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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 254

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 40721, made in 1929.Very fine and rare, early, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with triple date, lunar calendar, moon phases and 14K yellow gold bracelet à mailles.

CHF 35,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 39,100

C. Three-body, solid, polished, blue enamel monogram on the back with the initials: ?A.R.J.?, lapidated straight lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the days of the month and the months and of the week, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. ?Bâton? yellow gold hands. M. 10 1/4???, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balace-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 28 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 4

Fair

Movement: * 4-5-6

Poor

Slightly oxidized

Dial: 4 - 5 - 6 - 01

Notes

Very early model of triple date wristwatch with moon phases not recorded in the Audemars Piguet book.