Only Watch Auction

Monaco, Sep 20, 2007

LOT 1

Audemars Piguet ? Royal Oak Offshore Volcano?, first in series.

EUR 0 - 0

Sold: EUR 40,000

The Royal Oak Offshore Volcano Chronograph is an invitation to journey to the core of the earth. The molten lava-coloured numerals and hour and minute hands stand out clearly against the ?Méga tapisserie? dial motif, while a tachometric scale rims the dial with a circle of fire. Bearing a message of hope and solidarity, the first watch in this series is engraved on the back with the inscription ?Royal Oak Offshore Only Watch 07?. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Movement - Calibre: 3126/3840, selfwinding - Diameter: 26 mm (111/2 lignes) - Thickness: 7.15 mm - 59 jewels - 365 parts - Over 60-hour power reserve - Cadence of the balance: 21,600 vibrations per hour - Variable-inertia balance with eight inertia-blocks and flat balance-spring - Geneva-type mobile balancespring stud-holder - Three-position winding crown - Finishing: all parts decorated by hand; mainplate rhodium-plated, bevelled and stippled;bridges adorned with Côtes de Genève motif. Case - Stainless steel case - Diameter: 42 mm - Thickness: 14 mm - Back carrying the inscription ?Royal Oak Offshore Only Watch 07? - Water resistance: 100 m Dial - Black with exclusive ?Méga Tapisserie? pattern - Orange numerals and hands Strap - Hand-sewn saddle-cut black ?Hornback? crocodile leather with orange stitching and steel AP folding clasp Functions - Hours and minutes - Small seconds - Chronograph with central seconds hand, 30-minute and 12-hour counters - Tachometric scale around the flange - Date


LOADING IMAGES
Click to full view
Image
Grading System
Grade:
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1

As new

Notes

Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in the Swiss village of Le Brassus,Audemars Piguet is the oldest Manufacture of Haute Horlogerie never to have left the hands of the founding families. Today, its range encompasses complex mechanical watches, Haute Joaillerie creations as well as a line of jewellery. At each stage in its history, the Manufacture has daringly adopted avant-garde techniques in order to place them in the service of traditional craftsmanship. Royal Oak Offshore Volcano chronograph When first launched in 1972, the Royal Oak overturned the existing codes of Haute Horlogerie by ennobling steel to the rank of a precious metal and using it to create a high-end sports watch. Twenty years later, the famous octagon was reinterpreted in an extreme sports version: the Royal Oak Offshore. This boldly futuristic line features watches with oversized cases and associates steel with rubber.