Lot #14780 – Audemars Piguet 25770ST.OO.A001KE.01 Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph Watch

Estimate: $20,000.00 – $25,000.00

Start Price: $12,500.00 

Brand:  Audemars Piguet
Model:  Royal Oak Offshore
Reference:  #25770ST.OO.A001KE.01  or #25770ST-OO-A001KE-01 or #25770STOOA001KE01 or #25770ST
Diameter:  46mm
Dial Color:  Blue Grande Tapisserie
Case Material:  Stainless steel
Bezel Material:  Stainless steel
Case Back:  Solid
Movement:  Mechanical self winding automatic, Audemars Piguet calibre 2226/2840
Functions:  Hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph
Band:  Blue Audemars Piguet leather strap with stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant buckle
Box:  No
Papers / Warranty card:  Audemars Piguet Archive Extracts Book
Accessories:  N/A
Condition:  Has superficial scratches due to normal wear and age.  Overall condition is very good.  Running at the time of inspection, however not checked for accuracy.  An overhaul is always recommended for used watches.
Special Notes:  This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph watch has a “D” serial which makes it one of the earliest Royal Oak Offshore models.  This is a predecessor to the Royal Oak Offshore “End of Days” model that was introduced in 1999.  The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore model #25770ST is also known as the “Other End of Days.”
Last Know Retail (Approximate):  NA

This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph watch has a “D” serial which makes it one of the earliest Royal Oak Offshore models.  This is a predecessor to the Royal Oak Offshore “End of Days” model that was introduced in 1999.  The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore model #25770ST is also known as the “Other End of Days.”

Edward Auguste Piguet and Jules Louis Audemars founded their company in 1875 and named it Audemars Piguet & Cie in 1881.  They were known for their complicated movements and invented the first minute repeater watch in 1892, Grand Complication pocket watch in 1899, the first jump hour watch in 1921, the first skeleton watch in 1934, the thinnest watch in 1946, the Royal Oak in 1972, the ultra thin tourbillon in 1986, the first automatic Grand Complication watch in 1995 – 1996, the first direct impulse escapement in 2006, and the first carbon watch in 2007 – 2008.

Notable models include the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept, Audemars Piguet Millenary, and Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars, in addition to their Audemars Piguet Haute Joaillerie line.

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