Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
?Ruby Indexes? Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 55601, case No. 2232. Made in 1949. Very fine and unusual, 18K pink gold and ruby gentleman's wristwatch.
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, wide flat bezel set with 12 rectangular cut rubies hour markers, straight lugs, flat crystal. D. Matte silver with painted indexes, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold "baton" hands. M. Cal. 9 1/2???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with eight adjustments, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 29 mm. Thickness: 7 mm.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |