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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 2136. Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel, Reference 25829TR.OO.0944TR.01 A limited edition tantalum and pink gold skeletonised perpetual calendar bracelet watch with moon phases and leap year indication, Circa 1997 | 愛彼 | ROYAL OAK QUANTIÈME PERPÉTUEL 型號25829TR.OO.0944TR.01 | 限量版鉭金屬及粉紅金鏤空萬年曆鏈帶腕錶，備月相及閏年顯示，約1997年製.

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel, Reference 25829TR.OO.0944TR.01 A limited edition tantalum and pink gold skeletonised perpetual calendar bracelet watch with moon phases and leap year indication, Circa 1997 | 愛彼 | ROYAL OAK QUANTIÈME PERPÉTUEL 型號25829TR.OO.0944TR.01 | 限量版鉭金屬及粉紅金鏤空萬年曆鏈帶腕錶，備月相及閏年顯示，約1997年製

Estimate

1,200,000 - 2,800,000 HKD

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Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel, Reference 25829TR.OO.0944TR.01

A limited edition tantalum and pink gold skeletonised perpetual calendar bracelet watch with moon phases and leap year indication, Circa 1997

愛彼

ROYAL OAK QUANTIÈME PERPÉTUEL 型號25829TR.OO.0944TR.01

限量版鉭金屬及粉紅金鏤空萬年曆鏈帶腕錶，備月相及閏年顯示，約1997年製

Dial: skeletonised

Calibre: cal. 2120/2802 automatic, 38 jewels

Case: tantalum and 18k pink gold, sapphire crystal display back secured by 8 screws

Case number: D80660 and No. 29

Closure: tantalum and 18k pink gold Audemars Piguet bracelet with folding clasp

Size: 39 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 180 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories: Audemars Piguet Warranty, setting pin, instruction manual and presentation box

附帶證書、調校筆、説明書及盒子

The Perpetual Calendar complication was introduced to the Royal Oak line in 1983 with the Reference 5554. Combining a high complication with a sports watch was a somewhat daring move. Indeed, Patek Philippe will not attempt this with the Nautilus line for many more years.

The present lot, a Quantième Perpétuel ref. 25829TR takes this experiment to new extremes. The TR in the reference describes the case metal, a bimetal combination of Tantalum and 18k pink gold. Tantalum is an expensive material ordinarily used in the aeronautical and medical industries characterized by its hardness, high resistance to corrosion and wear but also by its extreme difficulty to machine and tool. The majority of the watch - the mid-case and larger links - are made out of dark grey tantalum contrasting elegantly with its pink gold bezel, crown and center links. The bracelet features a steel clasp. Upon closer inspection, the stamps of the famed bracelet maker, Gay Freres is present. Gay Freres produced not only the bracelets for early Royal Oaks but also early Oyster bracelets for Rolex as well as bracelets for a variety of vintage Patek Philippe wristwatches.