Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 38

Piaget - White Gold - Altiplano - Double Play Piaget, "Altiplano Mécanique Double Jeu," case No. 1022081, Ref. P10665. Made circa 2008, sold July 21st, 2010. Very fine, rare and unusual, two time zone, two thin 18K white gold wristwatches back on back with an 18K white gold Piaget deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate, invoice, instruction manual and pouch.

C. Four-body, solid, polished and brushed, hinged upper case: case back with 8 screws, domed sapphire crystal. Lower case: straight lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. Upper: Satine silver with painted baton indexes, subsidiary guilloche seconds dial at 9. Oxidized gold baton hands. Lower: Satine silver with painted 24-hour Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 838 P, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Lower: Cal. 832 P, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring Dials, case and movements signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 12 mm.