Audemars Piguet. A fine 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and box
Audemars Piguet. A fine 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and box
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Many of the watches offered for sale in this catal… Read more AUDEMARS PIGUETRef. 25657BAThe Property of a Gentleman
Audemars Piguet. A fine 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and box

Signed Audemars Piguet, Automatic, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique, Ref. 25657BA, movement no. 294'417, case no. C 61'242, manufactured in 1989

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Audemars Piguet. A fine 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and box
Signed Audemars Piguet, Automatic, Quantième Perpétuel Automatique, Ref. 25657BA, movement no. 294'417, case no. C 61'242, manufactured in 1989
Movement: cal. 2120/2800 automatic, 31 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: snap on back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Audemars Piguet buckle, metal setting pin, user manual, various moon calendars for the Northern Hemisphere, Audemars Piguet 1989 sales catalogue and price list, pouch, orignal fitted presentation box with electrical winding facility, outer packagings
Special notice
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot. On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

According to the Archives of Audemars Piguet, the present watch was sold to Germany in 1989. It was originally fitted with movement no. 249'417 which has been changed against the present one to a later date.

At the time of its launch in 1978, ref. 25657, the Quantième Perpétuel Automatique model, was one of the few perpetual calendar wristwatches available at the period. It incorporated furthermore one of the most important horological innovation of the time, the world’s (still today) thinnest, automatic perpetual calendar movement with an ultra-slim profile of only 3.95 mm., cal. 2120.

The present example is from the C or third series of the model.

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