Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 74

AUDEMARS PIGUET WORLD'S SMALLEST TOURBILLON Audemars Piguet, "Tourbillon Automatique", No. 299. Made circa 1990. Very fine, rectangular "galbé," thin, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and oscillating weight and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

USD 15,000 - 20,000 / EUR 11,000 - 15,000

Sold: CHF 17,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, small teardrop lugs, backwinder, sapphire crystal. D. Yellow gold with embossed "Sun Ray" pattern, gold dot indexes for the hours, apertures for the visible tourbillon regulator with polished steel bridge at 11 and at 6 for the oscillating weight with the initials "AP". Black oxidized gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 11'?', hand engraved, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with titanium cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Crystal and movement signed, case numbered. Dim. 29 x 33 mm. Thickness 5.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The present watch, the world?s fi rst automatic watch with tourbillon, features what was the world?s smallest tourbillon cage at the time of manufacture and the fi rst tourbillon cage to be made from titanium.