Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 435

AUDEMARS PIGUET, QUANTIÈME PERPÉTUEL SQUELETTE Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak - Quantième Perpétuel Automatique", No. 049, movement No. 405558, case No. D60337, Ref. 25829ST. Made in 1994, sold in 1997. Very fine, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, skeletonized stainless steel wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, phases and age of the moon and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted winding box, an Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin, a blank Certificate of Authenticity, instruction booklet and 2 extra links.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the case back, correctors on the band, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, leap year and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases, outer minute divisions. Blackened gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 2120/2802SQ, rhodium-plated, engraved, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax type balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, handengraved and skeletonized rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm.