Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 116

Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Edward Piguet Tourbillon", No. 566294, Ref. E 56738. Produced circa 2000. Very fine and very rare, rectangular, skeletonized, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, transparent case back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Transparent with painted black Breguet numerals and indexes, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge. Blackened gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2881, skeletonized and hand-engraved, copper-colored, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with steel cage and three equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and five positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 29 x 49 mm.