Of the 1000’s of watches I noticed on the Authentic Miami Seaside Vintage Present final month, this straightforward, seemingly plain, and nearly uninteresting Audemars Piguet is the one I nonetheless take into consideration weeks later. These descriptors may need you scrolling to the subsequent watch, however please give me a second to inform you why this AP is so particular. Whereas this has been acknowledged elsewhere for years, I don’t suppose collectors at this time admire simply how unimaginable real-deal classic Audemars Piguet watches are.
Previous to 1951, each watch the model produced was primarily a chunk distinctive; no two have been the identical, and when references have been made in collection, every had slight variations. And these watches are uncommon. Take into account all the Patek chronograph references we discover produced within the Forties and that AP produced solely 307 earlier than 1951. Or consider Patek perpetual calendars (1518, 1526, 2497), of which 688 watches have been produced– Audemars Piguet made 9 perpetual calendars in the identical interval.
