200,500 CHF
Louis Audemars - “La Russe II” - One of The Most Important Complicated Watches of the 19th Century - The Unique Julian & Gregorian Double Perpetual Calendar, Two Time Zone, Minute-Repeating and Chronograph Watch of 1873 Louis Audemars, “Grande Complication”, No. 12199, retailed by G. Aspe, Paris. Started in April 1873, finished circa 1880, sold by Aspe, Paris, to Monsieur P. Hebert on June 23, 1896 for 3240 Francs. Highly important, unique and exceptional, large, double perpetual calendar for Julian and Gregorian calendars, minute-repeating, two time zone, antimagnetic, 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with chronograph, central progressive 60-minute register, moon phase, lunar calendar and “reference d’heure” world-time calculation chart. Accompanied by the original G. Aspe receipt of sale, fitted box with initials PH and Louis Audemars Extract from the Archives. Four-body, bassine, polished, the bezel engraved around “Fugit Irreparabile Tempus” (Time Past is Irretrievable), pushers in the band for hand-setting of each dial, the back cover decorated in relief with the Gallic cockerel, its wings outstretched and holding a banner engraved with the motto “Nunquam Quies” (Never Rest). Hinged gold cuvette engraved with a reference d’heure - the names of 26 world cities with Paris as the meridian, each city engraved with its respective time difference from Paris. White enamel, two symmetrical mean time dials with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, concentric inner dat
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-05-15
