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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 35765BA
A very fine and unique yellow gold openface watch with enamel dial and enamel miniature painted by Ni. Gi. Barna, after a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 400,000€24,100 - 48,200$25,000 - 50,000
HK$250,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Audemars Piguet
- Year
- 1988
- Reference No
- 35765BA
- Movement No
- 264'037
- Case No
- C3862
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and enamel
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 5020, 20 jewels
- Dimensions
- 47 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Audemars Piguet </em>sales tag and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch was manufactured by Audemars Piguet and belongs to a very small series of enamel miniature painted by the artist Ni. Gi. Barna. The painting is after Dance at Bougival by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that is on view in the Sidney and Esther Rabb Gallery.
Literature
Audemars Piguet
Swiss | 1881A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.
Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.
Browse MakerToday, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.