The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 326

Royal Oak Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak?, Automatic, No. 463, case No. E 73480. Sold in January 2003. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold screws securing 8 case back screws, screwed-down hexagonal winding-crown and chronograph buttons, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with clous-de-Paris decoration, applied luminous yellow gold square markers, outer minute/seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2385, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 37 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 segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approximate overall length 175 mm.