8045

Audemars Piguet

Ref. 15300ST.OO.1220ST.01

Royal Oak

An attractive stainless steel wristwatch with date, center seconds, bracelet, warranty and presentation box

Estimate
HK$150,000 - 300,000
€16,300 - 32,500
$19,200 - 38,500
Current Bid (3 bids)
HK$150,000
Current Bid (3 bids)
HK$150,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Audemars Piguet
Year
Circa 2012
Reference No
15300ST.OO.1220ST.01
Movement No
820’845
Case No
H57739, 15746
Model Name
Royal Oak
Material
Stainless steel
Calibre
Automatic, cal. 3120, 40 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 200mm
Clasp/Buckle
Stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp
Dimensions
39mm diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Audemars Piguet warranty stamped PBJ Co., LTD dated 22nd April 2012, instruction manual, hang tag, service papers, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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Catalogue Essay
- When Audemars Piguet unveiled the world's first luxury sports watch in 1972, the Royal Oak, it was a revelation. With its audacious octagonal bezel, integrated steel bracelet and striking dial, the Royal Oak established a design vocabulary entirely its own. However, for the first three decades of its life, the Royal Oak relied on outsourced movements from other manufactures.

- That all changed with the launch of the present ref. 15300 in the early 2000s. For the very first time, a Royal Oak housed a movement created in-house by Audemars Piguet: the self-winding cal. 3120. This meticulously finished movement signaled Audemars Piguet's emergence as a manufacture in the truest sense, capable of developing movements tailored to its most important watches.

- Featuring a 60-hour power reserve, bridge-suspended Gyromax balance and date mechanism with safety clutch system, cal. 3120 was engineered to perfection. Its 39mm octagonal case in stainless steel, handsome "Grande Tapisserie" dial and integrated bracelet have secured the Royal Oak's status as one of the most instantly recognizable watches of any era.

- Discontinued, ref. 15300 has swiftly achieved collectible status. Presented in excellent overall condition, the reference was originally born with a white dial. Interestingly, the owner of the watch had a chance to order a desirable blue dial during a service at Audemars Piguet as seen fitted on the present watch now. This offers an opportunity to acquire a Royal Oak that has become a modern archetype, cementing the model's prestige for decades to come.

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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