Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 278

AUDEMARS PIGUET - DAY-DATE & MOON PHASE Audemars Piguet, Genève, "Day-Date- Automatic", case No. C 45844. Made in the 1980's. Fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with day & date, moon phases and an integral Audemars Piguet link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month and the week, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2124, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length 160 mm.