Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 45

Royal Oak Offshore La Boutique Diver Special Edition Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Automatic," case No. G 05182, Ref. 15701 ST. Made in a limited series of 300 examples in 2009, originally sold on April 14, 2009. 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 of 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 central "clous de Paris" decoration, luminous numerals, outer minute track, outermost unidirectional red disc for the decompression time, aperture for the date with internal 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.