Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 489

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars," No. 481910, case No. E 18949, Ref. 25859BA. Made in the late 1990s, sold November 24, 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, Certificate of Origin, Guarantee and instruction booklet.

USD 4,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,100 - 4,700 / CHF 4,600 - 7,000

Sold: USD 6,960

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, case back with 5 screws, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer 1/5th seconds graduation. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2226, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The Rolex Daytona in A series case was one of the last Daytona?s manufactured with the Calibre 4030 (Zenith based) movement, using elements from the soon to be released Cal. 4130 (Rolex movement) model. The A series varies by use of Luminova luminescent on the dial and solid bracelet end links.