$34,220
"Pink Gold John Shaeffer" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer, Jump-Hour Répétition- Minutes", No. 05/25, movement No. 435745, case No. D68102, Ref. 25789/2. Made in a limited edition of 25 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, jump-hour, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet buckle. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, apertures for the jump hour at 12, for the minutes at 6 with painted Arabic numerals and indexes on white revolving discs. Triangular index for the minutes. Cal. 2865 G, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 32 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
