60 Audemars Piguet A charming and attractive, Calatrava-style, automatic wristwatch in yellow gold, with faceted lugs.
Estimate: € 4.000 – 8.000
Create an account or log in to place bids.
- Model Calatrava
- Year Circa 1960s
- Case Material 18K yellow gold
- Case Number 29'251
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Automatic, cal. 2072, 29 jewels
- Movement Number 86'332
- Dimension 35mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
There is something irresistibly charming about a simple yellow-gold dress watch from the 1960s, especially when it comes from Audemars Piguet and quietly refuses to shout about it.
This Calatrava-inspired watch captures that era’s confidence in restraint. The dial is pure and balanced, animated only by slender applied markers, fine hands, and a discreet date aperture. It is the kind of face that reveals its quality slowly, not instantly, precisely the sort of watch seasoned collectors tend to appreciate more with time.
But then your eye drifts to the case. The faceted, sculptural lugs introduce a touch of flair, a reminder that even in its most classical moments, Audemars Piguet enjoyed adding a subtle twist. In yellow gold, now carrying the warm tones only decades can bestow, the case feels alive, far removed from modern uniformity.
Inside beats the calibre 2072, an automatic movement emblematic of the manufacture’s mid-century technical refinement. Slim, reliable, and beautifully executed, it reflects a period when mechanical innovation was pursued with elegance rather than excess.
Altogether, this is not a watch that relies on complication or size to assert itself. Instead, it speaks through proportion, material, and movement, an eloquent example of 1960s Audemars Piguet at its most refined.
Condition Report
Create an account or log in to view the condition report!
Auction Preview
MONACO
Hôtel Méridien Beach Plaza, 22 avenue Princesse Grâce
24 April - From 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
25 April - From 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM