The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999
LOT 525
Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 35885, entered in the Registers in August 1926, delivered in 1927 to Metric Watch Co.Extremely fine and rare, minute repeating, tortue-shaped, platinum gentleman's wristwatch.
CHF 180,000 - 220,000
Sold: CHF 196,000
C. two body, massive, polished and brushed. D. matte silver with applied white gold Breguet numerals. "Cathédrale" white gold hands. M. 11''', rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, flat balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 30 mm.
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Case: 3 |
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Movement: * 3 |
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Dial: 4 - 5 - 0 1 |
Notes
Similar watches are published in Audemars Piguet, byG. L. Brunner, Chr. Pfeiffer-Belli and M. K. Wehrli,pp. 254 to 262.Audemars Piguet started making miniature minute-repeating movements at the beginning of the 20th Century. From 1906 to the 1920's, some 35 minute-repeating watches of 10''', 11''', and 12''' were made in their workshops, 20 of them were to intended for wristwatches.Only one minute repeating watch of 8''' is known to exist today. Another characteristic of the technology of Audemars Piguet watches is the thin dimension; an extremely important characteristic for the well-informed collector.