Lot 19

Audemars Piguet. A rare 18K gold rectangular Jump Hour wristwatch with hinged back case

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO 32'110, CASE NO 39'811, CIRCA 1938

Price realised CHF 8,125

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CHF 8,000 – CHF 12,000

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Audemars Piguet. A rare 18K gold rectangular Jump Hour wristwatch with hinged back case

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, GENÈVE, MOVEMENT NO 32'110, CASE NO 39'811, CIRCA 1938

Price realised CHF 8,125

Closed: 12 May 2014

Price realised CHF 8,125

Closed: 12 May 2014

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Audemars Piguet. A rare 18K gold rectangular Jump Hour wristwatch with hinged back case
Signed Audemars Piguet, Genève, movement no 32'110, case no 39'811, circa 1938
Mechanical movement, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, outer railway five minute divisions, aperture for jumping Arabic hours, engine-turned subsidiary second with blued steel hand, rectangular-shaped case, snap-on hinged back, case, dial and movement signed
25.6 mm. wide, 36.7 mm. overall length

Lot Essay

The so-called "Digital" or "Jump Hour" watches enjoyed a great popularity between the late 1920s and the mid-1930s, the sober and purely functional design reflecting the period of great economic depression following the Wall Street crash in 1929.

The present watch is a particularly elegant example of such a "jump hour" watch, distinguished by its charming golden dial, and the attractive overall condition.

A similar example of Audemars Piguet Jump Hour wristwatch is illustrated in by Gisbert L. Brunner, Christian Pfeiffer-Belli & Martin K. Wehrli, p.179.

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