Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2015

LOT 236

AUDEMARS PIGUET REF. 26152 MILLENARY TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH CARBON FIBER Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Millenary - Carbon One- Tourbillon and Chronograph", movement No. 733212, case No. H 08797, Ref. 26152 AU. Sold in 2014. Extremely fine and very rare, horizontal oval, water-resistant, carbon fiber wristwatch with twin white gold and palladium alloy barrels, black carbon movement with black anodized aluminum bridges, 10-day power reserve, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, oval button chronograph, register, tachometer and a titanium Audemars Piguet deployant clasp. Accompanied by the warranty, authentication and register certificate booklet and original fitted box.

Two-body, "bullhead" polished and brushed, stepped bezel, recessed winding crown, button at 10 for the start/stop function of the chronograph, button at 2 for the return-to-zero function, fluted lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Off-center, skeletonized to display the movement, white painted hour, minute and seconds divisions, power-reserve indication between 7 & 10, subsidiary 30-minute register, visible tourbillon with black anodized aluminum bridge. Luminous black alpha hour and minute hands, red chronograph hand with black counterpoise. Cal. 2884, hand finished, black carbon main-plate, black anodized aluminum bridges, 30 jewels, white gold and palladium alloy twin barrels, one-minute tourbillon regulator in a polished steel cage with three equidistant arms, lateral lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, 21,600 vibrations per hour, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring.