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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 5665
A very rare and unusual yellow gold and jade-set skeletonised dress watch with gold chain
- Estimate
- HK$100,000 - 144,000
HK$175,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Audemars Piguet
- Year
- 1970
- Reference No
- 5665
- Movement No
- 125'210
- Case No
- 61'860
- Material
- 18k yellow gold and jade
- Calibre
- Mechanical, 17''', 17 jewels
- Dimensions
- 50 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case and movement signed</em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Audemars Piguet is very well known for their highly intricate and exceptionally made skeletonised watches. The present watch is no exception and is in pristine condition with no damage to the hardstone panels. While research cannot confirm the amount produced, it is without a doubt that Audemars Piguet manufactured very few comparable examples due to the unusual nature of the present watch.
Literature
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.