Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 147

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Star Wheel Automatic", No. 375518, case No. D 11438, Ref. 25720/002. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, self-winding, epicycloidal, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp.

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,700

Sold: USD 7,820

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. D. White and engraved yellow gold, the hour graduation on three rotating translucent sapphire discs, each with four painted black stylized hour indicators, on top, white sector indicating the 60 minutes in painted Arabic numerals and indexes, at the center, a rhodium-plated wheel with three arms, carrying the spring-loaded rotating star wheel sapphire discs. M. Cal. 2124, rhodium-plated,"faussescôtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 21K gold rotor segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2 - 01