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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008
LOT 414
Platinum Skeletonized John Shaeffer Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer", "Répétition Minutes", No. 5, movement No. 412785, case No. D 48876. Made in limited numbers in 1995, sold on May 23rd, 1995. Very fine and rare, cushion-shaped, minute-repeating, platinum wristwatch with a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by guarantee, fitted box and instruction booklet.
HKD 500,000 - 650,000
USD 65,000 - 85,000 / EUR 40,000 - 52,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave and curved lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent crystal to expose the movement with black Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Black oxydized gold cathédrale hands. M. Cal. 2866, rhodium plated, hand engraved and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 32 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
The original Shaeffer watch is published in Audemars Piguet by G.L. Brunner, C. Pfeiffer-Belli and M.K. Wehrli, p. 255. The first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrialist John Shaeffer who wanted to personalize his watch by having Audemars Piguet position the letters of his name on the hour markers. The historic tonneau-shaped case has been reintroduced by Le Brassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly wider and a little rounder than the original.