Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 286

"Arnold Schwarzenegger" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore - Arnold Schwarzenegger", Ref. 26007BA. Made in a limited edition of 400 examples in 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. 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 gold ?bâton? hands. M. 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, selfcompensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.