Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014
LOT 254
AUDEMARS PIGUET REF. 26040 ROYAL OAK ALINGHI POLARIS STEEL Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Polaris," No. 1752, case No. F53012, Ref. 26040ST. Made in a limited edition of 2000 pieces in 2006. Very fine and rare, large, tonneau-shaped, octagonal bezel, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button fly-back chronograph, "Regatta" function, registers and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box and instruction manual.
HKD 116,000 - 150,000
USD 15,000 - 20,000 / CHF 13,300 - 17,300
Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and octagonal bezel secured with 8 hexagonal screws, crown and buttons with rubber cap, case back engraved with a compass, crown with rubber cap at 10 to set the inner compass, sapphire crystal. Black, inner clous de Paris decoration, luminous radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 6-hour and 20- minute (with red Alinghi logo) registers, inner red 10 minutes scale outer minute/seconds track, outermost bidirectional revolving compass graduation, aperture for the "Regatta" function. Luminous steel baton hands, luminous red arrow hand for the 10 minutes counter. Cal. 2326/2847, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 50 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |