100 Years of Wristwatches

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 19, 2000

LOT 163

Calatrava, see lot No. 124.Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 55933, case No. 1125, made in 1949.Very fine small 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold AudemarsPiguet buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, leather strap fixed under the bezel with pins, painted black radialRoman numerals on the bezel, back with monogram. D. matte silver with painted indexes, auxiliary seconds dial.'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.Diam. 31 mm.Engraved on the back: the initials 'L.E.B.'