$26,450
“Arnold Schwarzenegger” Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Arnold Schwarzenegger", Ref. 26007BA. Produced in a limited edition of 400 examples in 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and a Audemars Piguet 18K yellow gold clasp. Accompanied by a box and certificate. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, screw-down windingcrown, sapphire crystal. Anthracite with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. Cal. 2226 / 2840, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
