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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 352

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Automatic", No 2777. Produced in the 1990's.Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, octagonal, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold mid-sized wristwatch, with date, 48 hours power reserve, and stainless steel and yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet and clasp.

C. three-body, bicolored, polished and brushed, hexagonal yellow gold bezel with 8 white gold hexagonal screws and 8 white gold screws on the case back, hexagonal screwed-down winding-crown, steel case, sapphire crystal. D. "slate-like", "Clous-de-Paris" decorated, tritium-coated applied gold indexes, aperture for the date. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 2225, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,elf-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor with 21K gold segment.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Approx. overall length: 170 mm.