Audemars PiguetRoyal Oak

KEY FACTS

• Upon its launch in 1972, the Gérald Genta-penned Audemars Piguet Royal Oak wowed the world of luxury watches with its revolutionary all-stainless steelconstruction and groundbreaking design language
• These then-pioneering design clues were the reference’s now-iconic ‘porthole’ bezel, matching crown, integrated bracelet, and hand-finished ‘tapisserie’ dial
• Following its release, the Royal Oak has undergone several evolutions and is now available in a wide variety of materials and sizes with the 41mm configuration the largest of the lot
• This stainless steel 2023 example is paired with an elegant, blue ‘Grande Tapisserie’ dial featuring applied white gold hour markers and matching ‘Royal Oak’ hands
• The eye-catching hand finishing of the watch is displayed via the sharp transitions between brushed and polished surfaces, and underline AudemarsPiguet’s status as one of the ‘Holy Trinity’ watchmakers along with its long-standing dedication to quality 
• Beneath the transparent sapphire caseback beats the calibre 4302, an automatic in-house developed movement finished with a solid gold centre rotor, and packing a 70-hour power reserve
• Offered by a private collector in the United Kingdom 
• ​Presented with its lacquered wood Audemars Piguet display box, outer packaging, international warranty card, and booklets
• Audemars Piguet’s two-year warranty covers the watch until 2025, and three spare bracelet links are included with the lot 
• Graded ‘A’ for condition by the vendor who reports the watch to be lightly worn and in good working order

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