Important Watches: Part I
Important Watches: Part I
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak, Ref. 25654BA Yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and bracelet Circa 1996 | 25654BA型號「Royal Oak」黃金萬年曆鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，年份約1996
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May 11, 01:00 PM GMT
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak, Ref. 25654BA
Yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and bracelet
Circa 1996
25654BA型號「Royal Oak」黃金萬年曆鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，年份約1996
Dial: white
Calibre: cal. 2120/2800 automatic, 38 jewels
Movement number: 386'420
Case: 18k yellow gold, bezel and back secured by 8 screws
Case number: D60371, 1'025
Closure: 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet and folding clasp
Dimensions: 39 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 190 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: Audemars Piguet Extract, instruction booklet and travel case
The Royal Oak, 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. Cased in 18k yellow gold, this particularly complicated Royal oak offers the wearer a somewhat more dress appropriate variant of this iconic model.
The perpetual calendar is a complication that has very long ties with Audemars Piguet. Since the 1910s, Audemars Piguet have been producing stylized unique perpetual calendar watches that were highly differentiated from those that were made from other leading Swiss brands. As the popularity of complicated wristwatches increased, in 1955 Audemars Piguet produced the world’s first perpetual calendar wristwatch that would feature a leap year indication.