Important Watches: Part II

Important Watches: Part II

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Audemars Piguet

'A-series Jumbo' Royal Oak, Ref. 5402 Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet Circa 1973

Lot Closed

May 11, 01:39 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

Audemars Piguet


'A-series Jumbo' Royal Oak, Ref. 5402

Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet 

Circa 1973


Dial: anthracite tapisserie

Calibre: cal. 2121/1 automatic, 36 jewels 

Movement number: 146'440

Case: stainless steel, back secured by 8 screws 

Case number: A 1739, 80'739

Closure: stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet and folding clasp

Dimensions: 39 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 180 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: Audemars Piguet travel pouch

Developed during the quartz crisis which strongly hit the Swiss watch industry in the late 1960s and beginning of the 1970s, the Royal Oak revolutionised 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.