Audemars Piguet Vintage 18k YG Manual Wind
Today famed for their octagonal design elements as best seen in the Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59 and others, Audemars Piguet, like just about every other high-end watchmaker, was once best-known for their round dress watches. Designed with a minimalist aesthetic that epitomized the timepiece’s functional nature, these dress watches were round, thin and had elegantly legible dials – just as this vintage dress watch has. Hailing from the 1960s, this dress watch is an 18kt yellow gold example that features a white dial with long thin applied indices and simple hands that feed into its design language all the more. Echoing this design language is this example’s running seconds subdial at 6 o’clock that takes the appearance of a delicate crosshair that reaches all the way down to the edge of the dial. Featuring a svelte case that allows this watch to be extra-thin, as AP was known for at the time, it is powered by a manual-wind movement like most dress watches from the same era.
THE DIAl Featuring slim applied indices, elegant hands and a subtle subdial, this example's dial maintains an elegant aesthetic that is embodied throughout the rest of the timepiece.
THE CONSTRUCTION Boasting an elegant construction that is admittedly svelte by today's standards, this vintage dress watch embraces the aesthetic codes of its time with its thin angular bezel, straight lugs and clean look.
TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.
