Lot 564

Audemars Piguet, "Royal Oak Automatic", Case No. 22, 35 x 45 mm, circa 2000
An elegant automatic Geneva wristwatch with date
Case: steel, screwed on back, AP steel bracelet, bracelet length 130 mm, total length 170 mm. Dial: anthracite, engine-turned "grand tapisserie".
In 1972, Audemars Piguet launched the stainless steel "Royal Oak" model designed by Gerald Genta; its octagonal screwed bezel was inspired by the shape of a ship's porthole. The Royal Oak was actually designed as a luxury watch in a steel case, which was very novel at the time