$11,250
AUDEMARS PIGUET STEEL ROYAL OAK TROPICAL DIAL Audemars Piguet, “Royal Oak Automatic,” No. D 1326. Made in the 1990’s. Fine, octagonal, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet with deployant clasp. Two-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel set with 8 hexagonal nuts embanked in 8 screws on the case back, angled lugs with 4 screws to attach the bracelet, screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystal. Anthracite, clous de Paris decoration, applied luminous steel baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 2125, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance-spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 47 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Notes Charles Gérald Genta (1931-2011) Born in Switzerland, Gerald Genta chose jewelry making as his profession at an early age. Upon completing his training in 1951, he maintained his position in the jewelry trade for the next decade. In 1961, he had an epiphany and declared himself as the “world’s fi rst watch designer,” combining his love for fi ne art and his experience in the jewelry business. Gerald Genta rose to fame as the designer of the Audemars Piguet 'Royal Oak', launched in 1972 the price was considered outrageous for a steel sports watch, howeve
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07
