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  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: Circa 2021
    Reference No: 26595
    Movement No: AZ5304
    Case No: NA2153G
    Model Name: (Re) Master 01 Self Winding Chronograph
    Material: 18K pink gold and stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal.4409, 40 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet warranty card, presentation box, additional crocodile strap, product literature, and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    -Heritage, vintage re-issue, and tribute watches are celebrated in the 21st century watchmaking landscape, as brands seek to reintroduce and spotlight the designs of their past. But not often are these past inspirations reworked to the extent of the [RE]Master 01, a limited edition of 500 pieces released by Audemars Piguet in 2020. It took the public by surprise when the stainless steel and 18K pink gold vintage reference 1533 was rendered in modern livery.

    -The [RE]Master 01 is a specific reinterpretation of the latter example, purchased by the brand’s Heritage Department at that auction, and though the case and movement have been modernized, the delicate layout of the dial remains distinctly true to the original, with the red “45”-minute indicator on the minute counter, the elongated Art Deco-style Arabic numerals, and the extended brand signature in period font.

    -While the basic design codes of the original case are upheld in the tear drop lugs and two-tone steel and gold case body, it has been upsized to 40mm in diameter. The addition of a sapphire caseback allows Audemars Piguet’s in-house calibre 4409 automatic chronograph movement to be viewed at one’s leisure – a marked change from the vintage manually wound calibre 13VZAH.

  • Artist Biography

    Audemars Piguet

    Swiss • 1881

    A 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.

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Ref. 26595
An attractive limited edition stainless steel and pink gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with warranty and presentation box

Circa 2021
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed

Estimate
CHF18,000 - 36,000 
€18,600-37,200
$20,200-40,400

Sold for CHF24,130

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Phillips Watches Online: The Geneva Sessions, Fall 2024

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