Macau Handover
Tank Asymétrique Macau 2488 — Macau Handover
1999
Edition of 99 for the 1999 handover of Macau to China. Guilloché dial with black Roman numerals, chemin-de-fer track and blued hands; an applied yellow gold Breguet “9” beside the printed IX reads as “99”. 23.6 × 34 mm.
99 pieces: 77 right-handed, 22 left-handed.
No verified image of this watch yet
Identifying details
- Oblique dial
Case and dial rotated by about 30°, so 12 o’clock sits at the upper corner of the case.
- Limited edition
Made in a numbered limited series.
- Guilloché dial
Engine-turned (guilloché) dial or dial centre.
Variants of 2488
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow Gold | 1996 |
| Platinum | 1996 |
| Macau HandoverCurrent | 1999 |
| Macau Handover · Right-Handed | 1999 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 2488
- Production
- 1999
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case size
- 34 × 24 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Caliber
- Piaget 9P2
Dial, bezel & hands
- Hands
- Other
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Piaget 9P2
Ultra-thin hand-wound movement of Piaget origin, used in the 1996 Tank Asymétrique ref. 2488 and its 1999 Macau edition.
Manual winding · 18 jewels