The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 521

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 56736,case No. 28058, made in 1950.Very fine and rare, astronomic, square, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, lunar calendar and moon phases with leather strap and 18K yellow gold buckle.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

C. two body, massive, polished and brushed, teardrop lugs, flat top crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. 9''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 25 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Similar watches are published in Audemars Piguet, byG. L. Brunner, Chr. Pfeiffer-Belli and M. K. Wehrli,pp. 71, 231, 232 and 236.This elegant and compact model, by virtue of its small dimensions, was chosen by Cartier at the end of the 1940's, and presented to their clients who desired a complicated wristwatch, naturally under the name of Cartier.