25686BA Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Quantième Perpétuel

By Erik Gustafson | 21 August, 2023
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Some watches command premiums for reasons I find quite tricky to describe. The number of digits in Daniel Roth’s new price list under LVMH, for example, seems to have been defined by a roulette wheel. This is a strategy, I assume, borrowed from Biver. But others command a premium because they deserve to. Roger Smiths…

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Tropical 25686ST ‘Yves Klein’ Audemars Piguet Royal Oak QP

By Erik Gustafson | 15 September, 2022
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There are some watches so attractive that I feel something adjacent to physical pain at the fact that they will never be in my watch roll. Usually, they are highly unique: things like a Frodsham Double Impulse, a ‘Vieux Panier’ Vacheron 43031, royal blue dial E855 Memovox, . . .the list is endless. However, sometimes…

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