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Audemars Piguet Ref. 5402ST Royal Oak A series, “The A2” An historically important and extremely well-preserved stainless- steel wristwatch with date, bracelet, box and certificate of origin. Sold for
Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo accumulated 88 watches for its Royal Oak 50th Sale, held to mark the golden jubilee of Gerald Genta’s famous design for Audemars Piguet in 1972.
The auction, described by Phillips watch experts as “the rarest assembly of historically important, and in some instances unique, Royal Oak models gathered in one place”, generated total sales of $22,616,032.
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Among the 88 watches to sell were two vintage Royal Oaks that hammered for more than $1 million.
A Royal Oak reference 5402ST A2 — said to be the second Royal Oak ever made and one of only four shown to the press at Baselworld in 1972 — sold for $1,073,319.
Close on its heels with a second million dollar hammer price was a Royal Oak perpetual calendar in platinum, reference 25654PT with copper brown dial, and double-signed by Asprey, which went for $1,036,511.
Top 10 Royal Oaks
Audemars Piguet Ref. 5402ST Royal Oak A series, “The A2” An historically important and extremely well-preserved stainless- steel wristwatch with date, bracelet, box and certificate of origin. Sold for $1,073,319.Audemars Piguet Ref. 25654PT Royal Oak An extremely rare and attractive platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with brown dial, bracelet, certificate and box retailed by Asprey bearing N0. 1. Sold for $1,036,511.Audemars Piguet Ref. 5402ST Royal Oak Jumbo “Karl Lagerfeld”. A very distinctive blackened stainless-steel wristwatch with date and bracelet. Sold for $950,625.Audemars Piguet Ref. 14802PT Royal Oak “Tuscan” Jubilée An extremely attractive limited edition platinum wristwatch with blue Tuscan dial, date, bracelet, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the model. Sold for $815,662.Audemars Piguet Ref. 25829TP Royal Oak. An extremely rare and superb tantalum and platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with openworked dial and bracelet, part of a 16-pieces limited series. Sold for $779,259.Audemars Piguet Ref. 5402ST Royal Oak Jumbo “Khanjar”. An extremely rare and fine stainless-steel wristwatch with date and bracelet, made for the Sultanate of Oman. Sold for $766,584.Audemars Piguet Ref. 25636PT Royal Oak. A superbly rare and incredibly attractive platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with openworked dial, moonphases, bracelet and box. Sold for $689,925.Audemars Piguet Ref. 5554ST Royal Oak “Triple Serial”. A supremely rare stainless steel perpetual calendar wristwatch with moonphases, 4-digit reference and “triple serial” case. The first and thinnest Royal Oak perpetual calendar model ever produced, part of a 49 pieces series. Sold for $689,925.Audemars Piguet Ref. 25659BA. An impressive yellow gold and diamond perpetual calendar wristwatch with open worked dial, part of a 3-pieces limited series. Sold for $638,820.Audemars Piguet Ref. 25654ST Royal Oak. A very attractive stainless steel perpetual calendar wristwatch with salmon dial, bracelet, certificate and box. Sold for $587,714.
