225,750 CHF
AUDEMARS PIGUET - ROYAL OAK CONCEPT CW1 - LIMITED EDITION Audemars Piguet,Genève, "Royal Oak Concept", No. 543703, case No. E 88191, Ref. CW 1. Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces from 2002. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, oversized, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, Alacrite wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, instantaneous mainspring torque indicator ("Dynamograph"), linear power- reserve indication, crown function mode push-button and indication, octagonal titanium bezel and an 18K white gold Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by the original special fitted box Certificate of Origin and user manual. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, screwed-down hexagonal winding crown and push-button to select the crown functions, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Transparent with outermost luminous dots, subsidiary indicators for the mainspring torque, linear power-reserve, seconds, the winding/neutral/setting functions of the crown, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under a matte "serpentine" bridge. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 2896 with skeletonized titanium movement bridges, 36 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant steel arms, monometallic balance with mean time screws, titanium shock-absorbers, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 44 x 57 mm. THICKNESS 18 mm. ROYAL OAK "CONCEP
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09