35,400 HKD
“Sapphire Indexes” Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 54872. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and unusual, sapphire-set 18K white and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, wide flat bezel set with 12 rectangular cut sapphire hour markers, straight lugs, flat crystal. Off white with painted radial Roman numerals subsidiary seconds. Black coated yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 9’’’, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with eight adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-23
