Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 254

Audemars Piguet, Genève , " Canapé Tourbillon", No. 13/25, movement No. 472659, case No. D 95478, Ref. OR 25876. Produced in a limited edition of 25 examples in 2000.Very fine, very rare and unusual, rectangular, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, cylindrical and curly lugs, "bombé" crystal. D. matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and indexes, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge. "Bâton" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 2871, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with titanium cage and 3 equidistant polished arms, monometallic balance with screws, adjusted to heat, cold an5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 29 x 41 mm.