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Lot 250
Audemars Piguet. A fine and attractive ultra-thin 18K gold wristwatch with large hobnail bezel and hidden lugs
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GENÈVE, REF. 5093, CASE NO. 16'272, MOVEMENT NO. 74'298, CIRCA 1959
Closed11 November 2013
Price Realised
CHF 8,750
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Specialist note
According to the Archives of Audemars Piguet, the present watch was sold in 1959.
The present example features the ultra-thin caliber 2003 with a breaking record thickness of only 1.64 mm. Caliber 2003 was introduced in 1953 as a replacement of 9'''ML.
Similar examples are illustrated in Audemars Piguet Masterpieces of classical watchmaking, by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli, Martin K. Wehrli, 1992, p. 201 and 268.
The present example features the ultra-thin caliber 2003 with a breaking record thickness of only 1.64 mm. Caliber 2003 was introduced in 1953 as a replacement of 9'''ML.
Similar examples are illustrated in Audemars Piguet Masterpieces of classical watchmaking, by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli, Martin K. Wehrli, 1992, p. 201 and 268.