Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 88

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Day-Date, Automatic", No. 346, case No. D 32871. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, astronomic, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, yellow gold and stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with double date, moon phases and yellow gold and stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet and clasp.

C. three-body, bicolored, polished and brushed, yellow gold octagonal bezel set with 8 octagonal white gold nuts for the 8 white gold screws of the case back, screwed-down hexagonal winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. slate, "Clous-de-Paris" decorated with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary matte gold ring dials for the days of the month and of the week, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 2825, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight lie lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock- absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.Approx. overall length 160 mm.