Audemars Piguet
'Disco Volante', Reference 5093 | A yellow gold wristwatch | Circa 1962
Auction Closed
April 3, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Dial: white, gilt
Calibre: cal. 2003 manual winding, 17 jewels
Movement number: 81'759
Case: 18k yellow gold, case back secured by 3 screws
Case number: 24'474
Closure: Audemars Piguet calf leather strap and yellow gold buckle
Size: 35 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Audemars Piguet Disco Volante – The Patina Planet
A mysterious disc soars across the stars, carrying the legacy of precision mechanics from a bygone era. Roaming the universe since the 1960s, the Audemars Piguet Disco Volante spins through the solar system, its flying-saucer shape a sleek vessel for intricate timekeeping. Rooted in the Art Deco period of the 1920s, this vintage timepiece seems to materialize from the pages of a sci-fi epic, radiating an irresistible, otherworldly allure.
Deceptively compact yet bold in design, it reveals the essence of ultra-thin watchmaking, with a bezel so slender it could slice through the darkness of the night sky. An audacious take on aesthetic timekeeping, the bezel takes center stage, its subtle patina a testament to the watch’s journey through the vast expanse of the atmosphere. A true orb on the wrist, it brings the extraordinary into the realm of the everyday.