98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 226
Audemars Piguet Genève, "Quantième", Movement No. 48792, Case No. 48792, Ref. 5513, Cal. 9/10RSQ, 31 mm, July 1945
An important vintage Geneva astronomical wristwatch with indications for day of the week, date, month, moon age and moon phase, with the legendary ultra-flat Audemars Piguet calibre 9/10RSQ. Sold on June 12, 1951 to Hanna Zing - with copy from the Audemars Piguet company records
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered.
The case of reference 5513 is defined by its pronounced bezel and thick lugs. Despite its small size of only 31 mm, the calendar is quite easy to read: large subsidiary dials at 12 o'clock for date and at 6 o'clock for phases of the moon combined with small seconds; smaller subsidiary dials at 9 o'clock for day of the week and at 3 o'clock for the month.
Three of a total of only 19 (!) examples of reference 5513 were already known to the Audemars Piguet Heritage Department. This is a fourth example that comes fresh to the market. These timepieces were produced between 1945 and 1950 and sold between 1951 and 1967. According to the Archives, 11 were cased in yellow gold, 4 in white gold and 3 in pink gold. One was recently acquired by the Museum and is shown and described in the brochure "Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches" by Audemars Piguet, Edition 2018, page 124ff.
The history of calibre 9/10RSQ, used in this reference 5513 is a fascinating and important chapter as it simultaneously speaks directly to the inherent rarity of Audemars Piguet complications.
Calibre 9/10RS was ultimately made in 2,811 units, however the vast majority were time-only watches as only 68 examples were produced with calendar mechanisms and eventually designated as 9/10RSQ.
The movement blanks for these important calibres were supplied by Louis-Elysee Piguet. The circular movements were then completed and extensively finished by Audemars Piguet watchmakers: the Geneva stripes on the serpentine bridges, the circular or straight graining on the baseplates, the polished chamfers and straight-grained surfaces for all steelwork components, and the highly polished screws were all expertly handled with extreme care and precision.
Audemars Piguet used calibre 9/10RSQ in two different reference: 5504 with its 37 mm case dimension and its symmetrical rectangular apertures for the display of the day of the week and month and reference 5513 with a case dimension of 31 mm and a far more traditional calendar display.
Source: www.audemarspiguet.com/en/made-in-le-brassus/legacy/legacy2/, as of 08/29/2018.
An important vintage Geneva astronomical wristwatch with indications for day of the week, date, month, moon age and moon phase, with the legendary ultra-flat Audemars Piguet calibre 9/10RSQ. Sold on June 12, 1951 to Hanna Zing - with copy from the Audemars Piguet company records
Case: 18k gold, push back. Dial: silvered.
The case of reference 5513 is defined by its pronounced bezel and thick lugs. Despite its small size of only 31 mm, the calendar is quite easy to read: large subsidiary dials at 12 o'clock for date and at 6 o'clock for phases of the moon combined with small seconds; smaller subsidiary dials at 9 o'clock for day of the week and at 3 o'clock for the month.
Three of a total of only 19 (!) examples of reference 5513 were already known to the Audemars Piguet Heritage Department. This is a fourth example that comes fresh to the market. These timepieces were produced between 1945 and 1950 and sold between 1951 and 1967. According to the Archives, 11 were cased in yellow gold, 4 in white gold and 3 in pink gold. One was recently acquired by the Museum and is shown and described in the brochure "Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches" by Audemars Piguet, Edition 2018, page 124ff.
The history of calibre 9/10RSQ, used in this reference 5513 is a fascinating and important chapter as it simultaneously speaks directly to the inherent rarity of Audemars Piguet complications.
Calibre 9/10RS was ultimately made in 2,811 units, however the vast majority were time-only watches as only 68 examples were produced with calendar mechanisms and eventually designated as 9/10RSQ.
The movement blanks for these important calibres were supplied by Louis-Elysee Piguet. The circular movements were then completed and extensively finished by Audemars Piguet watchmakers: the Geneva stripes on the serpentine bridges, the circular or straight graining on the baseplates, the polished chamfers and straight-grained surfaces for all steelwork components, and the highly polished screws were all expertly handled with extreme care and precision.
Audemars Piguet used calibre 9/10RSQ in two different reference: 5504 with its 37 mm case dimension and its symmetrical rectangular apertures for the display of the day of the week and month and reference 5513 with a case dimension of 31 mm and a far more traditional calendar display.
Source: www.audemarspiguet.com/en/made-in-le-brassus/legacy/legacy2/, as of 08/29/2018.
Sold
estimated
40.000—80.000 €
Price realized
41.000 €