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258 . Audemars Piguet
A fine yellow gold minute repeating jump hour wristwatch with certificate and fitted presentation box
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Manufacturer Audemars Piguet Year Circa 1993
Reference No . 257238A 0000262 Case No . D 22124 Model Name Repetition Minutes Material 18k yellow gold Calibre Mechanical , 2865 ,
32 jewels
Bracelet / Strap Burgundy Audemars Piguet crocodile leather strap
Clasp / Buckle 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet buckle stamped AP Dimensions 29 mm . width Signed
Case , dial and movement signed , case further engraved No 44
Estimate HKD 200,000-300,000 USD 25,000-38,000
Accessories With Audemars Piguet blank Certificate of Origin , fitted presentation box and outer packaging .
Jump hour watches were particularly fashionable during the 1920s Art Deco period . Their clean dial , which displayed the house and minutes through small apertures , exemplified the Art Deco style in their elegant and functional design . The present watch is a modern tribute to the iconic jump hour watches from the 1920s .
Audemars Piguet ’ s most famous minute repeating wristwatch with a jump hour display was made for John Wallace Shaeffer , Vice President of the Allied Chemical Corporation , located in Morristown , New Jersey .
The present watch is in excellent overall condition and the repeating is in phase with a very good tone and clarity .