Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Dec 01, 1999

LOT 201

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Schaeffer, Répétition minutes", No. 3/10, No. D 71836.3,Ref. 25798/602, 1998.Very fine and extremely rare, minute repeating, cushion shaped, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by box and certificat.

USD 55,000 - 60,000

C. three body, shaped, massive, polished and brushed, transparent back with screws, flat bezel. D. round black with tritium-coated yellow radial Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" tritium-coated yellow hands. M. Cal. 2866, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 33 x 41 mm.


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Case: 1

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Movement: * 1
Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

This model in platinum with round black dial, was produced in only 10 examples.The original Schaeffer watch is published in "Audemars Piguet" by G.L. Brunner, C. Pfeiffer-Belli and M.K. Wehrli, p. 255.John SchaefferThe first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrialist John Schaeffer 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 little rounder than the original.