16,100 CHF
Louis Audemars, Brassus & Geneva, No. 14607, circa 1885. Fine and unusual keyless movement with perpetual calendar and split-seconds chronograph. Nickel, later. White enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute/seconds track with five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the four year leap cycle and subsidiary seconds concentric with phases of the moon aperture. Blued steel "spade" hands. 42 mm., nickel, 27 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, rack and pinion micrometric regulator.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 53 mm. Notes An interesting movement by the celebrated Louis Audemars firm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14