Swiss 18K gold perpetual calendar pocket watch Circa 1967

Gold lever complicated dress watch by Audemars Piguet
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A very fine and rare Swiss manual wind 18 carat yellow gold perpetual calendar pocket watch, circa 1967. Sold in July 1967. Rhodium plated movement, calibre 17 SVFQ, straight line lever escapement. Silver dial with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for days of the week, months of the leap year cycle with outer 30 minute register, date and seconds concentric with a lunar calendar with inner moon phase aperture, and gold bâton hands. Solid, polished and brushed case. Case and movement signed. Accompanied by the extract from the archives.
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Diameter: 47 mm
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Signed: Audemars Piguet
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Not to be confused with later pieces made in the 1970s and 1980s, this perpetual calendar pocket watch was made in the 1960s. Using a typical art deco design reflected in the case and two tone dial design, it uses the calibre 17″, produced in very few quantities and is the first of its type to appear at auction. To appear at auction.