Hong Kong, Nov 25, 2022
LOT 191
AUDEMARS PIGUET MADE FOR TÜRLER
“COIN” WRISTWATCH; “TWENTY DOLLARS, LIBERTY, 1872”; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 39,700 - 80,000
EUR 5,100 - 10,200 / CHF 5,000 - 10,000 / USD 5,100 - 10,200
18K yellow gold, manual-winding, round-shaped, thin gentleman’s wristwatch, set into a “Twenty Dollars, Liberty, 1872” American coin, snap-on case-back, silver colour dial with radial indexes.
Double case, coin opening with a push-piece located on the case-band at 3 o’clock, three-body hinged inner case, moulted lugs (mint mark letter “S” for The San Francisco Mint).
Double case, coin opening with a push-piece located on the case-band at 3 o’clock, three-body hinged inner case, moulted lugs (mint mark letter “S” for The San Francisco Mint).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Audemars Piguet, Le Brassus (Vallée de Joux)
Model “Twenty Dollars, Liberty, 1872”; made for Türler, Zürich
Year circa 1958
Movement No. 71 452
Case No. 14 194
Material 18K yellow gold
Bracelet black leather strap
Buckle gilded metal buckle
Diameter 34.8 mm.
Caliber 2003 LeC, adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, 17 jewels
Weight 41.9 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
Audemars Piguet, “montres numismatiques” (numismatic watches)
An early example of this type of watch which exists as a purse-watch or wristwatch. These watches appeared in the Art Deco period (circa 1930-1940), when they were rare due to the complexity of the case and the use of an extra-flat calibre. After the Second World War, their production resumed but it is only in the 1970’s that they will be really in vogue and of a more current realization.
A similar watch, a purse version, is published in Brunner, Gisbert L., Pfeiffer-Belli, Christian, & Wehrli, Martin K., Audemars Piguet, le maître de l’horlogerie, Le Brassus, Audemars Piguet Editions, 1993, p. 98, ills. 52-54, where it is referred to as a “montre numismatique” (numismatic watch).