6,600 CHF
Royal Oak, Fondation Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Automatic", movement 427244, No. 084, case No. D81885, Ref. 14990ST. Made in a limited edition to benefit the "Time For The Trees" Foundation, sold on December 15th, 1997. Very fine, octagonal, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and Audemars Piguet stainless steel bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate and instruction booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold nuts embanked in 8 white gold screws on the transparent case back, screw-down hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystals. Navy blue, Clous-de-Paris decoration, luminous steel baton indexes, date aperture, outer minute division. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 2225, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor engraved with “Time for the Trees” Foundation logo. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16