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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 25829ST
Royal Oak
An impressive, complicated and sporty stainless steel automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moonphases, skeletonized dial, integrated bracelet, warranty and box
- Estimate
- CHF80,000 - 160,000€86,300 - 173,000$100,000 - 201,000
CHF190,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Audemars Piguet
- Year
- 2009
- Reference No
- 25829ST
- Movement No
- 719'490
- Case No
- G13100 and N.0969
- Model Name
- Royal Oak
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 2120/2802, 38 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel Audemars Piguet integrated bracelet stamped "L" to the endlinks, max length 185mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp stamped "W"
- Dimensions
- 39mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Audemars Piguet Guarantee booklet stamped by Italian retailer "Andrea Concato" and dated May 2009, "Orologeria Corso Sant'Anastasia" warranty dated July 2018, instruction booklet, travel box, wooden winding presentation box and outer packaging.
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Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This example of perpetual calendar Royal Oak with skeletonized dial is the perfect watch for the horological connoisseur looking for a sporty yet refined and complicated timepiece. Offered in lovely condition and complete of its original 2009 Warranty, the watch furthermore comes with a 2018 Warranty from Italian “Orologeria Corso Sant'Anastasia”, allowing us to pinpoint in time and space one of the moments this piece was sold.
First launched in 1972, the Royal Oak was the world’s first stainless steel luxury sports watch with a fully integrated bracelet. Designed overnight in response to an urgent request for an “unprecedented steel watch”, it was at the time the most expensive stainless steel watch ever made. The model became an icon and fan favorite for its rugged, masculine, and sporty aesthetic, and since its introduction, Audemars Piguet has produced many iterations of its original Royal Oak, experimenting with different case sizes, materials, and dial treatments.
The reference 25829 was produced from 1996 to 2013 and made in 371 pieces in steel, 102 pieces in yellow gold, 174 in pink gold, 156 in platinum, 25 in steel and platinum plus another one made in 2006, 15 pieces in tantalum and yellow gold, 16 in tantalum and platinum, and 16 in tantalum and pink gold. The model is immensely charismatic with skeletonised yet extremely legible dial and fitted with the caliber 2120/2802 featuring a leap year indicator not seen on its predecessors. The superbly skeletonized movement can be admired on the dial side, with the caseback side featuring openworked plates and winding rotor which are delicately hand engraved.
First launched in 1972, the Royal Oak was the world’s first stainless steel luxury sports watch with a fully integrated bracelet. Designed overnight in response to an urgent request for an “unprecedented steel watch”, it was at the time the most expensive stainless steel watch ever made. The model became an icon and fan favorite for its rugged, masculine, and sporty aesthetic, and since its introduction, Audemars Piguet has produced many iterations of its original Royal Oak, experimenting with different case sizes, materials, and dial treatments.
The reference 25829 was produced from 1996 to 2013 and made in 371 pieces in steel, 102 pieces in yellow gold, 174 in pink gold, 156 in platinum, 25 in steel and platinum plus another one made in 2006, 15 pieces in tantalum and yellow gold, 16 in tantalum and platinum, and 16 in tantalum and pink gold. The model is immensely charismatic with skeletonised yet extremely legible dial and fitted with the caliber 2120/2802 featuring a leap year indicator not seen on its predecessors. The superbly skeletonized movement can be admired on the dial side, with the caseback side featuring openworked plates and winding rotor which are delicately hand engraved.
Audemars Piguet
Swiss | 1881A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.
Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.
Browse MakerToday, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.