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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 184

Arnold Schwarzenegger Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore - Arnold Schwarzenegger", Ref. 26007BA. Made in a limited edition of 400 pieces in 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round-button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and an Audemars Piguet 18K yellow gold deployant clasp.

USD 30,000 - 40,000

EUR 20,000 - 26,000

Sold: USD 40,800

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with textured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, guilloche gold subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, cyclops aperture for the date. Luminous gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2226/2840, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Arnold Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) Austrian-American actor turned politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. Schwarzenegger first gained widespread attention as a bodybuilder, later becoming a Hollywood action film star. His most famous films include ?The Terminator?, ?Predator?, ?Conan the Barbarian?, ?True Lies?, and ?Total Recal