Kari Voutilainen VINGT-8
39mm
SoldGBP 54,000
+ GBP 0 shipping
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- Brand
- Kari Voutilainen
- Condition
- LNIB
- Series
- VINGT-8
- Box
- Yes
- Model
- CAL. 28
- Papers
- Yes
- Year
- 2011
- Case Size
- 39 MM
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Listed
- Jul 7, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2017
✅ SOLD — This item has been sold.
Description
This stunning, hand-made, 21-jewel manual-winding, white-gold Voutilainen Vingt-8 watch is in mint condition and has perfect mechanical functionality. This unique horological piece is made entirely at the Voutilainen workshop in Môtiers, near Geneva. The watch was delivered in 2011 and it comes with two dials.
The rare, black dial featured (by special request), is engine-turned by hand with a sunburst pattern. The dial additionally features Applied orange hour markers and Arabic numerals, plus a white minute track and two red dots at 6 and 12, adding further legibility. The sub-second dial is placed at 6 o'clock, with an orange hand and a white seconds track. Breguet hands complete the dial - in the trademark Voutilainen fashion, the loops are made of blue steel while the hands match the hour markers.
The second dial is more of timeless characteristic, the two thus making up a set of almost completely different watches. It is a silver dial, engine-turned with three different guilloché patterns. The applied Roman numerals further add to the elegant styling.
The watch is housed in a classically sized 39 mm, 18-carat white gold case, featuring the atelier’s signature tear-drop lugs, testifying to Mr Voutilainen's uncompromising attention to detail and craftsmanship. It is accompanied by a matching 18-carat white gold tang buckle on a hand-sewn black alligator strap.
This Voutilainen is just as impressive inside the case; the sapphire crystal on the reverse allows one to see inside the movement, revealing the rich palette of hues and forms. The in-house Cal. 28 is made from German silver and titanium. Through the combination of a a free-sprung balance with Breguet over-coil and a Grossmann interior curve, and the signature direct impulse escapement with two large (13.6mm) escapement wheels, a high degree of engineering ingenuity is accomplished. One of the hallmarks of Voutilainen as a manufacture is their superlative hand-finishing; with expert anglage and a mixture of polished, brushed and frosted surfaces, the aesthetics of the movement is as impressive as the mechanics. The watch has a 50-hour power reserve.
The watch comes with its original box and paperwork. Purchase price: £54,000.00 - including a two-year warranty from A Collected Man (references upon request).
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