336,000 HKD
John Schaeffer Star Wheel Minute Repeater Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Schaeffer Star Wheel - Répétition Minutes", Ref. OR25797, No. 6. Made in a limited edition of 25 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and very rare, minute-repeating, cushion-shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with star wheel display. Three body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with four screws, arch-shaped aperture for time indication, sapphire crystals. White with sexagesimal graduation, Arabic numerals, sapphire disks with Arabic numerals for the hours. Notes John Schaeffer The first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrialist John Schaeffer who wanted to personalize his watch by having Audemars Piguet position the letters of his name on the hour markers. The historic tonneau shaped case has been reintroduced by Le Brassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly: wider and a little rounder than the original
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-08
