Audemars Piguet Star Wheel 25720OR

audemars piguet Starwheel, ref. 25720OR, circa 1992

In the early 1990s, Audemars Piguet introduced the ancient wandering hours complication in a wristwatch. The ref. 25720OR features an 18K rose gold case and a dial with a stunning hand-engraved floral pattern. This piece dates back to circa 1992 and is in stunning condition. Presented on a brown leather strap, it is sold with the extract of archives. 01 / Brand Audemars Piguet 02 / Year circa 1992 03 / Serial D257xx 04 / Reference 25720OR 05 / Material 18k rose gold 06 / Size 36mm about the watch In the early 1990’s, Audemars Piguet's inventive watchmakers introduced for the first time the ancient wandering hours complication in a wristwatch, originating in the 1600s with the Campani brothers crafting a clock for the Pope. The Star Wheel watches utilize three floating sapphire disks displaying hours on a central rotating wheel with exquisite hand-finished details. As the structure turns, the actual hour becomes clearly visible and moves across the white 0 to 60 minute sector at the dial's top, while the other disks remain obscured against the background until their time arrives. The ref. 25720 boasts an 18K rose gold case with a stepped bezel and short downturned lugs, featuring classic dimensions of 36 mm in diameter and 9 mm in thickness. This rare version showcases a romantic hand-engraved floral pattern on the 18K rose gold dial. Powered by Audemars Piguet’s automatic caliber 2224 movement, itself derived from Jaeger LeCoultre’s caliber 889, the watch's sapphire display case back reveals the exquisite Côtes de Genève finishing and a rotor partially made of 21K gold. This specific piece dates back to circa 1992, and is sold with the extract from Audemars Piguet’s archives. Presented on a brown leather strap, it sports the 18K rose gold AP-signed clasp. The watch is in stunning condition, as seen in the pictures.