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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 18, 1998

LOT 609

Audemars Piguet & Co., Brassus & Geneve, No. 30835, made in 1924. Very elegant and slim platinum astronomical keyless, minute repeating dress-watch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.

CHF 40,000 - 50,000

Sold: CHF 59,800

C. Three piece, massive, "variee " , polished and satine. D. Satine silver with applied gold Arabic numerals, outer minutes ring, subsidiary dials for clays of the week, months for the leap-year cycle, dates and seconds with inner moon phase aperture. White gold "cathedrales " hands. M. 17 "' , rhodium plated with gold wheel train, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 47 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 14-35

Damaged

To be restored

Movement: *2

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-4-51

Very good

Fair

Partially reprinted