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Audemars Piguet

Ref. 14802PT

Royal Oak Jubilée

An extremely attractive limited edition platinum wristwatch with blue Tuscan dial, date, bracelet, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the model

Estimate
CHF250,000 - 500,000
€246,000 - 491,000
$265,000 - 531,000
CHF804,400
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Audemars Piguet
Year
2000
Reference No
14802PT
Movement No
414'767
Case No
D13791
Model Name
Royal Oak Jubilée
Material
Platinum
Calibre
Automatic, cal 2121, 36 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Platinum Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 195mm
Clasp/Buckle
Platinum Audemars Piguet deployant clasp
Dimensions
39mm Diameter
Signed
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
Accessories
Accompanied by Audemars Piguet Extract from the Register. Furthermore accompanied by Audemars Piguet and Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo co-signed Royal Oak 50th Anniversary Attestation.
Catalogue Essay
30 years ago, the Royal Oak was turning 20. While it was not yet enjoying the current planetary success, the model was already very well established and received so much popularity that the company celebrated its first two decades of existence with a limited edition issue: the present ref. 14802. The present timepiece is the rarest iteration of that celebratory model. In fact only 20 pieces were made in platinum. Some of them featured a blue dial with diamond indexes, some others - such as the present piece - an incommensurably attractive blue Tuscan dial. Taking aside the fact that it is a celebratory piece, its extremely restricted production, the heft of the platinum case and the appeal of the blue Tuscan dial would be enough to power a collector’s wildest dreams. There is an important additional comment to be made about this piece: it is so far the one and only time-only Royal Oak to feature a Tuscan dial, all others are found on perpetual calendar 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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