Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Monaco, Jan 19, 2023
LOT 162*
AUDEMARS PIGUET
REF. 25657OR; EXTRA-THIN, SELF-WINDING, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, MOON PHASES; “QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE”; 18K PINK GOLD
EUR 8,100 - 15,200
USD 8,700 - 16,300 / HKD 68,000 - 128,000 / CHF 8,000 - 15,000
Sold: EUR 18,200
18K pink gold, self-winding, round-shaped, extra-thin, gentleman’s wristwatch, snap-on case-back, white colour dial with applied radial indexes and five horological complications:
· Instantaneous perpetual calendar
· Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
· Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in English)
· Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 12 o’clock; indications given in English)
· Age and phases of the moon (subsidiary dial, graduated from 0 to 29 ½, and aperture at 6 o’clock)
If the lot is delivered within the EU:
a 20% import VAT is due on the hammer price with buyer’s premium, plus 120€ for termination of temporary export, at buyer’s expense.
If the lot is delivered outside EU:
120€ for termination of temporary export is due,at buyer’s expense
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Audemars Piguet, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Model “Quantième Perpétuel Automatique”
Limited Edition numbered edition, No. 3963
Reference 25657OR
Year sold in 1992
Movement No. 354 260
Case No. C 97 751
Material 18K pink gold
Bracelet black leather strap
Buckle 18K pink gold AP buckle
Diameter 36 mm.
Caliber 2120/2, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 38 jewels
Weight 57 gr. (approx.)
Notes
In 1978, Audemars Piguet, in Le Brassus, presented the world’s thinnest self-winding wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases indication. Its movement, the calibre 2120 QP, has a diameter of 28.4 mm. and a height of 4.05 mm. The reference 25657 was produced from 1982 to 1993, in yellow gold, pink gold, platinum, grey gold, stainless steel and 2 tones.
According to correspondence with the manufacture, the present example was sold in 1992. Only 362 copies in pink gold were produced (opposed to 1’309 copies in yellow gold).