
Reference 56478BC | A white gold bracelet watch with opal dial | Circa 1980
Auction Closed
April 3, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Dial: opal
Calibre: cal. 2508 quartz, 7 jewels
Movement number: 358’350
Case: 18k white gold, case back secured by 4 screws
Case number: C91’589
Closure: 18k white gold Audemars Piguet integrated bracelet and locking clasp
Size: 34 mm x 32 mm, bracelet circumference approximately 175 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
Audemars Piguet – Reference 56478BC: The Cosmic Outlier
Born from the visionary mind of Jacqueline Dimier, the reference 56478BC is pure 1980s Audemars Piguet—bold, otherworldly, and defying conventions. A shimmering white-gold artifact with an integrated bracelet and an ultra-thin profile, it hovers between eras, between dimensions.
At the crossroads of a tennis racket and a winged Spanish galleon sailing through the void, this Audemars Piguet is a cosmic enigma. Its white-gold case and bracelet intertwine in a hand-carved, trompe-l'œil weave, like interstellar cables binding an ancient spacecraft. The opal dial—shimmering, elusive—flickers like a distant nebula.
The engraving on the case and bracelet doesn’t just reflect light—it bends it, warping perceptions and anchoring the watch in the unmistakable aesthetic of the 1980s. Underneath, the ultra-thin in-house quartz caliber 2508, a mere 1.6mm thick, is a feat of horological engineering—a microchip of time, sleek as a data slate from a forgotten spacefaring civilization.
Somewhere between the organic curves of the “Bamboo” and the structured elegance of the Royal Oak's octagon, the 56478BC is an anomaly. A UFO in the brand’s archives, it remains a mysterious traveler from a past that dreamt of the future.