Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 98

Audemars Piguet, Genève "Jules Audemars, Quantième Perpétuel Métro-polis,? No. 506178, case No. E 57293. Made in the 2000s. Very fine and rare, ?world time,? self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar and an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body solid, polished and brushed, straight lugs, transparent case back with 5 screws,push button at 5 to adjust the world time function, sapphire crystals. D. Textured off-white withapplied pink gold dots and stylized Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the days ofthe month, of the week, the months, the leap year and at 6 the world timeindication for major cities with revolving white/blue 24 hours. Pink gold"feuille" hands. M. Cal. 2120/4, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" deco-ration,40 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balanceadjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring,skeletonized and hand-engraved rotor with 21K goldsegment. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 11 mm.