Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 226

?Stainless Steel Dual-Time? Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak Dual-Time Automatic", Genève, No. 13, case No. D-21843. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, octagonal, two time-zone, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, with date, 48-hour power reserve and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet and clasp. Accompagned by original fittex box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 8 yellow gold hexagonal nuts secured by 8 yellow gold screws on the case back, screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystal. D. Blue, "Clous-de-Paris" decorated, luminous applied white gold indexes, subsidiary "guilloché" ring dials for the days of the month on the 2, the second time zone on the 6 and graduation for the power reserve indication between 8 and 11. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2129/2845, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm