Swiss gold limited edition repeating dress watch Circa 1983

Gold open faced lever by Audemars Piguet
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A very fine and rare Swiss, 18K yellow gold minute-repeating, keyless dress watch, circa 1983. Made in a limited edition. A variée case polished and brushed, stepped curved bezel, brushed band, hinged bow, brushed back engraved with the manufacturer’s dedication. Matte silvered dial, painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel cathedral hands.
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A rhodium-plated movement, Geneva striping and oeil-deperdrix decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometre regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, movement and case signed.
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Diameter: 48 mm
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Signed: Audemars Piguet  Swiss