102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 522
Audemars Piguet, Swiss, "Royal Oak Automatic", Case No. 61, 39 x 48 mm, circa 1976
An elegant automatic vintage bi-color Geneva wristwatch with date
Case: steel/gold, screwed on back, AP steel/gold bracelet, bracelet length 130 mm, total length 170 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.
This Royal Oak with date indication is in excellent condition, with some slight, age-appropriate scratches on the case. The gold bezel presents a pleasant contrast to the anthracite colour of the dial and the steel bracelet, whose links are connected to each other by individual gold bands.
An elegant automatic vintage bi-color Geneva wristwatch with date
Case: steel/gold, screwed on back, AP steel/gold bracelet, bracelet length 130 mm, total length 170 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.
This Royal Oak with date indication is in excellent condition, with some slight, age-appropriate scratches on the case. The gold bezel presents a pleasant contrast to the anthracite colour of the dial and the steel bracelet, whose links are connected to each other by individual gold bands.
Sold
estimated
7.000—15.000 €
Price realized
40.700 €