Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...
Geneva, May 10, 2009
LOT 227
Heures Sautantes Audemars, Piguet & Co, Brassus & Genève, No. 19860. Made in 1917. Very fine and rare, thin, 18K yellow gold, keyless, digital jumphour dress watch.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
USD 7,000 - 10,500 / EUR 5,300 - 8,000
Sold: CHF 13,800
C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", polished, the back with engraved Oriental-style monogram ?PF?. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Matte champagne, aperture for Arabic jump hour numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel lozenge hand. M. 37 mm.,16 ½???, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
A similar pocket watch is illustrated in "Audemars Piguet" by L. Brunner, C. Pfeiffer-Belli, and M.K. Wehrli, p. 83.