Geneva, Nov 06, 2021

LOT 142

AUDEMARS PIGUET PLATINUM PERPETUAL CALENDAR WITH MINUTE-REPEATER

CHF 20,000 - 40,000

HKD 170,000 - 338,000 / USD 21,700 - 43,400 / EUR 18,700 - 37,300

Sold: CHF 56,250

Very fine and extremely rare, thin and elegant, keyless, minute repeating, astronomic, platinum Art Deco dress watch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and lunar calendar. Retailed by E. Gubelin Lucerne.


Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand Audemars Piguet

Year Made in 1924

Movement No. 30907

Case No. 29906

Caliber 17’’’, maillechort, ‘’fausses côtes’’ decoration, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with peripheral gold temperature and mean time adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band

Dimensions 46 mm

Signature Dial, Case and Movement

Accessories Certificate of authentitie

Notes

Gübelin: This company began in 1854 as a family business run by Maurice Breitschmid in Lucerne, Switzerland. He first advertised as a watchmaker, and as business grew, Breitschmid brought on his son-in-law, Jacques-Edouard Gübelin, as a partner. Gübelin eventually took over the company. He introduced jeweled watches and jewelry to the business in 1921 at the opening of their New York branch, after collaborating with the jeweler Edmond Frisch. Gübelin also opened branches in St. Moritz, Zurich, Geneva, Berne, Lugano and Basel. Gübelin?s sons eventually entered the family business; his eldest son, Dr. Edouard Gübelin, opened a gemological laboratory and made a name for himself internationally, while his youngest son, Walter, was drawn toward artistic expression and contributed to the company through his creative designs. This successful company has created superior quality clocks and watches for more than a century.