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Voutilainen
Ref. 217 QRS
Retrograde Date
A unique, well-preserved, and attractive limited-edition stainless steel wristwatch with guilloche dial, small seconds, retrograde date indication, certificate and presentation box, numbered 3 of a limited edition of 8 pieces
Estimate
$120,000–240,000
Manufacturer
Voutilainen
Year
2020, Switzerland
Movement No
03
Reference No
217 QRS
Case No
No. 3/8
Model Name
Retrograde Date
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Manual, cal. 28, 39 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Crocodile
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel Voutilainen deployant clasp
Dimensions
39mm Diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
Accessories
Accompanied by Voutilainen certificate, guarantee booklet, additional crocodile strap and buckle, micro fibre cloth, commissioned watercolor painting, fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
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GOOD TO KNOW
• Unique dial
• One of only 8 stainless steel with retrograding date, produced for Manfredi Jewelers 30th anniversary
• Full collectors set accompanied by custom commissioned watercolor painting
The Retrograde Date 217QRS is among Voutilainen’s rarest creations, with only 38 examples produced in total: 10 each in platinum, pink gold and white gold, followed by just eight examples in stainless steel created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Manfredi Jewels. Each of these eight watches was individually configured with a unique dial, rendering every Manfredi example effectively a piece unique.
The present watch, case number 03, features a silvered dial combining three hand-executed guilloché patterns, complemented by frosted white gold Arabic numerals, red quarter-hour accents and a distinctive blue subsidiary seconds indication at 6 o’clock. Its 39mm stainless steel case, a material seldom employed by Voutilainen, is further distinguished by elegant teardrop lugs.
Visible through the sapphire caseback is Voutilainen’s hand-finished, manually wound movement based upon the celebrated Vingt-8 calibre. Its unusual retrograde date mechanism allows the date hand to glide gracefully back across the dial over several seconds, rather than snapping instantaneously to the first of the month.
A longtime friend of Voutilainen, Manfredi founder Roberto Chiappelloni designed all 8 pieces with different dials. The present example was acquired new and unworn by its current owner in 2020. Preserved in exceptional overall condition, it is accompanied by its original presentation box and papers, original pin buckle, an additional stainless steel Voutilainen deployant clasp, and commissioned watercolor depicting the watch.
• Unique dial
• One of only 8 stainless steel with retrograding date, produced for Manfredi Jewelers 30th anniversary
• Full collectors set accompanied by custom commissioned watercolor painting
The Retrograde Date 217QRS is among Voutilainen’s rarest creations, with only 38 examples produced in total: 10 each in platinum, pink gold and white gold, followed by just eight examples in stainless steel created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Manfredi Jewels. Each of these eight watches was individually configured with a unique dial, rendering every Manfredi example effectively a piece unique.
The present watch, case number 03, features a silvered dial combining three hand-executed guilloché patterns, complemented by frosted white gold Arabic numerals, red quarter-hour accents and a distinctive blue subsidiary seconds indication at 6 o’clock. Its 39mm stainless steel case, a material seldom employed by Voutilainen, is further distinguished by elegant teardrop lugs.
Visible through the sapphire caseback is Voutilainen’s hand-finished, manually wound movement based upon the celebrated Vingt-8 calibre. Its unusual retrograde date mechanism allows the date hand to glide gracefully back across the dial over several seconds, rather than snapping instantaneously to the first of the month.
A longtime friend of Voutilainen, Manfredi founder Roberto Chiappelloni designed all 8 pieces with different dials. The present example was acquired new and unworn by its current owner in 2020. Preserved in exceptional overall condition, it is accompanied by its original presentation box and papers, original pin buckle, an additional stainless steel Voutilainen deployant clasp, and commissioned watercolor depicting the watch.