Important Watches
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Property of a Distinguished Private Collector
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Grand Complication Reference 26065OR, A rare and impressive pink gold skeletonized minute repeating perpetual calendar split-seconds chronograph wristwatch with leap year and week indication, and moon phases, Circa 2005 愛彼 26065OR 型號 Royal Oak Grand Complication 罕有粉紅金鏤空三問萬年曆追針計時腕錶備閏年、星期及月相顯示，約2005年製
Auction Closed
December 9, 06:15 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 400,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Royal Oak Grand Complication Reference 26065OR
A rare and impressive pink gold skeletonized minute repeating perpetual calendar split-seconds chronograph wristwatch with leap year and week indication, and moon phases, Circa 2005
Dial: skeletonized
Caliber: cal. 2885 automatic, 52 jewels
Case: 18k pink gold, sapphire display back secured by 8 screws
Case number: G95906, No.2
Closure: 18k pink gold Audemars Piguet folding clasp
Size: 44 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: no
Accessories:Audemars Piguet large presentation box with key and outer packaging
Boasting five incredibly intricate complications, the Grand Complication Reference 26065OR displays one of the finest calibers of Swiss watchmaking directly through its skeletonized dial and sapphire crystal display back—the AP 2885. Featuring a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, split-seconds chronograph, moon phase and week indicator, the AP 2885 is seamlessly cased in 18-karat pink gold with an immaculate satin finish.
Desiring a revolutionary steel sports watch in the 1970s, Audemars Piguet sought out renowned watch designer Gerald Genta. In only one night, Genta produced a drawing of what would become the famous Royal Oak. To this day, the Royal Oak has evolved in many collections but has remained the icon of the Le Brassus-based manufacturer.