Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 31, 1998

LOT 53

Audemars Piguet, Geneve, "Automatic", No. 85749, case No. 26863, made in 1961. Very fine, centre second, self-winding, waterproof, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date.

C. massive, polished, screwed back, lapidated lugs. D. matt silver with applied gold indexes, aperture for the date. "Baton" gold hands. M. 12 1/4"' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes " decoration, 29 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 4 positions, antishock system, self compensating Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.