Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 444

AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK, PARIS BOUTIQUE, LIMITED EDITION OF 50 PIECES Audemars Piguet, Genève, "La Boutique - Royal Oak?, Automatic, No. 618235, case No. F40410, Ref. 26041Ti. Made in a special edition of 50 pieces for the Paris Boutique in 2005. Very fine and rare, large, octagonal, self-winding, water resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an integrated, titanium link bracelet with stainless steel clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and instruction booklet and an Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with 8 hexagonal gold screws and nuts, case back with logo of the Audemars Piguet Boutique in Paris, screweddown hexagonal buttons and crown, sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black and anthracite "Clous de Paris" decoration with luminous Arabic numerals on a black reserve, subsidiary guilloché black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date between 4 and 5. White luminous "baton" hands. M. Cal. 2385, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.