Corum - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SIX Hong Kong Monday, May 28, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Corum
    Year: Circa 1995
    Reference No: 13.850.65
    Movement No: 2858
    Case No: 108'923
    Model Name: Golden Bridge
    Material: 18K yellow gold and diamond
    Calibre: Manual
    Bracelet/Strap: 18k yellow gold Corum bracelet, max length 170mm.
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k yellow gold Corum double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 33.5mm. overall length
    Signed: Movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    Corum’s Golden Bridge wristwatch was a departure from the norm in horology where an effort was made to encase movements within sturdy cases not only to protect them, but also the general attitude of the time was the movement was secondary to the artistry of the case design. Vincent Calabrese a self-taught watchmaker and restorer felt that the movement was the “inner beauty” of the watch, and began to design a watch in which the movement was front and center. The Golden Bridge was released at Basel in 1980 and still has a strong following today with different iterations from the Golden Bridge Round, to the gem-set Golden Bridge.

    The present example from the 1990s is in well-preserved condition and a true bridge between form and function. The watch is an elegant bracelet, while at the same time technical marvel.

FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTOR

879

Ref. 13.850.65
An attractive yellow gold and diamond-set skeletonized backwound wristwatch with bracelet

Circa 1995
33.5mm. overall length
Movement signed

Estimate
HK$80,000 - 120,000 
€8,800-13,200
$10,300-15,400

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SIX

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