Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 104

AUDEMARS PIGUET - STEEL MILLINARY CHRONOGRAPH Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Millenary Chronograph Automatic," case No. E 44178, Ref. 25822. Made in the 1990's. Fine, horizontal oval, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with 6 screws, rounded lugs, cabochon sapphire-set winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied blue indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer tachometer graduation to 1000 UPH, cyclops aperture for the date. Blued steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 2226/2840, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41 x 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.