Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 28

"John Shaeffer" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer - Répétition Minutes", No. 7/10, movement No. 435755, case No. D 71840, Ref. PT 257981002. Produced in a limited edition of 10 examples in the 1990s. Accompanied by an original fitted box. Extremely fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle.

USD 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 30,000 - 37,000

Sold: USD 44,850

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, polished and brushed bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Off-white with applied white gold Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands. M. 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 balancespring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 33 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Audemars Piguet, "John Shaeffer". The original Shaeffer watch is published in Audemars Piguet by G.L. Brunner, C. Pfeiffer-Belli and M.K. Wehrli, p. 255. The first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrialist John Shaeffer who wanted to personalize his watch by having Audemars Piguet position the letters of his name on the hour markers. The historic tonneaushaped case has been reintroduced by Le Brassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly: wider and a little rounder than the original.