Lot 103
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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
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This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules an… Read more AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUAL CALENDAR REF. 26252OR
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUAL MODEL, REF. 26252OR, NO. 0303, CIRCA 2009

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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A RARE AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE 18K PINK GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK QUANTIEME PERPETUAL MODEL, REF. 26252OR, NO. 0303, CIRCA 2009
Movement: Automatic
Dial: Brown
Case: 39 mm. wide
With: 18k pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp
Special Notice
This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’ This watch offered for sale is pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale.

The present reference, which was reportedly produced from 2008 to 2014, appears very rarely at auctions. So rare that we tend to consider it vanishingly rare, and it might not even make it into the Audemars Piguet perpetual calendar reviews.

The watch was produced in two versions – the present reference with a chocolate-brown dial, and Ref. 26252OR.OO.D092CR.02 with a matt silvered dial, both in rose gold. Although these reference examples on a bracelet occasionally appear on the market, there is reason to believe that the launch of Ref. 26252OR was undertaken by Audemars Piguet as an alternative to the standard reference 25820 offered exclusively on a bracelet.

A study of Audemars Piguet’s perpetual calendar offer on the market provides a simple answer as to why the brand undertook to issue a reference on a leather strap – there are no other Royal Oak perpetual calendar references fitted with a strap. All this leads us to believe the appearance of the present lot at this sale is a rare and lucky chance to acquire a perpetual calendar of one of the rarest references.

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