of de Grisogono, and stands as one of the brand’s most technically ambitious and visually assertive wristwatches.
The present example, dating to circa 2008, is organised around a highly structured, multi-register dial. Time is indicated via a jumping hour aperture at 12 o’clock and a retrograde minute scale, while a second time zone is positioned at 6 o’clock and paired with a day/night indicator. A retrograde seconds display completes the composition, creating a layered system in which each function occupies a defined architectural space.
Executed in pink gold and fully set with diamonds, the elongated case is stepped and vertically oriented, reinforcing the sculptural identity of the watch. Powered by an automatic movement, the FGOne is less concerned with conventional legibility than with the controlled interplay between complication, layout and form.