Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

The Ritz-carlton Hotel, Jun 06, 2004

LOT 228

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak", No. 534, Ref. D 34069. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and extremely rare, octagonal, 18K yellow gold, diamond, ruby and emerald mid-sized quartz wristwatch with date and an diamond pavé-set 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet set with 63 baguette-cut emeralds and 42 rubies.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 white gold hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 yellow gold screws on the case back and set with 32 alternating square-cut emeralds and rubies, diamond pavé-set hooded lugs, sapphire crystal. D. pavé-set with diamonds, set with 10 round alternating ruby and emerald-set indexes, aperture for the date. Black "Bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2121, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.Approx. overall length 185 mm.