Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 12, 1997
Audemars Piguet, Swiss, No. 14586, made in 1911, with London hallmarks for 1912. Very fine 18K gold, keyless minute repeating watch with split seconds chronograph and 60-minute progressive recorder.
C. Three body, massive, "bassine", polished, by Charles William Guinard, case importer (Master Mark). Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, sunk subsidiary seconds and minute register. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 18"', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, gold train of wheels, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring' with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Split-seconds chronograph with visible work, released by the winding crown and with push piece in the band. Audemars Piguet Master Mark on the case. In very good condition. Diam. 49 mm.