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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 430

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 29755. Produced circa 1929. Fine and extremely rare, boy-sized, 18K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch "à guichets" with digital triple calendar, jumping days of the week, days of the month and the months.

CHF 28,000 - 35,000

EUR 19,000 - 24,000 / USD 16,500 - 21,000

Sold: CHF 34,500

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, brushed band, polished bezel, lapidated straight lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, two rectangular apertures below the 12 for the jumping days of the week and months, "croissant"-shaped aperture above the 6 for the jumping days of the month. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 10''' rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-5-6-01

Good

Poor

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

An identical wristwatch bearing the movement No. 39756, while the present watch bears No. 39755, is illustrated and published in "Audemars Piguet", by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli and Martin K. Wehrli, 1993, p. 230, pl. 307.