Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 299

Audemars Piguet, Genève,"Royal Oak Day and Date, Automatic", No. 346, case No. D 32871. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with double date, moon phases and an integrated stainless steel and yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet and clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, yellow gold octagonal bezel set with eight octagonal white gold nuts for the eight white gold screws of the case back, screwed-down hexagonal winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Slate, "clous-de-Paris" decorated with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary matte gold ring dials for the date and days of the week, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2825, rhodium plated,"fausses-côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock- absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Height 9 mm.Approx. overall length: 160 mm.