Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 151

Audemars Piguet Yellow Gold Millenary Kasparov Audemars Piguet, "Millenary Dual Time, Automatic - Chess", case No. E17488. Made in a limited edition of 150 examples circa 2000. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, two time zone, horizontal oval, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, power reserve indication, special chessboard dial and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box with chessboard lid, carved wooden chess pieces.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, back with 6 screws, straight curved lugs, winding crown set with a cabochon sapphire, sapphire crystal. D. Black radial chessboard pattern with applied yellow gold baton indexes and Roman quarter-hour numerals, subsidiary dials for the second time zone and the day of the month, sector for the power reserve indication. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2229, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 34 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm. Approx overall length 180 mm.