57,500 CHF
Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 41705, entered in the Registers in April 1930, delivered in 1932 toMr. Goering.Extremely fine and rare, flat, jumping-hour, rectangular, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K white gold buckle. two body, massive, polished and brushed, aperture for the jumping-hour and the digital minute indications. two matte silver revolving discs with painted Arabic numerals for the hours and the minutes. Notes Similar watches are published in Audemars Piguet, byG. L. Brunner, Chr. Pfeiffer-Belli and M. K. Wehrli,pp. 185, 186-187, 209 and 210.In 1924, the manufacturing of Audemars Piguet wristwatches represented 30% of the company's entire production. From 1929 onwards, thanks to the company's advanced design and technology, producing new models, rectangular with calendar, moon phases and digital device with jump hours, the quantity of wristwatches produced surpassed that of pocket watches.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-10-23
