AUDEMARS PIGUET HUITIÈME REF. BA14593 IN GOLD WITH BOX AND PAPER, SOLD IN 1989 Case: signed, n. C54224, two-body in 18K gold, snap on caseback. Bracelet/Strap: not original strap, AP 18K gold buckle. Dial: signed, white, applied indexes, minute divisions and 1/5th of seconds fraction, date indication, bâton hands, centre seconds. Movement: signed, self-winding cal. 2125, n. 295013, 33 jewels, rhodium-plated, côtes de Genève, 21K gold rimmed rotor, monometallic balance adjusted to heat and cold, isochronism and five positions, flat hairspring. Accessories: Audemars Piguet box and warranty. Diameter Ø: 40 mm Note: working. TAGS: watch

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