Fine Jewels, Watches & Handbags: Cologne
Fine Jewels, Watches & Handbags: Cologne
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak, Ref. 14790ST, Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, Circa 1996
No reserve
Lot Closed
June 14, 01:14 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak, Ref. 14790ST/O/0789ST/09
Stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet
Circa 1996
Dial: anthracite tapisserie
Calibre: cal. 2225 automatic, 36 jewels
Movement number: 536'194
Case: stainless steel, back secured by 8 screws
Case number: E81'734, 7'850
Closure: stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet and folding clasp
Dimensions: 36 mm, bracelet circumference approx. 190 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin, instruction manual, numbered hang tag, two additional links and presentation case and outer packaging
After the introduction of the original Royal Oak, the reference 5402 in 1972, Audemars Piguet started to experiment with both the size of the Royal Oak and the materials used to make it. In 1992, Audemars Piguet released a slightly scaled-down Royal Oak Ref 14790 with a diameter of 36mm. Unlike some rescaling of the iconic designs, the original Royal Oak’s aesthetic was faithfully preserved in its new case size and remained in production until the turn of the millennium. This new case size allowed Audemars Piguet to experiment with some new dial and case designs, including the Yves Klein blue and Ferrari red dial colors, as well as introducing a number of case materials previously not used.
The present watch offers the legendary Royal Oak design with its anthracite tapisserie dial in a smaller 36mm version. Due to its size it sits perfectly on a smaller wrist.