Audemars Piguet
Reference 26055ST.OO.D002CR.01 Royal Oak Offshore Jay-Z 10th Anniversary | A limited edition stainless steel and diamond-set automatic chronograph wristwatch with date and Lenny Santiago and Emory Jones signed presentation box, Circa 2005
Auction Closed
June 10, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 45,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: black, diamond-set 10 index
Caliber: cal. 2326/2840 automatic, 50 jewels
Movement number: 604’622
Case: stainless steel, case back secured by eight screws
Case number: F 47’562
Closure: stainless steel Audemars Piguet folding clasp
Size: 44 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial, movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Audemars Piguet presentation box, Certificate of Origin and Guarantee dated 24 August 2005, Certificate of Authenticity and Exclusivity, Service Invoice dated 28 April 2022, and additional straps
The multi-award winning rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z needs no introduction.
A protégé of fellow Brooklynite rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z co-founded his record label Roc-A-Fella records in 1994 and released his first two studio albums: Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997) to critical acclaim, launching one of the most influential and best-selling music careers of all time. Named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023, Jay-Z has sold over 125 million records worldwide, won over 20 Grammy Awards throughout his musical career, and through his various business ventures, became the first Hip-Hop billionaire in 2019.
To mark his 10 incredible years in the music industry, Audemars Piguet and Jay-Z co-designed a limited edition collection of Royal Oak Offshore timepieces in 2005. Limited to a number of 100 pieces in total and with only 50 cased in stainless steel. Each piece features a diamond-set '10' for the 10 o'clock index, and the case backs are signed "JAY-Z 10TH ANNIVERSARY."
The present stainless steel Jay-Z 10th Anniversary Royal Oak Offshore comes complete and is presented as a time capsule with an iPod inscribed with Jay-Z's signature, certificate booklets and an exceptional presentation box personally signed by Lenny Santiago and Emory Jones of Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by Jay-Z in 2008.