Audemars Piguet Star Wheel 25720

Star Wheel, Reference 25720 | A platinum semi-skeletonised wristwatch with wandering hours display, Circa 1993 Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet Star Wheel, Reference 25720 A platinum semi-skeletonised wristwatch with wandering hours display, Circa 1993 Dial: engraved and semi-skeletonised Calibre: cal. 2124 automatic, 33 jewels Case: platinum, snap on sapphire crystal display case back Case number: D8297 Closure: black Audemars Piguet alligator strap and platinum buckle Size: 36 mm diameter Signed: case, dial and movement Accessories: Audemars Piguet Certificate, instruction manual and presentation box First executed in the 17th century, the whimsical complication found in the Star Wheel was originally conceived upon request of Pope Alexander VII as an alternative to his noisy conventional bedroom clock. The resulting “wandering hours” display of time was utterly unique, with a digital indication of the hour slowly traversing a sector of the watch indicating the minutes elapsed. At the end of the hour, the digit is replaced with the following hour on the other side of the scale. Watchmakers at Audemars Piguet became enthralled by the complication and the idea of “a watch with no hands,” and in 1991 introduced their own interpretation with reference 25720. To further modernize the design, Audemars Piguet employed three spinning sapphire discs, each with four numerals, with the relevant digit appearing across the top scale on the dial to tell time. The radical and unconventional appearance of the dial, with every digital hour of the day visible at once, makes for a unique and disruptive design which is sure to turn heads and inspire conversation. The present watch has been retained in close to new condition. 愛彼 Star Wheel 型號25720 鉑金半鏤空腕錶，備漫遊小時顯示，約1993年製 附帶證書、説明書及盒子