Audemars Piguet Reference 25866PT.OO.D002CR.02 Jules Audemars Grande Complication | A platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar split second chronograph wristwatch with moon phase, week and leap-year indication, Circa 2008 | 愛彼 型號...
Audemars Piguet
Reference 25866PT.OO.D002CR.02 Jules Audemars Grande Complication
A platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar split second chronograph wristwatch with moon phase, week and leap-year indication, Circa 2008
愛彼 型號 25866PT.OO.D002CR.02 Jules Audemars Grande Complication
鉑金三問報時萬年曆追針計時腕錶，備月相、週數及閏年顯示，製作年份約 2008
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 2885 automatic, 52 jewels
Movement number: 418'144
Case: platinum, snap-on sapphire crystal display back
Case number: F 34'531
Closure: platinum Audemars Piguet folding clasp
Size: 42 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Audemars Piguet winding presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Origin booklet dated January 26, 2008, Certificate of authenticity and exclusivity book, two additional straps, and service booklet
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall excellent condition with signs of previous light polishing.
Dial: The dial is in overall excellent condition.
Movement: The minute repeater is chiming in phase. The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
**Please note that the additional straps are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species.**
***Please be advised that the bands on this watch are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) and thus not sold with the watch, they are for display purposes only. We will remove these bands prior to international shipping and the state of California.***
Catalogue Note:
To be considered a Grande Complication at Audemars Piguet, a watch must include three of the most technically complex complications, a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph and a perpetual calendar (in addition, the current watches has a phases of the moon indicator). Since 1882, Audemars Piguet has made a point of keeping the Grande Complication at the spearhead of its production even during times of crisis, perpetuating this ancestral craftsmanship from one generation to the next.
Making a Grande Complication watch is a long, patient task reserved for the finest exponents of the craft. Each Audemars Piguet Grande Complication is made by a single master watchmaker from beginning to end of the process. This process, stretching up to eight months of relentless hard work and dedication involves assembling the movement’s 648 components, adjusting all functions, dismantling, decorating, reassembling, further adjusting, dismantling, applying galvanic treatment, cleaning, reassembling, casing and final testing. The skills and heritage that go into the creation of Grande Complication watches infuse the whole Manufacture.
Following the Quartz crisis, Audemars Piguet released its first Grande Complication wristwatch in 1996 in a Jules Audemars case measuring no more than 8.5 mm in thickness and cased in precious metals and titanium.
The current example is cased in platinum is presented in superb condition and is accompanied by its full suite of accessories.
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Audemars Piguet
Reference 25866PT.OO.D002CR.02 Jules Audemars Grande Complication
A platinum minute repeating perpetual calendar split second chronograph wristwatch with moon phase, week and leap-year indication, Circa 2008
愛彼 型號 25866PT.OO.D002CR.02 Jules Audemars Grande Complication
鉑金三問報時萬年曆追針計時腕錶，備月相、週數及閏年顯示，製作年份約 2008
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 2885 automatic, 52 jewels
Movement number: 418'144
Case: platinum, snap-on sapphire crystal display back
Case number: F 34'531
Closure: platinum Audemars Piguet folding clasp
Size: 42 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Audemars Piguet winding presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Origin booklet dated January 26, 2008, Certificate of authenticity and exclusivity book, two additional straps, and service booklet
Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall excellent condition with signs of previous light polishing.
Dial: The dial is in overall excellent condition.
Movement: The minute repeater is chiming in phase. The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement.
**Please note that the additional straps are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species.**
***Please be advised that the bands on this watch are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) and thus not sold with the watch, they are for display purposes only. We will remove these bands prior to international shipping and the state of California.***
Catalogue Note:
To be considered a Grande Complication at Audemars Piguet, a watch must include three of the most technically complex complications, a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph and a perpetual calendar (in addition, the current watches has a phases of the moon indicator). Since 1882, Audemars Piguet has made a point of keeping the Grande Complication at the spearhead of its production even during times of crisis, perpetuating this ancestral craftsmanship from one generation to the next.
Making a Grande Complication watch is a long, patient task reserved for the finest exponents of the craft. Each Audemars Piguet Grande Complication is made by a single master watchmaker from beginning to end of the process. This process, stretching up to eight months of relentless hard work and dedication involves assembling the movement’s 648 components, adjusting all functions, dismantling, decorating, reassembling, further adjusting, dismantling, applying galvanic treatment, cleaning, reassembling, casing and final testing. The skills and heritage that go into the creation of Grande Complication watches infuse the whole Manufacture.
Following the Quartz crisis, Audemars Piguet released its first Grande Complication wristwatch in 1996 in a Jules Audemars case measuring no more than 8.5 mm in thickness and cased in precious metals and titanium.
The current example is cased in platinum is presented in superb condition and is accompanied by its full suite of accessories.
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