Important Jewelry, Watches and Wristw...

Hong Kong, Furama Hotel, Jun 07, 1999

LOT 394

Audemars Piguet, Geneve, No. 33811, circa 1925. Very fine and rare 18K gold, moon phase, astronomical, keyless, minute repeating dress watch with perpetual calendar, split seconds chronograph and progressive 30 minutes recorder, with original fitted box.

C. Three piece, massive, "variee ", polished and satin& with bevelled bezels. D. Silver satin& with applied gold indexes, outer minute and chronograph rings, sunk subsidiary dials for days of the week, months of the leap year cycle with outer minute register, dates and seconds with inner moon phase aperture. Gold "batons" hands. M. 18"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, Breguet balance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Split seconds chronograph with visible work, operated by means of the winding crown with push piece in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Accompanied by the original instructions. Diam. 48 mm.