Tuesday, July 03, 2007

The "Only Watch 2007 " Serie
Under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. 35 exceptional contemporary wristwatches, comprising Unique Pieces, Prototypes and First in Series, to be sold at auction in Monaco for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Volcano


Lot 1
First in the series. A very fine, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman’s wristwatch with approximately 60-hour power reserve chronograph, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, date and tachometer.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team Chronograph

References: 26062PT.OO.A002CA.01. MOVEMENT: 2326/2848 self winding caliber. 950 platinum, case back adorned with an image of the Alinghi team, engraved with the inscription Royal Oak Offshore Alinghi Team - Limited Edition; water resistant to 100m. Bezel: Forged carbon. Pushers and crown: Ceramic. DIAL: Lacquered black or grey, with “Méga Tapisserie” motif; Alinghi logo at 3 o’clock. CASE:STRAP: Vulcanized rubber with pin buckle. FUNCTIONS: Hours and minutes; “flyback” chronograph with central second hand, 20 minute and 6 hour counters; regatta countdown. Limited edition of 107 timepieces.

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Audemars Piguet Millenary MC12 Tourbillon and chronograph

Reference: 26069PT.OO.D028CR.01. Movement: Caliber: 2884, hand-wound with twin barrel and tourbillon. Carbon mainplate. Anodised aluminium bridges. Total diameter: 38.40 x 33.40 mm. Caging diameter: 37.40 x 32.40 mm. Thickness: 9.67 mm. 30 jewels. 336 parts. Up to 237-hour power reserve. Cadence of the balance: 21,600 vibrations per hour. Finishing: all parts finished by hand. Functions: Hours, minutes. Chronograph. Power-reserve indication.
Case. 950 platinum. Diameter: 47 mm. Transparent sapphire crystal caseback. Water resistance: 20 m. Dial: Openworked to reveal the movement, with carbon 30-minute counter at 12 o’clock, pearly and blue paintings identical to those of the Maserati MC12 car. Gold applied Maserati trident. Blued and luminescent hands; red centre seconds hand. Strap: Hand-sewn leather large square-scale blue crocodile leather with 950 platinum AP folding clasp. Limited edition of 150.

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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Rubens Baricchello Chronograph

Ref. 26078IO.OO.D001VS.01. Grade 5 titanium case, black dial, silvered counters, black leather strap. Movement: Caliber: 2326/2840, self winding. Diameter: 26 mm (111/2 lines). Thickness: 6.15 mm. 54 jewels. 370 parts. Up to 38-hour power reserve. 28,800 vibrations per hour. Case: grade 5 titanium. Diameter: 42 mm. Ceramic bezel and push-buttons. 3D wheel-shaped medallion bearing the inscription Royal Oak Offshore Limited Edition Rubens Barrichello and adorned with the Rubens Barrichello logo. Water resistance to 100 m. Dials: black adorned with the "Méga Tapisserie Racing" motif. Luminescent gold hands and riveted hour-markers. Counter hands in the colors of the Brazilian flag (green, yellow and blue). Strap: “Anfibio” leather. Exclusive AP folding clasp. Functions: Hours and minutes, small seconds, chronograph with sweep seconds hand, 30-minute and 12-hour counters , tachometric ring, date. Limited series of 1’000.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Audemars Piguet Tradition of excellence Cabinet No.5


Millenay perpetual calendar with a hand-wound AP caliber 2899, 42 jewels, 21,600 bph.168-hour power reserve. Indication; hours, minutes, day, date, month and leap year. Platinium case. Diameter 46.5mm. Double sapphire crystals. Crocodile strap. Water-resistant to 20 metres. Limited Edition of 20 pieces.

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

The "Vintage Serie"
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore "End Of Days"

Made in a limited edition of 500 examples circa 2000, in collaboration with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Large, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel with black PVD-coating gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, date and a Kevlar strap. Three-body case, polished and brushed, screwed-down rubber top winding-crown, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal recessed stainless steel nuts screwed to 8 screws on the case back, sapphire crystal. Anthracite dial with "Clous de Paris" decoration with painted luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary satiné black dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers, outer tachometer graduation, "Cyclops" aperture for the date. Luminous yellow “bâton” hands. Movement: Caliber 2226/2840, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight line lever escapement,, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring, 21K gold rotor. Diameter 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

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Thursday, January 12, 2006

The "Vintage Serie"
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel Automatique


Made in a limited edition of only 25 examples in the 1990s. Octagonal, astronomic, skeletonized, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold and platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and an 18K pink gold and platinum Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp. Three-body case, solid, polished and brushed, octagonal platinum bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the case back, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Transparent dial, subsidiary white ring dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Pink gold "bâton" hands. Movement: Caliber 2120/ 4, gilt brass, hand-engraved and skeletonized, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating freesprung flat balance-spring, hand-engraved and skeletonized rotor with 21K gold segment. Diameter 39 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

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Monday, October 31, 2005

Audemars Piguet Dual Time Millenary Maserati

Created to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Maserati. Limited Edition of only 450 pieces in red gold. Mechanical movement with automatic winding; Audemars Piguet Caliber 2329/2846; 37 jewels; 28,800 vph; power reserve 40 hours; Cotes de Geneve decoration. Functions: hours, minutes; date; second time zone; day/night indication; power reserve indication. Case: in 18 karat red gold, brushed finish; oval Millenary case, 47 x 42 mm (excl. lugs & crown); sapphire crystal; red gold crown with logo; back secured by 6 screws, engraved with Maserati 90th Anniversary logo. Water-resistant to 20 meters.Dial: black, with silver sub-dials; printed Arabic numerals; applied red gold Maserati logo; red gold lance hands with luminous coating. Indications: date between 2 and 3; second time zone dial at 6; day/night indicator at 7; power reserve arc between 7 and 11.Strap: black leather with red gold AP deployant clasp.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Audemars Piguet Time Equation

The new Time Equation by Audemars Piguet indicates exact noon as well as the difference between real solar time and ‘conventional’ time. This deviation passes from less than 16 minutes and 23 seconds on November 24, to more than 14 minutes and 22 seconds on February 11. This is what is called the Time Equation. This is where the ‘Time Equation Cam’ comes into the picture. Shaped like a kidney, it makes one rotation in a year, offering high precision since each day of the year is different.Moreover, this same timepiece also indicates the times of the sunrise and sunset, according to the latitude where it was adjusted (the name of the reference city is inscribed on the edge). Even there, the difficulty is not trivial since, depending on where the wearer is located, the hours can vary considerably. At the poles, for example, there are solstices where the sun never sets. Another exceptional indication is the astronomical moon. Adjusted in 2005 by a simple push on the specially designed corrector, the astronomical moon will require no corrections until 2127! It will only deviate from the real moon by 57 seconds 1/5 instead of 44 minutes and 2 seconds 4/5 for traditional lunar phases. All of these indications, connected to the Perpetual Calendar, are aligned on the 12 o’clock – 6 o’clock axis and require no corrections until 2100.
The automatic Calibre 2120/2808, with a power reserve of 48 hours, equips this marvel, of which Audemars Piguet can make personalized versions depending on the location chosen by the owner.


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Friday, April 15, 2005

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore

From the famous Royal Oak Offshore (Oversized) Collection with the disditictive Rubber Buttons, Crown & Rubber ring between the bezel & case. With the immediately recognizable hexagon design bezel secured by 8 steel screws. Crystal Scratch Resistant Sapphire. Stainless Steel Case with an all brushed finish, Silver "Waffle" design textured dial with Large luminous Arabic Numeral Hour Markers & Luminous Hands. Smooth Dark Blue/Black Leather Strap with steel Deployment Buckle. This watch features: A Chronograph Function. Date Window located at the 3 o'clock position. Water Resistant to 50m/165ft. Case Diameter 44.5mm. Case Thickness 14.2mm.

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