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| Corum, Meteorite Peary, No. 104,
Ref. 71.450.70. Made in the 1990s.
Very fine, rare and interesting, self-winding,
water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with meteorite dial,
date and moon phases and a stainless steel Corum buckle.
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| C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel,
hooded lugs with 2 blue enamel medallions, engraved case back
with 6 screws. D. Meteorite, outer blue date ring, aperture for the
moon phases. White gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 888,
rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straightline
lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4
positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
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Estimate: 4,000 USD - 6,000 USD
Estimate: 3,000 EUR - 4,500 EUR
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Grading system
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| The dial of this watch comes from a meteorite found by Robert E.
Peary in 1894 and is of cosmic origin. Scientific classification: coarse
octahedrite 1,8 mm. Impact point: 76°4' N., and 64°58' W. in Cape
York, Greenland. Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) was an American
admiral and explorer, born in Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania. He
made 8 Arctic voyages to the Greenland coast, arriving on the East
coast in 1891-1892 by crossing the ice. In 1909, he led the first
expedition to the North Pole, though his achievement was disputed by
his fellow-explorer Frederick Cook, who claimed to have reached the
Pole in 1908, a claim generally discredited.
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Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Pocket Watches & Clocks
26-09-2007 |
Sold including buyer's premium:
4,720 USD |
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