Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 14, 2017

LOT 392

AUDEMARS PIGUET, REF. 25800, ROYAL OAK PERPETUAL CALENDAR AUTOMATIC STEEL Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique," No. 43, case No. D59814, Ref. 25800ST.00.0789ST.01. Sold in May 2000. Very fine and extremely rare, small, octagonal, self-winding, water- resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and a stainless steel integral Royal Oak link bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Audemars Piguet wooden box and an Audemars Piguet extract from the archives, instruction booklet, push pin and 3 extra links.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

HKD 120,000 - 160,000 / USD 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 20,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal recessed white gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the case back, hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied white gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. White gold baton hands. Cal. 2141/2806, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self- compensating flat balance spring, engraved rotor with 21K yellow gold rotor segment.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm. Approx. overall length 152 mm. Made in a very limited edition, the small version of the perpetual calendar Royal Oak was meant for smaller wrists and was, when launched the first small perpetual calendar royal oak. Recently serviced, it is in close to new condition and is ready to wear.