Important Watches featuring Masterworks of Time
Important Watches featuring Masterworks of Time
A FINE AND RARE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED NAUTICAL THEME CIRCA 1982, MOVEMENT 264004 [愛彼罕有黃金鑲鑽石懷錶,飾航海主題彩繪琺瑯畫,年份約1982,機芯編號264004]
Auction Closed
November 11, 05:36 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Audemars Piguet
A FINE AND RARE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET KEYLESS LEVER WATCH WITH POLYCHROME ENAMEL PAINTED NAUTICAL THEME
CIRCA 1982, MOVEMENT 264004
[愛彼罕有黃金鑲鑽石懷錶,飾航海主題彩繪琺瑯畫,年份約1982,機芯編號264004]
• Movement: cal. 5020 nickel movement, lever escapement, 20 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance
• Dial: champagne, Roman numerals, outer minute ring, blued steel moon hands, signed Audemars Piguet
• Case: 18ct gold, the back with polychrome enamel painted scene of ships in full sail, signed NI.GI.Barna, diamond-set border, rope-twist band
diameter 47mm
The present lot is a wonderful example of the work of Ni. Gi. Barna, an artist that Audemars Piguet commissioned, in the early 1980s, to produce miniature enamel paintings to be fitted to a small group of watches. Barna's work displayed the artist's exceptional skill with enamel, the most challenging of media. According to our research, only five Barna pieces are known: one featuring Bedouin horsemen, one featuring a fox hunt scene, and three, including the present lot, exploring maritime themes.
For a similar watch, see: Sotheby's New York, 10 December 2013, lot 21.