芝柏,非常精細,罕有及大碼,18k紅金獵殼懷錶錶,配三金橋機芯及琺瑯錶盤,約1890年製
Rarely found at auction, this rare, well preserved and very attractive example of the famous Girard-Perregaux three golden bridge chronometer watch is not only an icon of watch design but is also fitted with a high-precision detent chronometer escapement and therefore intended as a serious timekeeper. The Girard-Perregaux three golden bridge movement is one of the most instantly recognizable and most attractive ever created. Developed by Constant Girard by 1860, the design of three parallel bridges securing the barrel, centre wheel and balance wheel was revolutionary at the time combining as it does both precision watchmaking and aesthetics. In 1884, Constant Girard submitted to the United States Patent Office a patent of the design of the movement “Tourbillon with three gold bridges.” The design went on to be awarded a Gold Medal at the 1889 International Exposition in Paris.