Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 understated

understated

The orange-tipped arrow hands and matching indices still read against it — a testament to the quality of the original construction

The idea seemed contradictory at the time

and it carries the quiet authority of a watch that knew exactly what it was from the first sketch

the watch functions simultaneously as timekeeper and object

Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 understatedIn 1972, Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak and changed the course of luxury watchmaking. What is less often told is that the same extraordinary movement caliber K2120, one of the thinnest automatic movements ever made at 2. 45mm quietly powered other AP references of the period, including this cusion shaped dress watch. A cushion shaped case in 18k white gold, produced around 1974, wearing one of the great movements of the twentieth century with