Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Oct 08, 2016
LOT 209
AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK "LAS VEGAS STRIP" TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH PVD STEEL Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Las Vegas Strip" No. 08 / 35, case No. G 75748. Made in a limited edition of 35 pieces circa 2010. Very fine, rare and unusual, large, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, black PVD stainless steel wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, round button chronograph, register, octagonal bezel and a black PVD stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.
USD 60,000 - 80,000
HKD 465,000 - 620,000 / CHF 58,000 - 78,000
Three-body, black PVD steel, bezel secured by 8 polished PVD bolts, glazed reverse secured by 8 steel screws, ceramic hexagonal winding crown and push-buttons, sapphire crystals. Black with red radial Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator under a two-arm red bridge. Luminous white gold baton hands. Cal. 2889, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant steel arms, monometallic balance, shock absorbers, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
