A different but excellent men’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, in very nice condition. Model reference 6005SA
HOW DO WE DATE THIS WATCH?
These rectangular cased Royal Oak models were launched at Basel watch fair in 1978. Later watches lost the word Quartz from the dial, and gained a date window so this is likely to be from circa 1980.
CONDITION
All Royal Oak models sold today and for the past few decades have been true to the original octagonal porthole design that Gerald Genta created and that launched the model in 1972 (Although Genta famously hates the Offshore versions, and reportedly stormed into the AP stand at Baselworld in 1993 saying “You killed my baby!”). But the rectangular case watches ran for about a decade alongside the octagonal cases, and were probably more fashionable at the time when slim, quartz, square cased watches were in fashion.
This bi metal watch is a combination of steel and 18k gold. The grey dial has petit tapisserie decoration and is very good, as are the hands. The movement is AP’s 11 jewel quartz calibre 2511, and there was never an automatic version in this case. You can quick set the hour via the crown, ideal for travel, and to reset the minutes you hold the button within the crown down until you get to the correct minute. This is all working correctly. The bracelet is long and this is important, as links can be £2-300 each if you can find them and many have had links removed in the past. The folding clasp and flip don lock are both correctly signed and original. We will install a brand new battery before sending the watch out to the new owner. Like the standard Royal Oak, this takes up more wrist space than the dimensions suggest.
This watch will be supplied with our branded presentation box and our Certificate of Authenticity.
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SIZE
Width with crown 34.2 mm
Width without crown 31.8 mm
Lug to lug length 40.3 mm
Case Thickness 7.1 mm
Bracelet will fit a maximum wrist size of 192 mm. The bracelet can be sized for you if you give us your wrist size when placing the order.
All sizes are approximate.
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