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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 433

"Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique", No. 268, case No. E-89105. Made in a limited edition in 2006. Very fine and rare, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon, leap year indication and a stainless steel Royal Oak bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Audemars Piguet box, setting pin, certificate and booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal recessed pink gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the transparent case back, hexagonal winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver ?clous de Paris? decoration, with applied white gold hour indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary gray ring dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months with leap-year indication, age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. White gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2120, rhodiumplated, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax type balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.