Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 323

"Royal Oak Offshore for Wempe" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore - Automatic", No. 119/175, movement No. 602655, case No. F 34320, Ref. 15340. Made in a limited edition of 175 pieces in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wempe Chronometerwerke. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date, two crowns and a stainless steel deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal screws and 8 screws on the case back, back embossed with a picture of a sailboat, screwed-down winding crown with rubber cap protected by the "crown guard," the crown at 10 turns the unidirectional inner disc for elapsed time, sapphire crystal. D. Black with "Clous-de-Paris" decoration, luminous steel indexes, aperture for the date with Cyclops lens. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2325, 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm. From the collection of a West Coast Gentleman