Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 418

AUDEMARS PIGUET DUAL-TIME, TROPICAL PURPLE DIAL Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak Dual- Time Automatic", No. 023, movement No. 341953, case No. D21853, Ref. 25730ST. Made in 1992. Very fine, octagonal, two time zone, self winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, power reserve, day/night indication and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and an Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 8 gold hexagonal nuts secured by 8 screws on the case back, screwed down windingcrown, sapphire crystal. D. Grey/Purple, "Grande Tapisserie" decoration, applied luminous steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month at 2, the second time zone at 6 and graduation for the power reserve indication between 8 and 11, day/night indication between 7 and 8, outer minute track. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 2229/2845, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.