Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 285

Platinum "Quantième Perpétuel Automatique" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Quantième Perpétuel Automatique", No. 01. Made circa 1995. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, skeletonized, platinum and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, age and phases of the moon, and a platinum Audemars Piguet bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel set with diamonds, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with applied diamond indexes, subsidiary blue dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phase. White gold "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2120/2, skeletonized and engraved, rhodium-plated, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K engraved gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length: 200 mm.