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Lot Essay
A treasured possession of the original owner, the present timepiece is an excellent example of the highly coveted and stunning openworked platinum Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar. Since the Royal Oak’s launch in 1972, few models of the range have ever been made in platinum and consequently they are extremely difficult to obtain. The present watch offers a unique opportunity for the discerning buyer to acquire one of the most impressive statement watches of the Royal Oak range.
Offering a huge presence both technically and aesthetically, the Royal Oak openworked perpetual calendar is regarded as one of Audemars Piguet’s masterpieces. The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, first introduced in 1982, combines two of the great icons of Audemars Piguet’s heritage, the Royal Oak model and the perpetual calendar complication. The skeletonized version was introduced in the 1990s to allow the incredible finish of the movement to be visible through both the sapphire crystal case back and the dial and bringing a stunning new aesthetic to the Royal Oak model. The movement is the ionic automatic Calibre 2120/2800 or 2120/2802 for models with leap-year indication, featuring the date, day and month and a moon phase with 29 1⁄2 day lunar calendar. The transparent crystal dial with grey subsidiaries completes this visually stunning and ultra-rare platinum Royal Oak.
Written at six o’clock is the 'Audemars Piguet' signature in small lettering. Referred to as a Mk 1 dial, this small signature can only be found on the earlier examples of the reference 25636. Audemars Piguet would later adopt a modern signature style with a bigger “A” and "P" commonly found on watches today.
Offering a huge presence both technically and aesthetically, the Royal Oak openworked perpetual calendar is regarded as one of Audemars Piguet’s masterpieces. The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, first introduced in 1982, combines two of the great icons of Audemars Piguet’s heritage, the Royal Oak model and the perpetual calendar complication. The skeletonized version was introduced in the 1990s to allow the incredible finish of the movement to be visible through both the sapphire crystal case back and the dial and bringing a stunning new aesthetic to the Royal Oak model. The movement is the ionic automatic Calibre 2120/2800 or 2120/2802 for models with leap-year indication, featuring the date, day and month and a moon phase with 29 1⁄2 day lunar calendar. The transparent crystal dial with grey subsidiaries completes this visually stunning and ultra-rare platinum Royal Oak.
Written at six o’clock is the 'Audemars Piguet' signature in small lettering. Referred to as a Mk 1 dial, this small signature can only be found on the earlier examples of the reference 25636. Audemars Piguet would later adopt a modern signature style with a bigger “A” and "P" commonly found on watches today.