Audemars Piguet - The Geneva Watch Auction: XX Geneva Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: 2018
    Reference No: 15467OR
    Case No: J87161
    Model Name: Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3132, 38 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet bracelet stamped "1256", max length 185mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet double deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 37mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet Warranty Card, instruction and warranty booklets, paper document holder, wooden presentation box and outer packaging

  • Catalogue Essay

    Audemars Piguet had originally launched the Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked in 2016, which was originally offered in a 41 diameter format. Extremely novel, the double balance wheel helps solve a horological problem of time loss and increases chronometerie. With the addition of another balance, the wheel adds more mass to the equation, helping to counter the negative effects of gravity.

    in 2018, the manufacture released an arguably more compact and sleek version of the model: the reference 154670OR in rose gold. With a 37mm diameter that hits the perfect balance between elegance and sportiness, an openworked dial that allows the beholder to enjoy on both sides the dual balance wheel, and a rose gold case radiating warmth and refined luxury, this Royal Oak is without a doubt one of the most universally wearable and enjoyable iterations of the hallowed model.

    A perfect companion for a day on the yacht as well as for an evening at a 3-star restaurant, this timepiece will grant endless joy to its new lucky wearer. The fact that it is offered in barely worn condition, and of course with its full set of accessories - including the paper sleeve with the sticker bearing the watch numbers - renders this proposition even more irresistible.

  • 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. 15467OR
A superb, intricate and practically unworn pink gold automatic wristwatch with double balance wheel, skeletonized dial, integrated bracelet, warranty and presentation box

2018
37mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF60,000 - 120,000 
€63,800-128,000
$69,800-140,000

Sold for CHF106,680

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Geneva Auction 9 - 10 November 2024