Lot 230
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Audemars Piguet for Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases
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Audemars Piguet for Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases

SIGNED VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, GENÈVE, CHRONOMÈTRE, NO. 5287, MANUFACTURED IN 1894

Details
Audemars Piguet for Vacheron Constantin. A very fine and rare 18K gold hunter case minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph keyless lever watch with moon phases
Signed Vacheron & Constantin, Genève, Chronomètre, No. 5287, manufactured in 1894
Cal. 18'''SMCRS keyless mechanical movement, 39 jewels, minute repeating on two steel hammers, gold cuvette engraved Ugo Carcasse 18 Gennajo 1904, white enamel dial, Breguet numerals, four subsidiary dials indicating month, leap year display and 30 minutes register, day, date and moon phases, constant seconds and lunar calendar, plain circular case, repeating slide and two chronograph buttons in the band, case numbered, cuvette signed and numbered
50 mm. diam.
Literature
The present watch is prominently illustrated in Audemars Piguet by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer Belli and Martin K. Wehrli, 1992, p. 148.
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Lot Essay

Made by Audemars Piguet and sold by Vacheron Constantin around 1900, this Triple Complication is an example of exceptional quality not only in regards to its movement, but also its dial and case, meeting a level of superb quality characterizing Audemars Piguet's timepieces for this period of time. No wonder that Vacheron Constantin chose Audemars Piguet as a supplier for such a watch, certainly upon special request of one of the company's faithful clients.

This partnership results in an outstanding and exceedingly rare timepiece providing the collector with delight also thanks to the documentation both within the literature by Audemars Piguet and the Archives from Vacheron Constantin.

The overall appeal of this masterwork of horology is enhanced by its very good overall condition.

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