Vintage Chronograph 18kt Yellow Gold, from the year 1943

About this item

• Brand: Audemars Piguet
• Reference: AP chrono vintage
• Year: 1943
• Condition: Used (Very good)

“Rare” is a word that can hardly describe vintage Audemars Piguet chronographs. In fact, between 1930 and 1962 just over three hundred examples were produced in total, after which no more chronograph wristwatches would be made until the modern era. Such a small production, combined with the scarce information publicly available on the subject, gave rise to a very obscure field, until the recent publication by Audemars Piguet “Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches”, which brings together all the available archive information on the complicated timepieces made by the manufacture in the last century. The watch in question has no reference number but is described in the Audemars Piguet archives as a watch corresponding to photo number 1517 “Lunette Monnaie” or coin bezel. Audemars Piguet speaks of 9 pieces produced and "documented"! This 18kt yellow gold example is in excellent condition. Cognac alligator strap and 18kt yellow gold buckle, all AP. Completed by an Audemars Piguet certificate of authenticity, original box and one year of our warranty on functioning. Worldwide shipping with insured FedEx courier. "Rare" is a word that can hardly begin to describe vintage Audemars Piguet chronographs. In fact, little more than three hundred examples were produced overall between 1930 and 1962, after which no more chronograph wristwatches would be made until the modern era. Such a small production combined with the little information publicly available about the topic resulted in a very obscure field, until the recent publication by Audemars Piguet “Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches”, which combines all available archive information on complicated timepieces made by the company during the past century. The present watch has no reference number, but is described in the Audemars Piguet archives as a watch corresponding to photo number 1517 “Lunette Monnaie” or coin bezel. Audemars Piguet mentions 9 pieces produced and “documented”! This 18kt yellow gold example is in excellent condition. Cognac alligator strap and 18kt yellow gold buckle, all AP. Complete with Audemars Piguet certificate of authenticity, original box and one year of our working warranty. Shipping worldwide with FedEx insured courier.

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