Lot Essay
Although the present watch is not registered in the books of Audemars Piguet, its high quality and layout suggest that the ébauche was made by the renowned manufacturer.
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CASE SIGNED TOUCHON & CO., MOVEMENT SIGNED MADE FOR TIFFANY & CO., SWITZERLAND, NO. 13'523, CIRCA 1919
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Touchon & Co., made for Tiffany & Co. A fine 18K gold openface split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch
Case signed Touchon & Co., movement signed Made for Tiffany & Co., Switzerland, No. 13'523, circa 1919
With nickel-finished lever movement, 22 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, gold cuvette with engraved inscription May 6, 1919, the gilt matte dial with Breguet numerals, outer five minute divisions, blued steel moon-style hands, two subsidiary dials indicating 30 minutes register and constant seconds, in circular plain case, engraved initials EWR to the hinged back, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through a button in the band and through the crown, case signed Made for Tiffany & Co. by Touchon & Co. Switzerland and numbered, cuvette numbered, dial and movement signed
46 mm. diam.
Case signed Touchon & Co., movement signed Made for Tiffany & Co., Switzerland, No. 13'523, circa 1919
With nickel-finished lever movement, 22 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, gold cuvette with engraved inscription May 6, 1919, the gilt matte dial with Breguet numerals, outer five minute divisions, blued steel moon-style hands, two subsidiary dials indicating 30 minutes register and constant seconds, in circular plain case, engraved initials EWR to the hinged back, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through a button in the band and through the crown, case signed Made for Tiffany & Co. by Touchon & Co. Switzerland and numbered, cuvette numbered, dial and movement signed
46 mm. diam.