AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD LIMITED EDITION MINUTE REPEATING GRANDE AND PETITE SONNERIE CARILLON WRISTWATCH WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL DIAL

Founded in 1875, Audemars Piguet is one of the oldest watch manufacturers still under ownership of the original families. To pay homage to Jules Audemars, one of the founders of the firm, the "Grande Sonnerie Minute Repeater Carillon" was introduced in 1997, impressively witnessing Audemars Piguet's tradition of excellence and outstanding expertise.

With its long-standing history of creating striking complications, the brand perfected the minute repeating function by adding the carillon mechanism which strikes quarter hours at different tones by means of three hammer on three different gongs, creating a captivating musical effect when activated.

The sonnerie function, usually found in clocks or pocketwatches, allows the wearer to set the watch in "GS" or "Grande Sonnerie" position, allowing the movement to strike the hours and quarters on passing, the "PS" or "Petite Sonnerie" position which automatically strikes only the hours on passing, or "S", Silence. In addition, the button located at the 10 position can be depressed at any time to strike the hours, quarters and minutes on request.