Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 300

Métropolis Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars - Métropolis - Quantième Perpétuel?, case No. E 58361. Made in the 2000?s. Very fine and rare, World Time, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, straight lugs, transparent case back secured by 5 screws, push button at 5 to adjust the world time function, sapphire crystals. D. Textured off-white with applied pink gold dots and stylized Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the days, date, and months, with leap year and at 6 the world time indication for major cities with revolving white/blue 24 hours. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2120/4, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 40 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, skeletonized and hand-engraved rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.