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Audemars Piguet. A very fine and very rare 18K white gold “extra-thin” rectangular wristwatch
Audemars Piguet. A very fine and very rare 18K white gold “extra-thin” rectangular wristwatch
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Audemars Piguet. A very fine and very rare 18K white gold “extra-thin” rectangular wristwatch

Signed Audemars Piguet, Genève, ref. 5089, movement no. 64'005, case no. 6'387, manufactured in 1955

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Audemars Piguet. A very fine and very rare 18K white gold “extra-thin” rectangular wristwatch
Signed Audemars Piguet, Genève, ref. 5089, movement no. 64'005, case no. 6'387, manufactured in 1955
Movement: cal. 2003, manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: snap on back, 26 mm. width, 30 mm. overall length, signed
With: unsigned 18K white gold woven bracelet, overall length approx.175 mm., Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin dated 29 March 2010 with engraved numbered plaque, confirming production of the present white gold watch in 1955 with calibre 2003 movement, painted dial with painted black indexes, and numbered envelope for the certificate
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Lot Essay

One of the most elegant and understated time-only wristwatches produced by Audemars Piguet, the present fresh to the market “extra-thin” wristwatch impresses by its original condition. Housed within the rectangular angled case, a masterpiece of minimalist design in itself, is the impressive extra-thin caliber 2003 hand-wound movement.

Audemars Piguet introduced the caliber 2003 in late 1953 starting with movement number 60000. The caliber 2003 remained in production for half a century.

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