Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 424

AUDEMARS PIGUET SKELETONIZED ROYAL OAK, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, AUTOMATIC, NO. 11/25 Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak - Quantième Perpétuel Automatique," No. 3/25", movement No. 391001, case No. D 41936, Ref. 25636RP. Made in a limited edition of only 25 pieces in 1993, sold in 1995. Very fine and rare, octagonal, astronomic, skeletonized, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold and platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and an 18K pink gold and platinum Audemars Piguet link bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, octagonal platinum bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent, subsidiary white ring dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases at 6. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2120/ 2800, gilt brass, hand-engraved and skeletonized, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung fl at balance spring, hand-engraved and skeletonized rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 173 mm.