Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015

LOT 391

AUDEMARS PIGUET BRANCH WITH FLOWER DIAMOND AND PLATINUM Audemars Piguet, Genève, ''Branch with Flower'', No. 263778, case No. C 71676, Ref. 35783. Sold on January 1991. Very fine, extremely rare and highly impressive platinum and diamond set skeletonized dress watch. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Origin and hang tag.

HKD 600,000 - 800,000

USD 77,000 - 100,000 / CHF 73,000 - 97,000

Sold: HKD 990,000

Two body, transparent, polished, diamond-set bezel with 64 round diamonds and 32 baguette diamond, sapphire crystals. Laying on the movement plate, a gold parrot and a flower set with diamonds and an engraved gold tree and leaf. Black gold feuille hands. Cal. 5020, skeletonized, gilt, 20 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber.


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: -01

HANDS Original

Notes

Case and movement signed. DIAM. 46.5 mm.