Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 15, 2016

LOT 246

AUDEMARS PIGUET TRIPLE DATE AND MOONPHASE PINK GOLD Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 55903, Ref. 5513. Made in 1949. Very fine and rare, early, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases with an 18k pink gold AP buckle.

CHF 35,000 - 55,000

HKD 280,000 - 445,000 / USD 37,000 - 58,000

Sold: CHF 48,750

Three-body, solid, polished, lapidated straight lugs. Matte silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the days of the month and the months and of the week, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. 9/10''', caliber RS, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balace-spring.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-8-10

Good

Slightly scratched

Patinated

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 31 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. For a similar watch in yellow gold, only 2 case numbers apart see Brunner, Pfeiffer Belli, Wehrli, Audemars Piguet 125 ans d'audace, p. 71 and 233