Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 297

Audemars Piguet, Genève, Automatic, "Tourbillon II, No. 8", movement No. 386008, case No. D 7914. Produced in a limited edition in 1993.Very fine and rare water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with one minute tourbillon regulator, 60 hours power reserve and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, rounded bezel, teardrop lugs, back winder, sapphire crystal. D. white, with off-center auxiliary dials; on the 12: hours and minutes dial with painted radial Roman numerals, on the 3: days of the month, on the 6: aperture for the tourbillon cage, on the 9: 60 hours up-and-down graduation. "Feuille" steel hands for the time, "Epée" blued steel hands for the date and power reserve ring dials. M. Cal. 2875, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-erdrix" decoration, 41 jewels, titanium tourbillon cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm.