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AUDEMARS PIGUET | REFERENCE BA5548 YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES CIRCA 1981
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August 14, 09:01 AM GMT
Estimate
3,500 - 5,500 GBP
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AUDEMARS PIGUET
REFERENCE BA5548
YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
CIRCA 1981
Dial: white
Calibre: cal. 2120QP automatic, 36 jewels
Movement number: 212'791
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on back
Case number: 274-B50'056
Closure: 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet folding clasp
Size: 36mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Certificate of Origin dated Nov 11, 1982, booklets, setting pins and presentation case
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The Perpetual Calendar took the watchmaking industry by surprise upon its release in 1978. At times when quartz was threatening to change the industry forever, Audemars Piguet carried on with what they do best: extraordinary mechanical watches. This extra-slim timepiece embarks the caliber 2120QP, a sophisticated Jaeger-Lecoultre 920-based mechanical tour-de-force which was also used in the Royal Oak 5402 models and Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700.
Sold in 1982, the first series present example stands in very good condition throughout and is offered with its original suite of accessories, including its vintage presentation case and Certificate of Origin, dated November 11, 1982. Furthermore, the documentation indicates the watch was retailed by Les Ambassadeurs in Zurich, Switzerland, to famed film director Richard Lester.