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  • Manufacturer: Audemars Piguet
    Year: Circa 2013
    Reference No: 15305OR.OO.D088CR.01
    Movement No: 822’692
    Case No: H63090, No. 0185
    Model Name: Royal Oak Openworked
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 3129, 38 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Audemars Piguet deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 39mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Audemars Piguet guarantee stamped Halewinner Ltd. Hong Kong dated 7th February 2013, instruction manual, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    It is needless to say that the Royal Oak is easily one of the most iconic and sought-after luxury sports watch in history. Its origin and design is deeply cemented in collectors’ mind since 1972, a legend that turns 51 this years, the model has enjoyed numerous variations and upgrades. Perhaps one of the most jaw-dropping variation that make heads turns is the openworked Royal Oak. Nothing is more enjoyable to be able to see all the mechanics in action, each tick, each click of the teeth and pallets excites its viewer.

    Unveiled In 2010 at the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie based in Geneva). The new reference 15305 is powered by the caliber 3129, which is the openworked version of Audemars Piguet's in-house 3120 found in the traditional reference 15300. Kept in the same case diameter as the first Royal Oak sized at 39mm, the present ref. 15305 is a celebration of pink gold and slate grey. A beauty of its architecture can be appreciated on both sides of the watch. Through the anti-reflective sapphire crystal, the hand-finished and skeletonized ruthenium bridges and mainplate, as well as on the caseback side, the remarkable 22-carat gold winding rotor gives you a breath-taking view of this Royal Oak.

    Offered in excellent condition from the original owner, the present pink gold skeletonized Royal Oak comes with all its accessories.

  • 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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Property from the Original Owner

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Ref. 15305OR.OO.D088CR.01
An extremely attractive and rare pink gold wristwatch with center seconds, skeletonized dial, guarantee and presentation box

Circa 2013
39mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$400,000 - 800,000 
€48,400-96,900
$51,300-103,000

Sold for HK$533,400

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII

Hong Kong Auction 24-25 November 2023