Audemars Piguet - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR Hong Kong Monday, May 29, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: 1988
    Reference No: 35765BA
    Movement No: 264'037
    Case No: C3862
    Material: 18k yellow gold and enamel
    Calibre: Mechanical, 5020, 20 jewels
    Dimensions: 47 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Audemars Piguet sales tag and fitted presentation box.
    Literature: For another example of an openface watch with enamel miniature, please see Audemars Piguet by Bruner, Pfeiffer-Belli and Wehrli, page 82.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present watch was manufactured by Audemars Piguet and belongs to a very small series of enamel miniature painted by the artist Ni. Gi. Barna. The painting is after Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that is on view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 35765BA
A very fine and unique yellow gold openface watch with enamel dial and enamel miniature painted by Ni. Gi. Barna, after a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1988
47 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$200,000 - 400,000 
€24,100-48,200
$25,000-50,000

Sold for HK$250,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: FOUR

Hong Kong Auction 30 May 2017