Geneva, Nov 07, 2021
LOT 509
AUDEMARS PIGUET, 18K GOLD
MINUTE-REPEATER SPLIT SECONDS
CHRONOGRAPH
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
HKD 59,000 - 76,000 / USD 7,600 - 9,800 / EUR 6,600 - 8,400
Sold: CHF 23,750
Very fine, minute-repeating, keyless, 18K yellow gold pocket watch with
split-seconds chronograph and progressive 30-minute register.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-70-03 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline HANDS Period |
Brand Audemars Piguet
Year Circa 1910
Movement No. 11628
Case No. 11628
Diameter 47 mm
Caliber 17’’’, rhodium plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 33 jewels, wolf’s tooth winding, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swanneck micrometer regulator, visible chronograph work, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
Signature Dial and Movement
Notes
What is a split-seconds chronograph?
A split-seconds chronograph or ‘‘rattrapante’’ is a type of chronograph watch with two coaxial superimposed center-seconds hands that are controlled by two push-buttons. One push-button controls the split-seconds hand to stop or join the chronograph hand. The other push-buttons control both hands and all the functions of the chronograph. The chronograph hand and the split-seconds hand are used for timing several events that start simultaneously, but are of different durations. To operate the split-seconds chronograph, both hands are started and remain superimposed. Then at the end of the first duration, the split-seconds hand can be stopped while the chronograph hand continues to move. The duration of the first event can be read. After recording, the split-seconds hand can be released to instantly move and join the chronograph hand, synchronizing with it and thus being ready for another recording. At the end of each event the hands then can be stopped and returned to zero
A split-seconds chronograph or ‘‘rattrapante’’ is a type of chronograph watch with two coaxial superimposed center-seconds hands that are controlled by two push-buttons. One push-button controls the split-seconds hand to stop or join the chronograph hand. The other push-buttons control both hands and all the functions of the chronograph. The chronograph hand and the split-seconds hand are used for timing several events that start simultaneously, but are of different durations. To operate the split-seconds chronograph, both hands are started and remain superimposed. Then at the end of the first duration, the split-seconds hand can be stopped while the chronograph hand continues to move. The duration of the first event can be read. After recording, the split-seconds hand can be released to instantly move and join the chronograph hand, synchronizing with it and thus being ready for another recording. At the end of each event the hands then can be stopped and returned to zero