Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 26

"Dual Time" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Dual Time Automatic," No. D 2984. Made in the 1990?s. Very fine, self-winding, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Off-white with printed radial Roman numeral and yellow gold dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the second time zone at 6 and the date at 2, graduation for the upand- down indication between 7 and 11. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2129, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Pull-out crown: first position to set hour hand only on lower dial, second position to set the time on both dials. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.