Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 22, 2013

LOT 580

Audemars Piguet Ref. 25730BA Royal Oak Dual-Time Yellow Gold Audemars Piguet, ?Royal Oak Dual- Time Automatic?, No. 549, case No. E 27674, Ref. 25730BA. Sold on July 3rd, 2001. Very fine, octagonal, two time zone, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, power reserve, day/night indication and 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty, extra links(x2), instruction booklet and hang tag.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, 8 gold hexagonal nuts secured by 8 gold screws on the case back, screwed down winding- crown, sapphire crystal. D. White, ?Grande Tapisserie? decoration, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month at 2, the second time zone at 6 and graduation for the power reserve indication between 8 and 11, day/ night indication between 7 and 8, outer minute divisions. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 2229/2845, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36.5 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 160 mm. Property of a Japanese Collector