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Monte Carlo, Sep 22, 2005

LOT 3

Audemars Piguet, New Royal Oak watch, N° 1.

EUR 7,000 - 9,000

Sold: EUR 16,000

Audemars Piguet & Cie offers a fresh take on its famous octagonal watch, now equipped with the new proprietary selfwinding movement: Calibre 3120, developed and produced by Audemars Piguet. In keeping with the aesthetic codes of the original models, this updated design accentuates the refinement of the watch, while offering enhanced readability. Audemars Piguet is delighted to offer the first watch in this exclusive series. Case: Stainless steel with transparent sapphire caseback Water-resistant to 50 meters Diameter: 39 mm Bracelet: stainless steel with triple-blade clasp Dial: Silvered, with ?Grande Tapisserie? motif Luminescent applied hour-markers and hands faceted in 18-carat gold Movement: Mechanical selfwinding Calibre 3120 Total diameter: 26.60 mm Total thickness: 4.25 mm 40 jewels 278 parts and components 22-carat gold oscillating weight Direct drive centre seconds Power reserve of over 60 hours Cross-wise balance-cock Time-setting equipped with a balance-stop mechanism Variable inertia balance 21,600 vibrations per hour Automatic bidirectional winding All parts decorated by hand; circular-graining on the plate, diamond-polishing on the countersinks, the bevels and the recesses; bevelling, snailing and ?Côtes de Genève? on the bridges Functions: Hours and minutes Direct drive centre seconds Digital date display through an aperture with rapid correction using the crown Balance-stop mechanism to immobilise the seconds hand when setting the time


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Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in the Swiss village of Le Brassus, Audemars Piguet is the oldest Manufacture of Haute Horlogerie never to have left the hands of the founding families. Today, its range encompasses complex mechanical watches, Haute Joaillerie creations as well as a line of jewellery. At each stage in its history, the Manufacture has daringly adopted avant-garde techniques in order to place them in the service of traditional craftsmanship. This approach has earned it an unparalleled number of world firsts in the field of Haute Horlogerie.