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

LOT 9

?Platinum Tourbillon? Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Automatic Tourbillon with Power Reserve", No. 16, case No. D 39107. Made in a limited edition in 1994. Very fine and rare platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 60-hour power reserve, date and a platinum Audemars Piguet buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, brushed flat band, rounded polished bezel, teardrop lugs, back winder, sapphire crystal. D. White lacquer, with offcenter auxiliary dials; on the 12: hours and minutes dial with painted radial Roman numerals, on the 3: days of the month, on the 6: aperture for the tourbillon cage, on the 9: 60 hours up-and-down graduation. Burnished steel "Feuille" hands for the time, blued steel "Epée" hands for the date and power reserve ring dials. M. Cal. 2875, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 41 jewels, titanium tourbillon cage, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 10 mm.