Audemars Repeater Perpetual Calendar Chronograph with Retrograde Lunar Hand
Fine Very fine, handsome, and probably unique Audemars Piguet 18K gold
minute repeater moonphase perpetual calendar split second chronograph with register
and with additional retrograde lunar phases hand, circa 1902.
Fine white enamel dial with indications day, date, month, moon phases, and elapsed time.
Beautiful heavy Art Nouveau case with a crest in polychrome enamel.
Chronograph buttons in the crown
and band, repeat slide also in the band. Glazed dust cover over estimated 35 jewel
highest quality movement
This watch is described and illustrated in "Louis-Benjamin Audemars" by Hartmut Zantke.
There are 5 pages devoted to this watch, including 4 full page photos. Appears to be
the most focus on one watch in the entire book. "The lunar hand runs anti-clockwise
from new moon to full moon. This special mechanism was specified by the buyer. No
other watch with this lunar phase mechanism is known to this author." A similar movement
without center lunar phase display is shown on page 152, No. 131e in the book "Audemars
Piguet" by Brunner, Pfeiffer-Belli, Wehrli.
