The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 505

Audemars Piguet & Co., Brassus & Genève,No. 265014, case No. 25388, Ref. 5565, produced in 1984, shipped to UTAC on November 15, 1984.Elegant and slim 18K gold, hunting cased, keyless, moon phase, astronomical, minute repeating dress-watch with perpetual calendar, in original fitted box, accompanied by a letter of authenticity.

C. Double body, massive, "Empire", polished with satiné band. D. Satiné silver with Roman numerals, outer minutes ring, sunk subsidiary dials for days of the week, months of the leap-year cycle, dates and seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Blued steel "cathédrales" hands. M. 18''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 47 mm.