Posts Tagged ‘Quantieme Perpetual’
Tropical 25686ST ‘Yves Klein’ Audemars Piguet Royal Oak QP
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…
Read More25654BA Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual
While the Royal Oak was intended to be a time-only sports watch, its abilities quickly diversified after the 5402 with a range complications. The most iconic of these must be the Quantieme Perpetual (or perpetual calendar moonphase to us peasants). It is a beautifully contrasted blend of sporting pretense and haute watchmaking that, before the…
Read MoreSwiss Only, Full Bracelet 5548 Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual
As Patek’s 3945 is the 3940, so this extravagant, full-bracelet, engraved 5548 is the ‘standard’ 5548 (if there is such a thing). AP demonstrated with this precise reference that they are the masters at, and the last bastion of, mechanical horological artistry. Yet, this precise QP take that notion a step further in every detail.…
Read More25661 Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual
Despite what you may have seen in recent months, Audemars Piguet do not just produce the Royal Oak. Their history is peppered with ambitious complications, even through the mid-century when few cared. Moreover, AP were first to bring back the art form of complicated watchmaking after the quartz crisis with the 5548. Three senior watchmakers…
Read MoreUnder-Market-Value Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual 5548
I understand, tagging a 5548 as a value proposition is a bit absurd but hear me out. Any watch, regardless of price level, has the potential to become a value if listed below the market. That’s precisely what we have here. And the watch in question is an appreciating fan favorite of the dedicated modern…
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