Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 16, 2014
LOT 256
AUDEMARS PIGUET METROPOLIS, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, YELLOW GOLD Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Jules Audemars - Métropolis - Quantième Perpétuel", case No. E 67825, Ref. 25919BA. Sold in 2006. Very fine and rare, World Time, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by a winding box, setting pin, instruction booklet and certificate
CHF 20,000 - 30,000
HKD 165,000 - 250,000 / USD 21,000 - 32,000
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, straight lugs, transparent case back secured by 5 screws, push button at 5 to adjust the world time function, sapphire crystals. Textured off-white with applied pink gold dots and stylized Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the days, date, and months, with leap year and at 6 the world time indication for major cities with revolving white/blue 24 hours. Pink gold feuille hands. Cal. 2120/4, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 40 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, skeletonized and hand-engraved rotor with 21K gold segment.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |