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Audemars Piguet
Ref. 25819PT/O/0002/01
Edward Piguet Tourbillon
A rare and attractive platinum rectangular-shaped tourbillon wristwatch with guilloché dial, Breguet numerals, warranty and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
- Fresh-to-the-market, numbered 13
- Guilloché dial with baton indexes and Breguet numerals
- One minute tourbillon
Audemars Piguet has long pioneered tourbillon technology, becoming in 1986 the first to fit this complex mechanism into an ultra-thin wristwatch case. Following the success of the first self-winding tourbillon wristwatch ref. 25643, Audemars Piguet released the ref. 25819 in the mid 1990s by featuring the tourbillon complication cased within the Art Deco inspired rectangular Edward Piguet case.
Named after the co-founder of the brand, the Edward Puguet series of watches are seemingly often overlooked. The distinctive rectangular-shaped case differs from the usual round and octagonal construct seen in other watches, posing it as an alternative classy option in Audemars Piguet’s line of dress watches.
Visible through an aperture on the engine-turned dial, the tourbillon is extremely well-finished with captivating aesthetics. Matched with a mixture of baton indexes and Breguet numerals paired with pencil hands, the present watch displays characteristics of a classic dress watch with a touch of modernity. Flipping over the watch, one can see the fausses côtes decorated cal. 2871, a well finished movement of the brands new generation of tourbillon movement in the mid 1990s.
Although the exact number is not revealed, the present watch engraved with the number 13 suggests that it was one of the earlier pieces made. Until the discontinuation of the model in the early 2000s, only a handful of the reference were seen on the auction market. Offered in excellent condition with its original accessories, this lovely timepiece continues Audemars Piguet's tradition of masterful watchmaking and reinvention of possibility.
Audemars Piguet
Swiss | 1881A 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.