Exclusive Timepieces 22 – 23 October 2022 | Monaco
Auction Details
One of the finest selections of vintage and contemporary watches we were able to put together. We tried to do our best to offer you extremely rare and well preserved collectable pieces of the best manufactures.
Session I: Saturday 22 October, 2:30 PM – lots 1 to 104
Session II: Sunday 23 October, 10:30 AM – lots 105 to 179
Session III: Sunday 23 October, 2:30 PM – lots 180 to 271
125 Audemars Piguet Very unusual and rare, Pocket watch in yellow gold, with diamond set bezel, decorated skeleton yellow-gold dial and diamond set chain.
Estimate: € 10,000 – 20,000
Sold € 13,000
Lot Description
Model: Pocket Watch Skeletonized
Case Material: Yellow Gold and Diamonds
Year: 1980s
Movement: Manual
Caliber: 2003/1
Case N°: B15074
Movement N°: 161033
Dimensions: 36 × 40
Signed: Dial, Case and Movement
Accessories: Chain 18K
It was 1875 when Jules Louis Audemars joined forces with Edward Auguste Piguet. They worked together to develop watches equipped with complex mechanisms and precision still found in the watches today. Over the years Audemars Piguet has been a source of inspiration and an example for many watch brands due to the incredible innovations, it has been able to bring and for the large number of challenges it has faced. Already in 1892 they created the first minute repeating movement for history’s wristwatch. In 1934 the first skeletonized pocket watch was produced and in 1946 came the thinnest wristwatch. Watchmaking milestone, Audemars Piguet deserves a place of honor in every self-respecting collection, and the pocket watch here offered is one of those objects that best represents the AP ability in terms of aesthetics and quality. The thin hexagonal asymmetric case in yellow gold on both sides presents a diamond-set edge decoration a fantastic bramble in gold motif, in the middle of which is the heart of the watch: a skeleton movement with gunmetal-colored feuille hands. This Precious is, furthermore, embellished by its yellow-gold chain with diamonds at the top, jewel for its unique style, this watch is further proof of Audemars Piguet’s skill.