Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...
The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004
LOT 206
Audemars Piguet, Brassus & Genève, No. 39581, made for Boucheron in 1928. Very fine and very rare 18K white gold keyless, digital jump-hour, Art Deco dress watch with digital calendar.
HKD 180,000 - 230,000
EUR 19,000 - 25,000 / USD 23,000 - 30,000
Sold: HKD 201,250
C. Three-piece, brushed front and back, polished bezels.D. Apertures in the front cover for Arabic hours, minutes, and days of the week, date and months. M. 40 mm (18???), cal QG, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with flat balance-spring. Signed on the front cover, same number punched on the case and movement.Diam. 47 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 01 |
Notes
Audemars Piguet made few digital pocket watches like this one. One, which the company produced for Cartier, with a serial number very close to our watch (39585), is illustrated in ?Audemars Piguet? by Gisbert Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli, and Martin K. Wehrli, München, 1993, p. 134.