38,400 CHF
Royal Oak - Quantième Perpétuel Automatique 1875-1995 – 120th Anniversary Limited Edition Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak - Quantième Perpétuel Automatique 1875-1995", movement No. 437941, case No. D68731, Ref. 0944OR. Made in a limited edition of 120 pieces to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Audemars Piguet, sold in 1997. Very fine and very rare, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, week number indication, phases of the moon and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Audemars Piguet wooden carrousel winding box, push pin, Certificate of Origin and Certificate of Authenticity. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel, with 8 hexagonal recessed gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the transparent case back, hexagonal winding-crown, sapphire crystals. Pink with subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year indication, outer scale for the week number with corresponding hand, aperture for the moon phases inscribed below “1875-1995”. Pink gold baton hands. Cal. 2120/4, copper colored, fausses-côtes decoration, 38 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, hand engraved 21K gold rotor pierced with “120”. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 175
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
