Audemars Piguet
Huitième, Reference 25644/003 | A platinum chronograph wristwatch with date | Circa 1988
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November 11, 01:20 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 2126 automatic, 51 jewels
Movement number: 295'373
Case: platinum, snap-on case back
Case number: C54'130
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: yes
Accessories: Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin and Guarantee
Please note the leather strap derived from endangered species is for display purposes only and is not sold with the watch. The watch will be shipped with a Sotheby’s branded calf leather strap.
The Huitième, French for eighth, was the exclusive line of Audemars Piguet in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
The reference 25644 abides very much by the style and precedent of models from the past century. It features a large case diameter of 40mm, a signature element of the Huitième collection. Yet still round, thin and classic in shape, the present watch stands as a reminder of a totally different era for Audemars Piguet, and indeed a different era for watchmaking as a whole.
The extremely high quality Calibre 2126 was produced between 1986 to 2003 and was based on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 889 and the module from Dubois Dépraz.