Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 201

"Royal Oak Offshore T3" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak Offshore T3", Ref. F00154. Produced in a limited edition of 1,000 examples in 2003 and specially designed in cooperation with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the film "Terminator Three - Rise of the Machines." Very fine and rare, oversized, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium gentleman's wristwatch with date, round button chronograph, registers, tachometer and an Audemars Piguet titanium buckle. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, winding-crown with securityguard, push buttons with security levers, case back with special "T3" decoration, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite withtextured pattern, luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the12-hour and 30-minute registers,outer tachometer graduation, "cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 2226 / 2840,rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjustedto heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 50 mm. Thickness 15 mm.