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LOT 131

Timekeeper with 5 ComplicationsAudemars Piguet, Brassus and Geneva, No. B78855, No. 126 of a limited series, circa 1990.Very fine, slim, 18K gold, keyless astronomical dress watch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon.

C. Three-piece, brushed with polished bezels, back engraved with dedication, sapphire-set winding crown.D. Off-white, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, date, months of the leap year cycle and phases of the moon aperture with sector for its age. M. 35,6 mm (15 3/4'''), cal. 5020, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism, and 5 positions,elf-compensating flat balance spring.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 47 mm.