Prestigious Wristwatches

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 505

Audemars Piguet, Genève, No. 56736, case No. 28058. Produced in 1940.Fine and rare, astronomic, square, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, lunar calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold buckle.

CHF 30,000 - 35,000

USD 19,000 - 22,000

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, straight teardrop lugs, flat top crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. 9''' rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 25 x 25 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

In 1924, Audemars Piguet's wristwatch manufacturing represented only 30% of their entire production. Thanks to their advanced ideas and technology, the firm produced new models, rectangular with calendar, moon phases or digital device with jump-hours from 1929 onwards, and the proportion of wristwatches surpassed the quantity of pocket watches produced.A similar watch is published in "Audemars Piguet", by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli and Martin K. Wehrli, pp. 71, 231, 232.