Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 258

AUDEMARS PIGUET - WHITE GOLD - ROYAL OAK - OFFSHORE - TRIPLE DATE Audemars Piguet, Genève, Royal Oak Offshore - Automatic, No. 012, case No. D 91985, Ref. 25807BC. Made in a limited series circa 2000, sold on January 8th, 2002. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18k white gold wristwatch with triple date and an integrated, brushed 18k white gold link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate of origin and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold screws and 8 white gold screws on the case back, screwed-down winding crown with rubber cap protected by the crown guard, sapphire crystal. D. Black with "clous-de-Paris" decoration, luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2127/2827, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, rotor with 21K gold segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.