Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 29

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique Squelette", No. 17/25, caseNo. 42002. Produced in a limited edition of 25 examples in the 1990's.Extremely fine and rare, octagonal, astronomic, skeletonized, self-winding, water-resistant to 2 atm., stainless steel and platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and a stainless steel Royal Oak bracelet and deployant clasp.

C .three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal recessed white gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the transparent case back, hexagonal screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. skeletonized, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" white gold hands. M. Cal. 2120, hand engraved and skeletonized, rhodium-plated 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjsted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, engraved 18K yellow gold rotor segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.