Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016
LOT 201
AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK AUTOMATIC YELLOW GOLD Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak, Automatic", case No. 258, Ref. BA 4100/477. Made in the 1980's. Fine and rare, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet link bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by an AP service invoice dated 2012.
HKD 100,000 - 150,000
USD 12,800 - 19,300 / CHF 12,700 - 19,100
Sold: HKD 125,000
Two-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the case back, angled lugs with 4 screws to fix the bracelet, sapphire crystal. Gray "clous de Paris" with applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |