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New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 389

Audemars Piguet, Brassus et Geneve, No. 10313, made in 1906 for Tiffany & Co., New York. Fine and rare 18K gold, extra-slim, keyless minute repeating dress watch.

C. Two body, massive, "bassine pincee" , polished, the back engraved with a coat of arms and the motto: Be Lust and Fear Not. D. Matted gold with Arabic numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade " hands. M. 18-, nickel plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, adjusted extra, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed Tiffany on the dial and movement. Diam. 48 mm.