Contemporary, Limited Edition and Mod...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 16, 2000

LOT 139

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "John Schaeffer, Repetition Minutes", No. 4/5, No. D71829, Ref. BA25798/002, 1990's.Very fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, cushion shaped, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

USD 45,000 - 50,000

C. three body, shaped, solid, polished and brushed, transparent back with screws, flat bezel. D. black with tritium coated red radial arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Bâton" tritium coated red hands. M. Cal. 2866, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 33 x 41 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2 *
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

This model in yellow gold with round black dial, was prduced in only 5 examples.The original Schaeffer watch is published in Audemars Piguetby Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli and Martin K. Wehrli, p. 255.John SchaefferThe first Audemars Piguet watch with minute repeater was created in 1907 for the famous American industrailist John Schaeffer who wanted to personalize his watch by having Audemars Piguet position the letters of his name on the hour markers. The historic cushion shaped case has been reintroduced by LeBrassus manufacture, revising its dimensions slightly: wider and a little rounder than the original.