Mermod Frères. An extremely fine, rare and large 18K white gold tonneau -shaped limited edition skeletonized four-tune on four discs musical box wristwatch with certificate and original Mermod Frères polished wooden musical box playing Waltz No. 2 by...
Mermod Frères. An extremely fine, rare and large 18K white gold tonneau -shaped limited edition skeletonized four-tune on four discs musical box wristwatch with certificate and original Mermod Frères polished wooden musical box playing Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovitch
Signed Mermod Frères, Primo 4 model, No. 4/50, Ref. 56K-PO.101, manufactured in 2007
Movement: hand-finished special calibre MF-101, manual, 34 jewels, musical movement playing four tunes on four separate musical pinned discs, fixed on a polished steel disc support turning on its axis to move the requested disc to the playing position, blued steel comb with tuned teeth
Dial: red arrow at 6 o’clock to indicate the playing disc, skeletonized to display the four rotating musical discs, signed
Case: hooded lugs, double back with vent holes for the sound and 12 screws, button at 10 for hand-setting, at 8 for music activation, bidirectional winding crown for winding musical and going trains, acoustic sapphire crystal, 45.5 mm. wide, 57 mm. long, signed
With: stainless steel Mermod Frères buckle, Certificate, blank guarantee, instruction manual and original fitted polished wooden musical box playing Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovitch
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Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.
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MERMOD FRÈRES
White Gold Primo 4 Juke Box - No. 4
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Mermod Frères. An extremely fine, rare and large 18K white gold tonneau -shaped limited edition skeletonized four-tune on four discs musical box wristwatch with certificate and original Mermod Frères polished wooden musical box playing Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovitch
Signed Mermod Frères, Primo 4 model, No. 4/50, Ref. 56K-PO.101, manufactured in 2007
Movement: hand-finished special calibre MF-101, manual, 34 jewels, musical movement playing four tunes on four separate musical pinned discs, fixed on a polished steel disc support turning on its axis to move the requested disc to the playing position, blued steel comb with tuned teeth
Dial: red arrow at 6 o’clock to indicate the playing disc, skeletonized to display the four rotating musical discs, signed
Case: hooded lugs, double back with vent holes for the sound and 12 screws, button at 10 for hand-setting, at 8 for music activation, bidirectional winding crown for winding musical and going trains, acoustic sapphire crystal, 45.5 mm. wide, 57 mm. long, signed
With: stainless steel Mermod Frères buckle, Certificate, blank guarantee, instruction manual and original fitted polished wooden musical box playing Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovitch
Special Notice
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.
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MERMOD FRÈRES
White Gold Primo 4 Juke Box - No. 4
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