Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 19, 2012

LOT 108

AUDEMARS PIGUET REF. 14990ST ROYAL OAK FONDATION TIME FOR THE TREES STEEL Audemars Piguet, Genève, Royal Oak Automatic, No. 491736, case No. E27506, Ref. 14990ST. Made in a limited edition of 450 examples to benefit the Time For The Trees Foundation circa 1998. Very fine, octagonal, center-seconds, self winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and Audemars Piguet stainless steel bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold nuts embanked in 8 white gold screws on the transparent case back, screw-down hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Navy blue with Time for the Trees logo, luminous steel baton indexes, date aperture, outer minute division. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 2225, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor engraved with the AP logo. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm.