Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2014
LOT 45
AUDEMARS PIGUET MILLENARY STAR WHEEL LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Millenary Star Wheel", No. E 24433, Ref. 25898BA. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples to mark the 125th anniversary of Audemars Piguet in 2000. Very fine, rare and unusual, large, horizontal oval, self winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with wandering hours. Accompanied by a box.
USD 8,000 - 10,000
HKD 59,000 - 80,000 / CHF 7,000 - 9,500
Sold: USD 13,125
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, back with 6 screws,curved straight lugs. Sand-finished off-white and gray, theArabic hours on three translucent sapphire discs, each with four painted numerals, on the right a sector indicating the 59minutes in painted Arabic numerals and indexes underlined by gray painted sector over which the hours pass, at the center, a gilt wheel with three arms each ended by a self-rotating screw activating the discs. Cal. 2224, rhodium-plated, "faussescôtes" decoration, 35 jewels, lever escapement, mono metallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring,21K gold rotor segment.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |