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Paul Gerber
Ref. 157
Retro Twin
A rare and attractive white gold twin rotor wristwatch with Breguet numerals, retrograde seconds, guilloché dial and guarantee
Estimate
HK$56,000–112,000
€6,100–12,200
$7,200–14,400
Live 31 May, 12 PM Hong Kong SAR China Time
Manufacturer
Paul Gerber
Year
Circa 2005
Reference No
157
Movement No
282’506
Case No
65
Model Name
Retro Twin
Material
18K white gold
Calibre
Automatic, cal. 15, 27 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Crocodile
Clasp/Buckle
18K white gold Paul Gerber pin buckle
Dimensions
35mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Paul Gerber blank guarantee card, certificate and product literature.
Full-Cataloguing
Good To Know:
- Double oscillating system with twin platinum rotors
- Sophisticated guilloché dial
Paul Gerber is a highly respected independent watchmaker from Bern, Switzerland, who has operated his own workshop in Zurich since 1976. A member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI), Gerber is recognised as one of the world’s leading master watchmakers. His technical prowess is amply demonstrated in collaborations such as the “Superbia Humanitatis”, created with Franck Muller and featured in the 2005 Guinness World Records as one of the most complicated wristwatches ever made.
The present Paul Gerber Twin Rotor is a study in restrained functionality executed with extraordinary invention. While minimalistic in everyday time‑telling, the model incorporates significant mechanical innovation: a modified Peseux calibre 700 base movement fitted with the world’s first flyback retrograde seconds mechanism. Powering the movement is a novel double‑oscillating system driven by twin platinum rotors, visible through the sapphire caseback and offering both technical interest and aesthetic drama.
The stepped case and lugs frame a clean guilloché dial, complemented by slim blued leaf hands and elegantly fanned blued Breguet‑style numerals. Preserved in excellent condition and accompanied by its original certificate, this Twin Rotor is a rare and important example of Paul Gerber’s inventive independent watchmaking—a piece that will appeal to connoisseurs who value horological originality and fine finishing.
- Double oscillating system with twin platinum rotors
- Sophisticated guilloché dial
Paul Gerber is a highly respected independent watchmaker from Bern, Switzerland, who has operated his own workshop in Zurich since 1976. A member of the Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI), Gerber is recognised as one of the world’s leading master watchmakers. His technical prowess is amply demonstrated in collaborations such as the “Superbia Humanitatis”, created with Franck Muller and featured in the 2005 Guinness World Records as one of the most complicated wristwatches ever made.
The present Paul Gerber Twin Rotor is a study in restrained functionality executed with extraordinary invention. While minimalistic in everyday time‑telling, the model incorporates significant mechanical innovation: a modified Peseux calibre 700 base movement fitted with the world’s first flyback retrograde seconds mechanism. Powering the movement is a novel double‑oscillating system driven by twin platinum rotors, visible through the sapphire caseback and offering both technical interest and aesthetic drama.
The stepped case and lugs frame a clean guilloché dial, complemented by slim blued leaf hands and elegantly fanned blued Breguet‑style numerals. Preserved in excellent condition and accompanied by its original certificate, this Twin Rotor is a rare and important example of Paul Gerber’s inventive independent watchmaking—a piece that will appeal to connoisseurs who value horological originality and fine finishing.