Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Hanae Mori Building, Dec 15, 1990
Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 45980, 1947, with certificate. The archives of Audemars Piguet show that only 2 examples of this watch were produced. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, pink gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with square button chronograph, tachometer, triple date, lunar calendar and moon phases.
C. massive, polished, bi-colour, pink gold bezel, buttons and winding-crown, steel lugs and back. D. mat silver, with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the days of the month, of the week, the months, graduation for the age of the moon, and the tachometer, aperture for the lunations. Bâton" gold hands. M. 13? rhodiumed, 19 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 36 mm.