Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 321
AUDEMARS PIGUET WORLD'S SMALLEST TOURBILLON Audemars Piguet, "Tourbillon Automatique", No. 138. 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 deployment buckle. Accompanied by a served paper (2014/10/27).
HKD 120,000 - 170,000
USD 15,500 - 22,000 / CHF 14,500 - 20,000
Sold: HKD 150,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, small teardrop lugs, backwinder, sapphire crystal. 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. Cal. 11''', hand engraved, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with titanium cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |