AUDEMARS PIGUET. A FINE, IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE SET OF TWO 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC EQUATION OF TIME WRISTWATCHES WITH CALENDAR, DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL TIME AND MOON PHASES

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, "JULES AUDEMARS EQUATION DU TEMPS", BEARING THE SIGNATURES OF BILL CLINTON AND HAMID KARZAI, CASE NOS. E68777 AND E68798, CIRCA 2004

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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A FINE, IMPORTANT AND UNIQUE SET OF TWO 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC EQUATION OF TIME WRISTWATCHES WITH CALENDAR, DIURNAL AND NOCTURNAL TIME AND MOON PHASES
Signed Audemars Piguet, "Jules Audemars Equation du Temps", Bearing the Signatures of Bill Clinton and Hamid Karzai, Case Nos. E68777 and E68798, circa 2004
The first with the bezel engraved for equation of time and the latitude of The White House, 12h 08', in 18k white gold case with the display back bearing the signature of Bill Clinton, with 18k white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp; the second with the bezel engraved for equation of time and the latitude of Kabul, 11h 53', in 18k yellow gold case with the display back bearing the signature of Hamid Karzai, with 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp; each with nickel-finished lever movement, 41 jewels, free sprung gyromax balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 21k gold-edged pierced rotor, silvered dial with engine-turned center of concentric circles and applied baton and triangular numerals, four subsidiary dials indicating day combined with date, diurnal hours, nocturnal hours and month combined with phases of the moon, circular water-resistant-type case, the sapphire crystal display back secured by five screws, case, dial and movement signed
39mm diams. (2)

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Accompanied by Audemars Piguet cardboard slipcase, large wood presentation box with key, two certificates, two instruction manuals, a CD of images of the watches and two setting pins.

Audemars Piguet produced this unique set of "Equation du Temps" wristwatches, signed by former President Bill Clinton and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, for the "Time to Give" charity auction held in Beverly Hills, California in 2004.

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