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  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: Circa 2019
    Reference No: 26591Ti.OO.1252TI.01
    Case No: K56114
    Model Name: Royal Oak “Minute Repeater Supersonnerie”
    Material: Titanium
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 2959, 32 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Titanium Audemars Piguet bracelet, stamped 1252, max overall length 205mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Titanium Audemars Piguet double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by a Audemars Piguet warranty card, fitted presentation box, additional salmon Grand Tappisserie dial, additional blue alligator strap with AP buckle, product literature and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak “Minute Repeater Supersonnerie” is the ultimate in luxury wristwatches with the sporty Royal Oak case and the refined complication of a minute repeater, all housed in lightweight and robust titanium. The watch can be considered a true gem of Audemars Piguet's technical proficiency as well as the ultimate paragon of their definition of sport luxury.

    The original “Concept Supersonnerie” was released in 2014 and displayed Audemars Piguet’s exceptional mastery of complications. The timepiece was a new take on a historic design, the ability to create a loud and sonorous tone from a minute repeater. Repeating timepieces have a long tradition in horology, from the earliest town clocks to 19th century gentlemen’s pocket watches, to the 21st-century as a display of excellent in craftsmanship. The “Concept Supersonnerie” set a new standard in the ability of the timepiece to chime. Designed as a musical instrument, three patents were granted, one for the gongs, one for a refined regulator, and the third for a caseback with apertures, which do not obstruct the tone as is typically seen in most repeaters. This allows for the watch to have a louder chime when worn on the wrist than off.

    The Royal Oak “Minute Repeater Supersonnerie” was released in 2019 in a limited edition of twenty example in titanium, like the present watch, with this example being the only one known accompanied with a second salmon dial. Housed in the traditional Royal Oak 42mm diameter case with minute repeater slide at nine o’clock, the dial layout is simple yet elegant, with a subsidiary seconds dial at six o’clock and the AP logo at 12 o’clock. The caseback is engraved with sound waves and “Supersonnerie” as well as “Royal Oak Limited Edition of 20 Pieces”. The present watch is in near new condition, having just returned from a factory servicing at Audemars Piguet in Le Brassus. It is offered complete with its warranty card and presentation box.

  • 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. 26591Ti.OO.1252TI.01
An exceptional and very rare limited edition titanium minute repeating “Supersonnerie” wristwatch with blue grande tapisserie dial, additional salmon grand tapisserie dial, bracelet, warranty, and presentation box

Circa 2019
42mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed

Estimate
$200,000 - 400,000 
CHF180,000-360,000
€187,000-374,000
HK$1,560,000-3,120,000
S$272,000-543,000

Sold for $304,800

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The New York Watch Auction: NINE

New York Auction 9 - 10 December 2023