Audemars Piguet - Magnificent Jewels Geneva Monday, November 17, 2008 | Phillips

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    • Of nickel-finished lever movement, 30 jewels, one minute tourbillon regulator with mono-metallic compensation balance visible on dial, with silvered engine-turned chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, two chronograph buttons. The circular black dial with luminescent Arabic numerals, with sapphire crystal display back showing skeletal  movement, joined by a deployant AP motif clasp, mounted in 18K gold, dial 40 mm.

    • Case, dial and movement signed, ‘Audemars Piguet.’ With a lacquer Audemars Piguet case and box.

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    Audemars Piguet

    Swiss • 1881

    A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.

    Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.

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An Important 18K Gold ‘Jules Audemars’ Tourbillon Chronograph Wristwatch

Of nickel-finished lever movement, 30 jewels, one minute tourbillon regulator with mono-metallic compensation balance visible on dial, with silvered engine-turned chapter ring, subsidiary seconds, two chronograph buttons. The circular black dial with luminescent Arabic numerals, with sapphire crystal display back showing skeletal  movement, joined by a deployant AP motif clasp, mounted in 18K gold, dial 40 mm.
Case, dial and movement signed, ‘Audemars Piguet.’ With a lacquer Audemars Piguet case and box.

Estimate
CHF75,000 - 100,000 

Magnificent Jewels

18 Nov 2008, 4pm
Geneva