Audemars Piguet - Phillips & Blackbird: SPORTS Hong Kong Sunday, May 26, 2019 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: Circa 2000
    Reference No: 25721TI
    Movement No: 461’849
    Case No: E5287-0229
    Model Name: Royal Oak Offshore
    Material: Titanium
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 2226, 54 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Titanium Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 190 mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Audemars Piguet double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42 mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: With Audemars Piguet guarantee dated May 30, 2000 and stamped Audemars Piguet Deutschland Gmbh, outer packaging and fitted presentation box

  • Catalogue Essay

    There are certain models that define a watch brand, informing its design philosophy and staying forever iconic in the minds of collectors. For Audemars Piguet, that model is indisputably the Royal Oak — in all its variations including the Royal Oak Offshore collection. Crafted from best-in-class titanium material, the watch is light yet still very durable The case features the signature octagonal bezel made of titanium material and adorned with 8 screws on the vertices of the octagonal case.

    Exuding a cool and icy charm, the present Royal Oak Offshore, fitted with an ashen grey patterned dial, confidently conveys a robust sense of boldness. The present watch is furthermore preserved in an overall excellent condition. A combination of great technical prowess, top-notch material and daring design, the present lot, completed with original guarantee and box, is not simply a luxury sports wristwatch but also a grand attention-grabber.

  • 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. 25721TI
A fine and attractive titanium chronograph wristwatch with grey dial, date, bracelet, guarantee and box

Circa 2000
42 mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
HK$80,000 - 150,000 
€9,200-17,300
$10,000-20,000

Sold for HK$237,500

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
thomasperazzi@phillips.com
+852 2318 2001
 

Phillips & Blackbird: SPORTS

Hong Kong Auction 27 May 2019