Important Watches: Part I

Important Watches: Part I

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 12. Royal Oak, Ref. 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01 Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet Circa 2013 | 愛彼15202ST.OO.1240ST.01型號「Royal Oak」精鋼鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約2013.

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak, Ref. 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01 Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet Circa 2013 | 愛彼15202ST.OO.1240ST.01型號「Royal Oak」精鋼鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約2013

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Auction Closed

May 11, 01:00 PM GMT

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak, Ref. 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01

Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet

Circa 2013

愛彼15202ST.OO.1240ST.01型號「Royal Oak」精鋼鍊帶腕錶備日期顯示，年份約2013


Year: 2013

Reference Number: 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01

Model: Royal Oak

Complication: Date

Dial Color(S): Blue

Dial Numerals: Baton

Caliber: cal. 2121, 36 jewels

Movement Type: Automatic

Case Material(S): Stainless steel

Case Number: I 01320

Case Size (Mm): 39

Case Back: Sapphire display-back, secured by screws

Band Material: Stainless steel

Clasp Type: Fold clasp

Clasp Material(S): Stainless steel

Signature: Movement, Dial, Case, Clasp

Box: No

Papers: No

SKU: BVS6J

This watch is protected by a two-year Bucherer CPO warranty. Please consult the condition report for more details or reach out directly to the watches department for any questions that you may have.
Developed during the quartz crisis which strongly hit the Swiss watch industry in the late 1960s and beginning of the 1970s, the Royal Oak revolutionized the industry and created a new category: 'stainless steel sports watches'. The novelty, designed by Gérald Genta, coincided with the tendency for less ostentatious watches as the focus had shifted towards understatement and quality. The Royal Oak was an all-purpose watch that was the perfect fit for different occasions, ranging from daily use to formal occasions.  

Inspired, perhaps erroneously, by the look of a diving-suit helmet, the case along with the octagonal bezel and integrated bracelet, create an aesthetically appealing design that makes this watch such an emblematic model. Just this year Audemars Piguet announced to discontinue the present reference and therefore this lot has instantly gained even more attractiveness for collectors.