99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 534
Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak Automatic", Movement No. 330443, Case No. C-78786 482, Ref. BA 14486/477BA, Cal. 2130/2131, 35 x 45 mm, 153 g, circa 1991
A heavy automatic Geneva wristwatch with date - with original box, original certificate and operating instructions. According to today's knowledge only 740 pieces were produced in gold!
Case: 18k gold, screwed on back, screwed crown, AP 18k gold bracelet with deployant clasp, bracelet length 140 mm, total length 180 mm. Dial: anthracite, engine-turned "grand tapisserie".
With its octagonal bezel, "tapisserie" dial and integrated bracelet, the Royal Oak overturned the prevailing codes in 1972 and took its rightful place as a true modern icon.
The Royal Oak model was designed by Gerald Genta; its octagonal screwed bezel was inspired by the shape of a ship's porthole. It was produced in a series of 1000 pieces with the intention to be sold to lovers of luxury timekeepers. After a second series of 1000 Royal Oak "A" serial numbers Audemars Piguet moved on to the "B" series, "C" series, and so on.
A heavy automatic Geneva wristwatch with date - with original box, original certificate and operating instructions. According to today's knowledge only 740 pieces were produced in gold!
Case: 18k gold, screwed on back, screwed crown, AP 18k gold bracelet with deployant clasp, bracelet length 140 mm, total length 180 mm. Dial: anthracite, engine-turned "grand tapisserie".
With its octagonal bezel, "tapisserie" dial and integrated bracelet, the Royal Oak overturned the prevailing codes in 1972 and took its rightful place as a true modern icon.
The Royal Oak model was designed by Gerald Genta; its octagonal screwed bezel was inspired by the shape of a ship's porthole. It was produced in a series of 1000 pieces with the intention to be sold to lovers of luxury timekeepers. After a second series of 1000 Royal Oak "A" serial numbers Audemars Piguet moved on to the "B" series, "C" series, and so on.
estimated
17.000—25.000 €
Price realized
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