Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 231

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore for Wempe Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore Automatic", No. 119/175, movement No. 602655, case No. F 34320, Ref. 15340. Made in a limited edition of 175 pieces in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wempe Chronometerwerke, sold on June 13, 2006. Very fine and rare, 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 fitted box and Certificate of Origin and Authenticity and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal screws and 8 screws on the case back, back embossed with a picture of a galleon, 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 clous de Paris decoration, luminous steel indexes, outer minute track, outermost unidirectional disc for the decompression time, aperture for the date with 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm.