Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 475

AUDEMARS PIGUET EDWARD PIGUET TRADITION D'EXCELLENCE TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WITH CENTRAL COUNTER POWER RESERVE AND DYNAMOGRAPH PLATINUM Audemars Piguet, "Edward Piguet Collection Tradition d'excellence, Edition Limitée 20pcs", No.3, movement No. 525324, case No. E 68106, Ref. 25958PT. Made in a limited edition of 20 pieces in 2002. Very fine and rare, rectangular curved, water-resistant platinum wristwatch with tourbillon, chronograph, power- reserve indication, dynamograph and an Audemars Piguet platinum deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of authenticity, an Audemars Piguet service box and copy of the instruction booklet. Further accompanied by an Audemars Piguet service invoice dated March 2014 in the amount of CHF 7'851.

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

HKD 970,000 - 1,500,000 / USD 122,000 - 183,000

Two-body, rectangular, polished and brushed, curved lugs, sapphire crystals, transparent back secured by four screws. Black, Arabic numerals and baton indexes, innermost minute track for chronograph elapsed time, inner track for 1/5 seconds/minutes indication, power reserve sector at 10 o clock, torque indicator at 2. White gold sword hands. Cal. 2894, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronisms and 5 positions, shock absorber, index regulator.


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Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 28 x 45 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm. AUDEMARS PIGUET introduced the Edward Piguet, Collection Tradition d'Excellence wristwatches in 1999 in a limited number of 20 examples, each watch featuring a different complication. The watch pays hommage to EDWARD PIGUET one of the founders of the Company in 1875. This unusual complication features a tourbillon, a chronograph with central counter indication, power reserve and mainspring torque indication.