Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 9

"Royal Oak Offshore" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore - Automatic," No. 287, case No. D 92895. Made circa 2000. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and an integrated, brushed stainless steel link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold screws and 8 white gold screws on the case back, winding crown with rubber cap protected by the "crown guard", sapphire crystal. D. Black with "Clous-de-Paris" decoration, luminous steel indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2127/2827, rhodium- plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.