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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 349

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique", No. 017, case No. D-26649. Produced in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, octagonal, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 2 atm., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and a brushed stainless steel Royal Oak bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel, with 8 hexagonal recessed pink gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the transparent case back, hexagonal screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. matte silver, 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" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 2120, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusd to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, hand engraved rotor with 18K pink gold segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm