Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 216

AUDEMARS PIGUET "PHILOSOPHER" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Philosopher," case No. C 96488, Swiss Patent No. 61.78.16. Made in the 1990's. Fine and unusual, 18K yellow gold, 18K white gold and diamond mid size wristwatch with single hand and rendezvous indication and an integral 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bicolor, case back with 4 screws, white gold band, yellow gold rotating bezel with round diamond, serving as a rendez-vous indicator, white gold concealed winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Ivory-colored with painted black baton and applied yellow gold baton indexes. Blued steel feuille hour hand. M. Cal. 2080, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, shock absorber, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 4.5 mm.