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  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: 1984
    Reference No: 14332BC
    Movement No: 279'497
    Case No: C4650.021
    Model Name: Royal Oak
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal 2124, 33 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K white gold Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 205mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 36mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin, Extract from Register, original purchase receipt, box and outer packaging. Further accompanied by Audemars Piguet and Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo co-signed Royal Oak 50th Anniversary Attestation.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Reference 4332 (later 14332) is the second mid-size Royal Oak produced by the company. Launched in 1980, it succeeds reference 4100 launched in 1978. Reference 4332 mainly differs from its predecessor by the introduction of the screw-down crown. It was in production until 1996.

    Not only is this timepiece one of the earliest examples of the reference (indeed it features the 4-digit reference, employed only in the early 1980s before switching to a 5-digits system with the addition of “1” as first digit) it also is one of the most fabulously scarce examples of the model.

    According to Audemars Piguet archives, only 20 examples in white gold of the model were ever produced: a truly exclusive number for the selected few.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 14332BC
An extremely rare and attractive white gold wristwatch with light grey dial, date, bracelet, original documents and box

1984
36mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF50,000 - 100,000 
€49,100-98,200
$53,100-106,000

Sold for CHF163,800

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The Royal Oak 50th

Geneva Auction 6 May 2022