Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 565
So-Called Top-Hat Audemars Piguet , Geneve, movement No. 63447, case No. 8943. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, rectangular, bombé, 18K yellow gold wristwatch.
CHF 4,300 - 7,000
USD 4,300 - 7,000 / EUR 3,200 - 5,200
Sold: CHF 5,375
C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, bombé crystal, straight lugs, dedicated snap-on case back. D. Silver with applied yellow gold baton and pyramidal indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds. Yellow gold baton hands. M. ???, tonneau shaped, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, selfcompensating blued Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 22 x 30 mm. Thickness 9 mm
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |