Audemars Piguet and Cartier. A very fine and unusual 18K gold and diamond-set backwound bracelet watch with concealed dial

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, MOVEMENT NO. 94632, CASE NOS. 8251 AND 67381.8.68, HAND-STAMPED WITH CARTIER REFERENCE NO. 18315, CIRCA 1964

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Audemars Piguet and Cartier. A very fine and unusual 18K gold and diamond-set backwound bracelet watch with concealed dial
Signed Audemars Piguet, movement no. 94632, case nos. 8251 and 67381.8.68, hand-stamped with Cartier reference no. 18315, circa 1964
With nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the silvered matte dial with applied gold baton numerals, in rectangular case with winding crown to the back, all set within the 18K gold double strand rope-twist bracelet set with two bands of graduated circular-cut diamonds, the hinged cover concealing the dial, case numbered by maker and with hand-stamped Cartier reference numbers, dial signed by maker and retailer, movement signed and numbered by maker
12 mm. wide & 165 mm. overall length

Lot Essay

According to the Archives of Audemars Piguet, the movement and inner case of the present watch were sold on 30 October 1964. It can therefore be assumed that the diamond-set bracelet has been added by Cartier.

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