Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 152

Audemars Piguet Pink Gold Millenary Maserati Anniversary Audemars Piguet, " Dual Time, Automatic?, No. 269/450, movement No. 609183, case No. F 44283-0269, Ref. 26150OR. Made in a limited edition of 450 pieces in 2004 to commemorate Maserati's 90th anniversary, sold on May 25th, 2005. Very fine and unusual, horizontal oval, two time zone, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, 48-hour power reserve, day/night indication and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, warranty and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, embossed case back with 6 screws, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Off-center bi-color black and white with painted and stylized radial Arabic numerals, outer luminous squares, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the second time zone, the day of the month and the day/night indication at 8, graduation for the up and down indication at 9. Luminous pink gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 2329/2846, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 47 mm. Thickness 10 mm