Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 68

Audemars Piquet, Geneve, No. 55848, made in 1949. Fine and unusual, flat, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch.

C. massive, polished, bracelet fixation under the wide bezel bearing the black painted radial Roman numerals, sapphireset winding-crown. D. matt silver with painted indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. "Baton " gold hands. M. 9 "' rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 8 adjustments, selfcompensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm.