Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
New York, Jun 12, 2012
LOT 254
AUDEMARS PIGUET MINUTE-REPEATER Audemars Piguet, Brassus & Genève, No. 15945. Made circa 1930. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K gold, keyless pocket watch.
USD 4,000 - 6,000
CHF 3,700 - 5,600 / EUR 3,000 - 4,700
Sold: USD 10,000
C. Four-body, bassine, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Silver with applied yellow gold stylized Arabic numerals, applied yellow gold dot minute tracks, engine-turned subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold pierced hands. M. 18''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan neck regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, cuvette and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-50-01 |
Very good Refreshed HANDS Original |