Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jul 23, 2020
LOT 351
Audemars Piguet
Ref. TR 25644 O 003, self-winding, chronograph, minute and hour recorders, date; Tantale and 18K pink gold
HKD 40,000 - 64,000
CHF 5,000 - 8,000 / USD 5,300 - 8,500
Tantale and 18K pink gold, self-winding, round-shaped, wristwatch, water-resistant with snap-on case-back, grey colour dial with radial indexes, subsidiary seconds at 12 and four horological complications:
• 1/8 second chronograph (activated by the two round push-pieces) with tachometric scale graduated on the dial for 500 units per hour
• Dragging 30-minute recorder (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock)
• 12-hour recorder (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
• Instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock under Cyclops lens)
• 12-hour recorder (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)
• Instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock under Cyclops lens)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Audemars Piguet, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Reference TR 25644 O 003
Year circa 1989-1990
Movement No. 325 747
Case No. C60674
Bracelet grey leather AP strap, 18K pink gold AP double folding deployant clasp
Caliber 2126 / 2840
Dimensions Ø 40.5 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories contemporary AP fitted box, original invoice, instruction booklet
Notes
The original invoice mentioned that this watch was sold to Mr. Trentini, Peaulux, Geneva, on April 18, 1990, for the amount of CHF 8 125.- The official Swiss retail price was at the time CHF 12 500.-
Mr. Trentini was the owner of a Genevan leather straps factory and the supplier of numerous horological manufactories, like Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, etc.