Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 167

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars", case No. E 40746, Ref. 25859BA. Produced in the late 1990's.Fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. black with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and triangular indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minuteregister dials, outer ring for the 1/5th seconds graduation. "Bâton" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. 2226/2841, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.