Audemars Piguet

Reference 26585CE.OO.1225CE.01 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked | A ceramic skeletonized automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and bracelet, Circa 2019 | 愛彼型號 26585CE.OO.1225CE.01 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked 陶瓷鏤空自動上鏈萬年曆鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，製作年份約 2019

Auction Closed

December 9, 06:25 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 250,000 USD

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Property from an Important Collection

Audemars Piguet

Reference 26585CE.OO.1225CE.01 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked

A ceramic skeletonized automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases and bracelet, Circa 2019

愛彼型號 26585CE.OO.1225CE.01 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked

陶瓷鏤空自動上鏈萬年曆鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，製作年份約 2019

Dial: skeletonized

Caliber: cal. 5135 automatic, 38 jewels

Case: ceramic, sapphire crystal display back secured by eight screws

Case number: HY8716M

Closure: ceramic Audemars Piguet bracelet with double folding clasp

Size: 41 mm diameter, bracelet circumference is approximately 175 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Box: no

Papers: no

In 2017, Audemars Piguet released a Royal Oak perpetual calendar in black ceramic with grande tappiserie dial on a black ceramic bracelet. Exceptionally well received, the watch became one of the most popular serially produced Royal Oak models. That watch was joined by a sister model in 2019, with the launch of a skeletonized or ‘open-work’ version that immediately became the most desired and hard to acquire edition of the Royal Oak.

Of course, the in-house cal. 5135 with a total of 374 components is impressive in its own right, but the ability to see its inner workings in such a legible manner only added to the appeal. Ceramic carries the advantage of being both incredibly light, hard wearing and scratch resistant. The combination of cutting edge materials and a contemporary interpretation of a classic design from one of the most historic and storied horological Maison’s makes this one the greatest modern watches from any brand.