The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999
LOT 523
Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 41705, entered in the Registers in April 1930, delivered in 1932 toMr. Goering.Extremely fine and rare, flat, jumping-hour, rectangular, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K white gold buckle.
CHF 30,000 - 35,000
Sold: CHF 57,500
C. two body, massive, polished and brushed, aperture for the jumping-hour and the digital minute indications. D. two matte silver revolving discs with painted Arabic numerals for the hours and the minutes. M. 10''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring.Case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 37 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: * 4 - 5 |
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Dial: 4 - 5 |
Notes
Similar watches are published in Audemars Piguet, byG. L. Brunner, Chr. Pfeiffer-Belli and M. K. Wehrli,pp. 185, 186-187, 209 and 210.In 1924, the manufacturing of Audemars Piguet wristwatches represented 30% of the company's entire production. From 1929 onwards, thanks to the company's advanced design and technology, producing new models, rectangular with calendar, moon phases and digital device with jump hours, the quantity of wristwatches produced surpassed that of pocket watches.