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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 6. 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].

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]

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.