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Audemars Piguet

Ref. 5037PT

A rare and very fine platinum wristwatch with white gold bracelet

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While Audemars Piguet today is best known for their iconic Royal Oak collection, one of the first luxury sports wristwatches first offered in 1972, the brand has long been at the forefront of mechanical and design innovation. Since its founding in 1875, Audemars Piguet has produced complicated pocket watches and wristwatches of the highest quality setting a standard for excellence in Swiss watchmaking. Their origins were set in boutique workshop structure with limited output, and the present platinum time only wristwatch is a wonderful example of their sublime mid-century wristwatches.

According to the Audemars Piguet archives, the present reference 5037PT was sold in 1951 and while only 30mm in diameter, the norm for the time, the watch has a powerful presence with sculptural case highlighted by the molded lugs. Of exquisite quality is the lovely original dial with applied even numerals and dagger markers. The watch is in excellent, well-preserved condition and is sure to delight all enthusiasts of vintage timepieces.

Audemars Piguet

Swiss | 1881

A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.


Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.

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