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Rare original 18K yellow gold and stainless steel Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Cuir, Ref. 14800 in fully working order. Last known official service was 17 April 2010. Original box is included, no papers. Highly collectable watch.
It has an alligator leather strap with Audemars Piguet stainless steel folding clasp. The solid three-body strongbox case with a gold octagonal bezel screwed down by 8 hexagonal nuts; the case back is also secured by 8 yellow gold screws. It has downturned stainless lugs with 4 screws to secure the strap, a screwed-down stainless bi-directional hexagonal winding crown, and a scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Grey Tapisserie (waffle pattern) dial with raised luminous baton hour markers and baton hands. Sweep second hand. There is an aperture for the date at 3 o’clock, a power reserve of 60 hours at full wind, and it’s water resistant. The case, dial, and movement are all signed.
The automatic Audemars Piguet caliber 2125 movement is rhodium-plated. It’s constructed with 40 jewels, 280 components, and a shock absorber mechanism. It includes a straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance with variable inertia blocks, and a self-compensating flat balance-spring. It has a 22K gold monobloc oscillating weight with ceramic ball bearings, and the bevels on the bridges are diamond graved. It has a stop balance for setting the time, and the balance wheel oscillates at 21,600 vph (3 Hz).