Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 290

Audemars Piguet Quantième Perpétuel, 700e Anniversaire Confédération Helvétique 1291-1991 Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Quantième Perpetuel Automatique", No. 55/70, movement No. 353135, case No. D 7890, Ref. PT25717.002. Made in a limited series of 70 examples in 1991 to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow and white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and Certificate of Origin.

C. Two body solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, teardrop lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. White painted with applied platinum baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases, outer minute divisions. Platinum baton hands. M. Cal. 2003/2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 8 mm. From the Collection of a Swiss Gentleman