90,000 CHF
Royal Oak Offshore, Rubens Barrichello II Audemars Piguet, “Royal Oak Offshore, Limited Edition, Rubens Barrichello II”, No. 106/150, Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces in platinum in 2006. Very fine and very rare, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and ceramic wristwatch with date, square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet platinum deployant buckle. Midnight blue with applied luminous baton indexes, outer fifths of a second divisions, outermost tachometer on a frosted silver reserve, the center pierced with a mega tapisserie racing motif to reveal the movement, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, cyclops aperture for the date. Luminous steel stylized baton hands. Cal. 2326/ 2840, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 15 mm Notes Made as a limited edition of 1,650 pieces in total, the special Royal Oak Offshore “Rubens Barrichello” is designed to pay homage to the high-tech world of Formula 1 engineering and performance. Three versions are available: 950 platinum (150 pieces); 18-carat pink gold (500 pieces); grade 5 titanium (1000 pieces). Encapsulating the most cutting-edge research undertaken in the sphere of Formula 1 motor-racin
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11
