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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 256

Royal Oak Offshore La Boutique Diver Special Edition Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Automatic," movement No. 665776, case No. F 94659, Ref. 15701 ST. Made in a limited series of 300 examples in 2007, originally sold in August 2007. Very fine, large, octagonal, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date, two crowns and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original dedicated presentation case, instructions and Certificate d?Authenticity.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal screws and 8 screws on the case back, back embossed with the depiction of an Audemars Piguet boutique, 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, outer minute track, outermost unidirectional blue disc for the decompression time, aperture for the date with cyclops lens. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 2325, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism, 21K gold lined rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm.