Audemars Piguet Millenary Star Wheel, RG

This particular version of the Star Wheel was released by Audemars Piguet in 2000 for their 125th anniversary. It was a limited edition of 50 pieces in yellow gold, 75 pieces in rose gold (the one for sale is one of these) and 125 pieces in steel. Originally this Millenary Star Wheel comes on a light grey calf leather strap, however the owner of this particular Star Wheel attached a stingray strap, custom made by ABP Paris. A splendid combination! The strap is closed by a relatively thick tang buckle. The movement Audemars Piguet used is caliber 2224/2811; caliber 2224 is the base caliber. This is an automatic movement, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz). The base movement has 35 jewels, we have however no information about the number of extra jewels used for the complication. The movement measures 26.00 mm (or 11.5 ligne) and is 4.85 mm thick; again no information on the additional thickness added because of the complication. The power reserve is 35 hours when fully wound. Please email for much, much more pictures and an interesting review. Best regards, Gerard Nijenbrinks