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Audemars Piguet

Quantiême Perpetéuel

A rare and attractive yellow gold open face perpetual calendar pocket watch with moonphase, leap year indication, original certificate of origin, presentation box and setting pin

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The present watch evolved from a long tradition of horological excellence, a masterpiece produced by a master watch brand. Long before the advent of the wristwatch, pocket watches were the sole transportable mode to tell time, ranging from the basic time only, to complicated timepieces, like the Quantiême Perpetéuel, the pocket watch in the 19th century, and early 20th century made the man. Today, while they are seen more as a novelty item, they are the precursor to what today is modern and exciting. The perpetual calendar complication is found on many of the most important wristwatches today, including Audemars Piguet’s classic the Royal Oak.

The present example is in lovely original condition, and accompanied by its original certificate of origin and presentation box. Sold in Switzerland in 1983, the watch make a superb example of a complicated pocket watch for sophisticated collectors.

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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