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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 14544BA
Royal Oak
A very elegant yellow gold wristwatch with champagne dial, diamond bezel, date and bracelet
Full-Cataloguing
This stunning reference 14544BA is cased in yellow gold and fitted with a diamond bezel and champagne dial. Only a handful in this configuration has appeared on the international auction market, making the present watch a very rare example - most examples of this version in yellow gold display a pavé dial. In general, Audemars Piguet made very few examples with gem-set bezels, making the present model a rarity within their catalog. Furthermore, this particular example is preserved in stunning condition, with sharp numbers on the case back and crisp hallmarks, showing how little intervention the timepiece has seen since it left the Audemars Piguet manufacture in 1989.
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.