Audemars Piguet: a rare Royal Oak wrist watch
£106,250
Auction: Watches: 30 March 2022 | From 15:00
Description
A-series model 5402ST, stainless steel case, automatic movement, c.1972, signed dark blue tapisserie dial with applied stainless steel baton hour markers with lume inserts, date aperture at 3, stainless steel pencil hands with lume inserts, octagonal bezel with screwheads, hexagonal crown with AP logo, the caseback with Royal Oak No. A 1485, on an integrated stainless steel bracelet strap formed by tapering flat bar links joined by smaller perpendicular rounded rectangular links, with a signed foldover clasp with BREVETE, AUDEMARS PIGUET & CO., SWISS STEEL, INOX SWISS MADE to the interior, no box and papers, with branded service-style cardboard box
Dimensions
Case: 39mm excluding crown
Provenance
The watch was inherited by the vendor from his late father in 2020. His father lived and worked in Germany and was a keen amateur pilot, and watch collector, who purchased this as his 'dress watch.' He also owned the Heuer watch at lot 153. Read the full article at lyonandturnbull.com