$13,570
"World’s Smallest Tourbillon Automatique" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Tourbillon Automatique", No. 70. Made circa 1987. Very fine, thin, self-winding, rectangular "galbé", 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and oscillating weight, with an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, small teardrop lugs, back-winder, sapphire crystal. Yellow gold with embossed "Sun Ray" pattern, gold dot indexes for the hours, apertures for the visible tourbillon regulator with polished steel bridge at 11 and at 6 for the oscillating weight with the initials "AP". Black oxydized gold "feuille" hands. Notes The present watch, the world’s first automatic watch with tourbillon, features what is considered even today to have the world’s smallest tourbillon cage and the first tourbillon cage to be made from titanium. This watch has become a highly sought-after collector’s piece.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
