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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 351

Audemars Piguet, Genève, " Royal Oak Offshore, Automatic", No. 033. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and a brushed stainless steel integrated bracelet and clasp.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 octagonal white gold screws and 8 white gold screws on the case back, winding-crown with protective rubber cap, sapphire crystal. D. black with "Clous de Paris" decoration, tritium-coated steel indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, aperture for the days of the week and the months. "B?ton" tritium-coated steel hands. M. Cal. 2127/2827, rhodium-plated, "fausses-c?tes" decoration, 36 jewels, straightine lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, rotor with 21K gold segment.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.