Important Watches I
Important Watches I
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.