Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 344

AUDEMARS PIGUET REF. 25829. PERPÉTUEL CALENDAR SKELETONIZED PLATINUM Audemars Piguet, Genève, Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel Calendar, Automatic, No. 008, case No. C25257, Ref. 25829. Made circa 1990. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, octagonal bezel, self-winding, water-resistant, skeletonized platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, phases and age of the moon and a platinum Audemars Piguet link bracelet with white gold deployant clasp.

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 blue ring 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 at 6, outer minute divisions. White gold baton 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 flat balance spring, hand engraved and skeletonized rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 39 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm.