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| AUDEMARS PIGUET - ROYAL OAK - PERPETUAL CALENDAR
ANTHRACITE DIAL – NO. 089
Audemars Piguet, Genève, Royal Oak, Quantième Perpétuel Automatic," No. 089,
case No. D 42106, Ref. 25820. Made in 1997.
Very fine and rare, octagonal, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel
wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and a stainless steel
Royal Oak bracelet with deployant clasp.
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| C. Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal recessed
white gold nuts screwed to eight screws on the transparent case back, hexagonal
winding crown, sapphire crystals.
D. Checkerboard anthracite with applied luminous white gold indexes, subsidiary dials
for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture
for the moon phases. Luminous white gold baton hands.
M. Cal. 2120/4, rhodium-plated, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic
balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber,
self-compensating fl at balance spring, engraved 18K yellow gold rotor segment.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm. |
Estimate: 20,000 USD - 30,000 USD
Estimate: 15,000 CHF - 23,000 CHF
Estimate: 14,000 EUR - 21,000 EUR
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| Audemars Piguet Ref. 25820 is usually found fi tted with either a blue or a white dial,
with the contemporary anthracite version featuring four quadrants for the leap year
indication. This example with classic dial is very rare to fi nd in anthracite. |
Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces 14-09-2011 |
Sold including buyer's premium: 31,250 USD |
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