176 Audemars Piguet A highly rare and important, open face minute repeater pocket watch, with sliding case retailed by Gübelin Lucerne.

Estimate: € 12.000 –⁠ 24.000

What we have here is an impressive and important minute-repeating pocket watch, retailed by E. Gübelin of Lucerne, and born from the ateliers of Audemars Piguet, one of the most revered manufactures of complications in the 20th century. At first glance, the 18K gold open-face case and classically balanced dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands convey understated elegance. But the signature “E. Gübelin, Horloger, Lucerne” reveals this is no ordinary watch. For collectors in the know, Gübelin was not just a retailer, but a trusted curator of mechanical excellence, sourcing only the best from the finest manufactures. Inside, the movement speaks for itself. The bridge shapes, finishing, and layout unmistakably reflect Audemars Piguet’s hand. But the crowning detail is the ingenious repeater activation system — not a lever, but a sliding case that seamlessly initiates the chime. A rare patented mechanism, discreet and intuitive, and as sophisticated as it is subtle. Such pieces were never meant for the masses. They were crafted in infinitesimal numbers for connoisseurs who valued silence over showmanship — watches that needed no logos to declare their greatness. To hold this piece is to hold a moment of horological purity — when discretion, precision, and poetic engineering quietly reigned supreme.

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