79 Audemars Piguet A rare and unusual, Royal Oak, pocket watch in yellow gold, with skeletonized dial, tag and pochette.
Estimate: € 25.000 – 50.000
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- Model Royal Oak Pocket Watch
- Year Circa 1980s
- Reference 5710BA
- Case Material 18K yellow gold
- Case Number B71008
- Movement Manual, cal. 5020SQ, 20 jewels
- Movement Number 227'555
- Dimension 44mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by tag and Audemars Piguet leather pochette.
Long before skeletonisation became a stylistic signature, Audemars Piguet approached it as an intellectual discipline, removing material not for spectacle, but to reveal the architecture of the movement. What remained had to be both mechanically essential and visually balanced, a philosophy already evident in early pocket watches such as the present example, and one that would later influence the openworked Royal Oak calibres. The octagonal yellow gold case is striking in its geometry, with sharply faceted planes and a bezel secured by visible screws, emphasizing structure over ornament. The integrated bow reinforces symmetry, while the fully skeletonised dial exposes the movement in remarkable coherence, from barrel to escapement, even revealing the mainspring, demonstrating both technical confidence and aesthetic control.
Bridges are hand-pierced and shaped, preserving strength while achieving harmony, with gilded surfaces contrasting against polished steel and ruby jewels. The finishing is exemplary, with hand-chamfered edges, mirror-polished steel, and finely grained wheels. This is not theatrical watchmaking, but a refined expression of mechanical truth—where precision, restraint, and craftsmanship define enduring elegance.
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