Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 251

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Shaeffer", "Répétition Minutes Quantième Perpetuel No. 6", movement No. 442820, case No. D 73312. Produced in very few examples in the 1990's.Extremely fine and extremely rare, cushion-shaped, astronomic, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

USD 50,000 - 70,000

EUR 45,000 - 63,000

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, polished and brushed bezel, sapphire crystals. D. transparent with outer minute graduation, auxiliary ring dials for the days of the monthand the months, of the week, the leap year, the phases and the age of the moon. "Cathédrale" black hands.M. Cal. 2866Q, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.


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The original Shaeffer watch is published in Audemars Piguet by G.L. Brunner, C. Pfeiffer-Belli and M.K. Wehrli, p. 255. The first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrialist John Shaeffer who wanted to personalize his watch by having Audemars Piguet position the letters of his name on the hour markers. The historic tonneau-shaped case has been reintroduced by Le Brassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly: wider and a littlee rounder than the original.