5,900 CHF
“Disco Volante” Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 55933, case No. 1125. Made in 1949. Very fine and unusual, elegant, thin, flat 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with concealed lugs. Two-body, polished and brushed, beveled bezel, concealed lugs. Matte silver with painted indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold “baton” hands. 9 1/2’’’, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to temperatures, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 6 mm. Notes Due to its round case and beveled bezel, collectors call this watch the “disco volante” (flying saucer).
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
