製造商: Audemars Piguet 年份: Circa 1980 機芯編號: 244’042 錶殼號碼: No. 56, B72964 型號名稱: Quantiême Perpetual 材料: 18K yellow gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 5020, 20 jewels 尺寸: 47mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial and movement signed 配件: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet pouch.
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Since its founding in 1881, Audemars Piguet has been a leader in the field of complicated timepieces specializing in minute repeating and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand has been devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcasing their master craftsmanship and design. Today, they are still a family owned manufacturer, and while best known for their iconic Royal Oak line of wristwatches, they continue to produce a limited number fine pocket watches each year.
The pocket watch has a long and rich history reaching back to the late 15th century, and is a technical marvel from which the modern wristwatch evolved. The present Audemars Piguet Quantiême Perpetual is a wonderful example of a complicated pocket watch that is well situated in the 20th century, but manufactured from a long line of important and rare timepieces. Manufactured during the 1980s and purchased by the original owner in Hong Kong in 1982, it has a modern contemporary design with raised bezel, and bold white enamel legible dial. Perpetual calendar watches need no adjustments automatically accounting for long and short months, and even leap years, as long as they are kept wound. The four years of the cycle are clear denoted along with the months of the year at the top of the dial.
Offered by the family of the original owner, the present timepieces is in excellent overall condition. Pocket watches remain undervalued in the market today and the present perpetual calendar pocket watch presents an exciting opportunity for the savvy connoisseur to own a horological masterpiece.
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.