$35,400
“Titanium Montoya Chronograph" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore - Juan Pablo Montoya Chronograph”, No. 0750/1000, case No. F 24476, Ref. 2603010. Made in a limited edition of 1000 pieces in 2004. Very fine, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water resistant, titanium, steel and carbon fiber gentleman's wristwatch with date, square button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet stainless steel deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, bezel with carbon fiber inlay, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with textured pattern and luminous steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer tachometer graduation, Cyclops aperture for the date. Luminous steel "baton" hands. Cal. 2226, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 54 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Notes The Royal Oak Offshore Juan Pablo Montoya chronograph is a truly unique timepiece. Encapsulating the most cutting-edge research undertaken in the sphere of Formula 1 motor-racing, together with incomparable horological expertise, it has drawn the very best from each of
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07