GIRARD PERREGAUX

GIRARD PERREGAUX, OPERA ONE, MINUTE REPEATER, TOURBILLON, 18K WHITE GOLD A very fine and rare, 18K white gold manual winding wristwatch with 4-gong Westminster carillon minute repeater, tourbillon, semi-openwork blue dial and sapphire crystal caseback. Brand: Girard Perregaux Model: Opera One Year: circa 1998 Case: 1 Caliber: 9899 Bracelet: leather strap with 18K white gold GP deployant clasp Diameter: 40mm. Weight: 114gr. (approx.) Signature: dial, case and movement Grading System: EXCEPTIONAL Case: 2-8 (Very good , Slightly scratched) Dial: 2-01 (Very good , HANDS Original) Movement: 2* (Very good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) EUR: 78,000 - 138,000 CHF: 71,000 - 126,000 USD: 87,000 - 154,000 JPY: 13,720,000 - 24,210,000 Antiquorum is pleased to present the first model of Girard-Perregaux Opera trilogy: an exceptionally rare white goldminute-repeating carillon wristwatch with tourbillon, marked ‘Numero 1’.» The manually wound calibre 9899 with 75-hour power reserve activates the Westminster chime via a caseband slide. The four hammers, visible through open dial apertures and marked with the notes Sol–Do–Ré–Mi, strike the gongs to reproduce the melody of London’s Houses of Parliament. This rare four-gong carillon configuration is found on only a handful of wristwatches. Named Swiss Watch of the Year by Montres Passion in 1999 and awarded the Special Jury Prize by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, the Opera One was produced in extremely limited numbers. While other examples (Case Nos. 6, 9, 16, 17 and a platinum piece unique) have appeared at auction with champagne or skeletonised dials, the present white gold example with its solid blue dial remains the only known piece of this configuration.

Estimate:$86,717.68

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