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Lot Essay
This ravishingly beautiful ‘Tuscan Dial’ Royal Oak Quantieme Perpetuel 25636SP can only be described as a collectors dream. Almost never seen at auction, the Tuscan dial’s immense rarity and highly distinctive aesthetic places it as one of the most desirable of all Audemars Piguet’s perpetual calendar Royal Oaks. Furthermore, it is presented in superb condition.
As only 25 pieces of were made, the present watch can be considered as one of the most exclusive and elusive vintage Royal Oak perpetual calendars to be offered at international auction in recent years.
The deep blue colour and hammered finish of the so-called ‘Tuscan’ dial bestows an absolutely unique and immediately eye-catching aesthetic that is quite unlike any other Royal Oak dial. An extremely rare and exotic variation, it can only be found on a few watches manufactured in the 1990s.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 25686
An undoubted classic of the Royal Oak family, reference 25686 was distributed between 1989 and 1998. This reference features a wide range of dial interpretations and never before had a Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar been made in so many different case materials. 299 examples were made in total including 70 in yellow gold; 92 in steel; 32 in pink gold and platinum; 31 in platinum, 18 in pink gold, 25 in platinum and pink gold and 26 in stainless steel and platinum.
Today this reference is one of the most desirable and coveted of all vintage Royal Oaks, the definitive luxury sports watch.
As only 25 pieces of were made, the present watch can be considered as one of the most exclusive and elusive vintage Royal Oak perpetual calendars to be offered at international auction in recent years.
The deep blue colour and hammered finish of the so-called ‘Tuscan’ dial bestows an absolutely unique and immediately eye-catching aesthetic that is quite unlike any other Royal Oak dial. An extremely rare and exotic variation, it can only be found on a few watches manufactured in the 1990s.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 25686
An undoubted classic of the Royal Oak family, reference 25686 was distributed between 1989 and 1998. This reference features a wide range of dial interpretations and never before had a Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar been made in so many different case materials. 299 examples were made in total including 70 in yellow gold; 92 in steel; 32 in pink gold and platinum; 31 in platinum, 18 in pink gold, 25 in platinum and pink gold and 26 in stainless steel and platinum.
Today this reference is one of the most desirable and coveted of all vintage Royal Oaks, the definitive luxury sports watch.