Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007
LOT 105
?Especially Made for Arnold Schwarzenegger? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak - Offshore T3", specially designed in cooperation with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the film ?Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines?. No. F00581. Made especially for Arnold Schwarzenegger in addition to the 2003 limited edition. Very fine and rare, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet titanium buckle. Accompanied by original fitted box and certificate.
USD 25,000 - 30,000
EUR 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: USD 34,220
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, winding-crown with security guard, push buttons with security levers, case back with special "T3" decoration, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel bâton hands. M. Cal. 2226 / 2840, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 50 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Property of a Gentleman from Hong Kong
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
Austrian-American actor turned politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. Schwarzenegger first gained widespread attention as a bodybuilder, later becoming a Hollywood action film star. His most famous films include ?The Terminator?, ?Predator?, ?Conan the Barbarian?, ?True Lies?, and ?Total Recall?.