製造商: Audemars Piguet 年份: 1996 型號: 25810OR 機芯編號: 437'989 錶殼號碼: D68835 型號名稱: Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar “120th Anniversary” 材料: 18K pink gold 機芯: Automatic, cal. 2120/2801, 38 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 220mm 錶扣: 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp 尺寸: 39mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed 配件: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin dated 4 June 1996, instruction manual, Audemars Piguet Certificate of Authenticity and Exclusivity confirming the watch with this movement and case number was produced in a limited edition of 120 examples, setting pin, solar powered winding box, and outer box.
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In 1995, Audemars Piguet celebrated an important milestone, the 120th anniversary of the firm. As it is a common tradition for watch brands to launch limited edition or commemorative timepieces for momentous occasions, the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar was chosen to embody the spirit and history of over a century of the brand: the reference 25810. Limited to only 120 pieces, each was cased in pink gold with a matching pink gold dial, and featured the classic 39mm case. The distinct luminous quality of the dial comes from the contrast of the circular finishing of the subdials with the straight-grain finishing of the main dial. Even the hands are rendered in pink gold, but polished and tapered so that they are still legible against the dial.
To further emphasize the significance of the occasion, the moon phases register is inscribed with the commemorative dates “1875-1995”. A subtle, yet meaningful touch, the anniversary is further highlighted on the hand-engraved skeletonized rotor with “120”. Powered by the firm’s self-winding cal. 2120, the movement is equipped with a weekly and leap year indication, with its week of the year indicated via an additional central hand on a chapter ring encircling the edge of the dial. In fact, the month/leap year cycle dial features a double recess in order to separate the bissextile cycle and the month indication.
Complete with its certificate of origin and presentation boxes, this phenomenally preserved, historically important, and luxuriously elegant wristwatch is the perfect accompaniment for the man or woman who appreciates the marriage of history and beauty.
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.
