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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 244

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Chronograph Automatic", case No. D 22547, Ref. BA 25644. Produced in the 1980's.Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystal with "Cyclops" lens. D. matte silver with applied steel dot indexes and painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds on the 12, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers on the 6 and on the 9, aperture for the date on the 3, outer tachometer graduation. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 2126/2840, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance,hock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.