$72,450
Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars", "Tourbillon Chronographe", No. 505241, case No. E 42595, Ref. 25909. Production of this reference started in 1999. Very fine and rare, large, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, round button chronograph, register and an 18K white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, straight lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, 30-minute register at 3, aperture for the tourbillon regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the seconds hand. White and luminous “skeleton” hands. Cal. 2879, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with steel cage and 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 43 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
