$46,000
Audemars Piguet, Genève, 'John Schaeffer, Repetition Minutes' No. 5/10, Ref. PT25798/002, 1990's.Very fine and extremely rare, 'carré galbé', minute repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. three body, shaped, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with screws, flat bezel. Notes This wristwatch is a limited edition of only 10 examples.The original Schaeffer watch is published in Audemars Piguet by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli and Martin K. Wehrli, p. 255.John SchaefferThe 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 as well as wanting a unique shape of the watch, 'carré galbé' or cushion shape. This shaped case has been reintroduced by the Le Brassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly wider and a little rounder than the original.What is a minute repeater?A minute repeating watch tells the time both visually and audibly. A slide on the side of the case, usually near the #9, will activate two hammers in the movement. These hammers strike two gongs curled within the case. First one hammer strikes a gong of lower tonality; it will count out the hours. Then both hammers will strike both gongs alternatively to count out the quarter hours after that hour, and then the second hammer alo
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-09-28
