Vianney Halter - TOKI: Watch Auction Hong Kong Friday, November 22, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Vianney Halter
    Year: Circa 2005
    Case No: 39R.219.CL
    Model Name: Classic
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. VH100, 27 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Vianney Halter pin buckle
    Dimensions: 36mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Vianney Halter's signed Certificate of Authenticity stamped by Hirano Montres, a carbon copy of the service invoice stamped by Hirano Montres, Nagoya, Vianney Halter's signed cleaning cloth, a fitted presentation box, and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    In 1998, Vianney Halter revolutionized Independent Creative Horology with the Antiqua perpetual calendar, drawing inspiration from 19th-century steampunk aesthetics. Two years later, the Classic collection emerged as a deliberate departure from the Antiqua's complexity. Retaining Halter's signature elements, the Classic boasts a bezel with rivets inspired by Captain Nemo's Nautilus, unique hinged lugs, and a crown adorned with rivets. The dial's multi-level design, combining frosted and polished surfaces, radiates architectural elegance alongside flame-blued hands.

    The movement housed within the timepiece is intriguing. It is a modified Lemania caliber 8810, rechristened the VH100 by Halter, featuring a double barrel architecture and an oscillating weight positioned on a transparent sapphire crystal to provide an unobstructed view of the movement's design and decoration. Every detail of the case, movement, and dial undergoes meticulous hand-finishing by Halter and his team.

    The Classic series was limited to 250 pieces crafted in pink, yellow, and white gold, each with various dial variants. The present pink gold example, numbered 39, is exceptionally well-preserved and comes with a full set of accessories stamped and retailed by Hirano Montres, a multi-brand watch retailer based in Nagoya, Japan. Among these accessories is a cleaning cloth bearing the signature of Mr. Vianney Halter, further elevating its desirability.

  • Artist Biography

    Vianney Halter

    Swiss • 1994

    Vianney Halter seeks to change how we view time and creates mechanical timepieces with retro-futuristic innovative timekeeping displays. One of his most famous models, the groundbreaking Anitqua, takes inspiration from the nineteenth century with an industrial, steampunk aesthetic, using a case with four separate dial displays that wowed collectors when it was first launched in 1998. For some of Halter's creations, literature — in particular that of Jules Verne — has been a source of inspiration. Halter continues to create futuristic case designs and works with complicated movements.

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A rare pink gold wristwatch with center seconds, sapphire rotor, certificate of authenticity and presentation box

Circa 2005
36mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 360,000 
€23,500-42,400
$25,600-46,200

Sold for HK$254,000

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TOKI: Watch Auction

Hong Kong Auction 22 November