Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 446

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK DAY-DATE Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Royal Oak, Day/ Date, Automatic", No. 267, Ref. 25572BC. Made circa 1986. Fine, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18k yellow gold wristwatch with day and date and an integrated, 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp.

Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel set with 8 octagonal white gold nuts for the 8 screws of the case back, screwed-down hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystal. Cream, "Clous-de-Paris", with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the date and days of the week, outer minute divisions. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 2124/2810, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed.