Audemars Piguet: Jules Audemars Equation du temps "Barcelona 12h51"
Ref. n°: 26003BC.00.D002CR.0199
29.500 €
Details and description
| Condition : | Very good |
| Year : | 2010 |
| Material : | White gold |
| Dimensions : | 43 mm |
| Glass : | Sapphire |
| Caliber : | Automatic |
| Bracelet/strap : | Alligator |
| Buckle : | Folding buckle |
| Box : | Original box |
| Original Certificate : | Yes |
| Warranty : | 12 months |
Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Equation Of Time “Equation Du Temps” Barcelona automatic watch in 18K White Gold, ref. 26003BC.00.D002CR.0199
With a 43mm case in polished and brushed 18kt white gold; scratch-proof sapphire crystal and see-through case-back; white gold AP crown and pushers at 3, 8 and 10 o’clock. Silver guilloche dial with applied white gold Roman numerals; rehaut engraved with -16/+16 Equation of Time minute scale and Barcelona 12H51; sunrise and sunset indicators at 9 and 3 o’clock, weekday and date indicators at 6 o’clock, month and moon phase indicator at 12 o’clock; leaf-shaped hands and Sun-motif equation of time hand. Powered by an automatic self-winding mechanical movement, caliber 2120/2808, with 41 jewels and approximately 40 hours of power reserve.
This watch is fitted with an Audemars Piguet black alligator leather strap, with an 18kt white gold AP-signed folding buckle.
The Jules Audemars Equation of Time elegantly combines several functions, including the Equation of Time, Sunrise and Sunset indication, and Perpetual Calendar with Moon Phases. As times of sunrise and sunset depend on longitude and latitude, each watch containing this function is essentially customized to reflect the location of the buyer (in this case, originally made for Barcelona), and therefore give the most accurate time of sunrise and sunset.
Throughout the year, there are only four times where one turn around the Earth’s own axis relative to the Sun corresponds exactly to 24 hours (in March, June, September, and December). The rest of the year, the maximum difference between “true solar time” and the “mean solar time” we use on a daily basis is between minus 16 minutes in November and plus 14 minutes in February.
An ingenious mechanism to indicate the difference between “true solar time” and “mean solar time”, the Equation of Time complication is one of the most romantic and metaphysical complications. Often paired with another astronomical complication – the perpetual calendar that tracks variances in the length of months and years – this is undoubtedly one of the true hallmarks of ultra-complicated watchmaking.
Our piece comes with original papers and 12 months warranty.
With a 43mm case in polished and brushed 18kt white gold; scratch-proof sapphire crystal and see-through case-back; white gold AP crown and pushers at 3, 8 and 10 o’clock. Silver guilloche dial with applied white gold Roman numerals; rehaut engraved with -16/+16 Equation of Time minute scale and Barcelona 12H51; sunrise and sunset indicators at 9 and 3 o’clock, weekday and date indicators at 6 o’clock, month and moon phase indicator at 12 o’clock; leaf-shaped hands and Sun-motif equation of time hand. Powered by an automatic self-winding mechanical movement, caliber 2120/2808, with 41 jewels and approximately 40 hours of power reserve.
This watch is fitted with an Audemars Piguet black alligator leather strap, with an 18kt white gold AP-signed folding buckle.
The Jules Audemars Equation of Time elegantly combines several functions, including the Equation of Time, Sunrise and Sunset indication, and Perpetual Calendar with Moon Phases. As times of sunrise and sunset depend on longitude and latitude, each watch containing this function is essentially customized to reflect the location of the buyer (in this case, originally made for Barcelona), and therefore give the most accurate time of sunrise and sunset.
Throughout the year, there are only four times where one turn around the Earth’s own axis relative to the Sun corresponds exactly to 24 hours (in March, June, September, and December). The rest of the year, the maximum difference between “true solar time” and the “mean solar time” we use on a daily basis is between minus 16 minutes in November and plus 14 minutes in February.
An ingenious mechanism to indicate the difference between “true solar time” and “mean solar time”, the Equation of Time complication is one of the most romantic and metaphysical complications. Often paired with another astronomical complication – the perpetual calendar that tracks variances in the length of months and years – this is undoubtedly one of the true hallmarks of ultra-complicated watchmaking.
Our piece comes with original papers and 12 months warranty.
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