Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 242

"Grande et Petite Sonnerie" Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Grande et Petite Sonnerie", No. 14/50, case No. D 56369. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples in the late 1990s. Very fine and rare, quarter-repeating with Grande et Petite Sonnerie, waterresistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 5 screws, slide at 2 toselect the Grande Sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie or silent function, push-button for thequarter repeater at 10, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied pink gold indexesand Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "bâton" hands. M. 13''',rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 51 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring, repeating on 2 gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 10 mm.