Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1992
Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 45979, 1940 's. Extremely fine and rare, astronomIc, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with olive shaped button chronograph, register and tachometer, triple date, moon phases and lunar calendar.
C. massive, polished. D. mat silver with applied gold indexes + auxiliary dial for the seconds, the 30 minutes register, the days of the month, of the week, the months and the lunar calendar, outer tachometer graduation, aperture for the lunations. "Bâton" gold hands. M. 13 "' rhodiumed, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 33 mm.