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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 173

Audemars Piguet, No. 15950, Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, slim, astronomic, 18K yellow gold minute repeating keyless pocket watch with perpet-ual calendar, moon-phases and lunar calendar. Accompanied by an Audemars Piguet morocco box.

CHF 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 40,000 - 55,000 / USD 55,000 - 70,000

C. Three-body, ?variée?, polished inclined bezel, brushed band, hinged bow, brushed back with polished edge.D. Two-tone, silvered, applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for months and four-year cycle, days ofthe week and date, subsidiary seconds with lunar calendar, aperture for the moon-phases. Yellow gold "baton"hands. M. 18''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, 31 jewels, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with eight adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring,swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, movement and case signed.Diam. 48 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

The present lot is a typical example of a complicated dress watch from the mid 20th century, and demonstrates Audemars Piguet?s desire to continue making high quality watches in the tradition of the firm.