Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
New York, Mar 10, 2011
LOT 69
Audemars piguet Jump Hour Audemars Piguet & Co., No. 36571, case made by Gruen, No. 1253191. Made in the 1930s. Fine and rare, rectangular curved, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with jump hours.
USD 3,700 - 5,200
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, straight lugs, bezel and sides decorated in a floral and leaf pattern. D. Champagne with outer minute track and 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the jump-hours. Black steel lozenge minute hand. M. Cal. 10''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case signed Gruen, Cincinnati. Dim. 37 x 25 mm. Thickness 8 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-27 |
Good Custom-made |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |