Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012

LOT 296

AUDEMARS PIGUET ?EDWARD PIGUET? TOURBILLON POWER RESERVE Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Edward Piguet ? Tourbillon Power Reserve", movement No. 555793, case No. E68575, Ref. 26009BC. Sold in June 2004. Very fine and rare, curved rectangular, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, reserve de marche and an 18K white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Audemars Piguet fitted wooden box, magnifying glass, Certificate of Origin and Authenticity, Instruction Book and Key Box .

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved, stepped sides and lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with engine-turned sunray decoration, applied white gold baton indexes and 2,4,8,10 numerals, fan-form power reserve at 12 at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge, carrying the subsidiary seconds hand. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2878, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with steel cage and 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 51 mm. Thickness 12 mm.