Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 236
AUDEMARS PIGUET PHILOSOPHY YELLOW GOLD Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Philosophy," case No. C 4119, Swiss Patent No. 61.78.16. Made in the 1990s. Fine and unusual, thin, 18K yellow and white gold wristwatch with single hand and rendez-vous indication and an integral 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet mesh bracelet.
USD 3,000 - 4,000
HKD 23,000 - 31,000 / CHF 2,900 - 3,800
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back secured by 4 screws, white gold band, yellow gold rotating bezel with white gold dot, "Vendôme" type lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes. Blued steel feuille hand. Cal. 2080, rhodium plated, fausses-cotes decoration, 20 jewels, shock absorber, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |