37,500 CHF
AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK JUMBO "A SERIES", 18K YELLOW GOLD Audemars Piguet, “Royal Oak Jumbo, Automatic”, No. 330. Delivered to South America in November 1978. Fine and very rare, octagonal, self-winding, water-resistant, 18k yellow gold wristwatch with date and an 18k yellow gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp. Two-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the case back, angled lugs with 4 screws to fi x the strap, sapphire crystal. Anthracite, clous de Paris decoration, applied luminous steel baton indexes, applied gold Audemars Piguet logo at 6, outer white minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 2121, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 48 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Approx. overall length 170 mm. Notes Launched in 1972, the Royal Oak, designed by the late genius Gerald Genta, was an iconic design that would mark the destiny of Audemars Piguet. Inspired by the shape of a porthole, it was at the forefront of design both in terms of shape and size. A few years ago, when collectors started being interested in early Audemars Piguet Royal Oaks, they were often confused by some models that had no letters on the case back. This led to the popular beli
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-11-13
