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Audemars Piguet. A fine stainless steel limited edition automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, Certificat and box
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Audemars Piguet. A fine stainless steel limited edition automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, Certificat and box

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, AUTOMATIC, ROYAL OAK CITY OF SAILS MODEL, REF. 25979ST, MOVEMENT NO. 574'242, CASE NO. F-03852, MANUFACTURED IN 2002

Closed9 November 2015

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Audemars Piguet. A fine stainless steel limited edition automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, Certificat and box
Signed Audemars Piguet, Automatic, Royal Oak City of Sails model, ref. 25979ST, movement no. 574'242, case no. F-03852, manufactured in 2002
Cal. 2385 automatic movement, 37 jewels, engine-turned grey dial, white Roman numerals on black track, luminous hands, outer baton white minute divisions combined with Arabic red five minutes divisions on grey track, two sunken engine-turned black subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register, one sunken engine-turned black subsidiary dial with red Alinghi logo for 12 hours register, tonneau-shaped water-resistant type case, octagonal bezel secured by eight screws, back engraved with commemorative inscription and "J-J Senn" secured by eight screws, screw down crown, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Audemars Piguet Certificat d'Authenticité et d'Exclusivité, "Part 1, A History Of Performance" book signed by Mr. Georges Henri Meylan, service invoice, product literature, wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
Launched in 2002 in occasion of the Royal Oak model's 30th anniversary, reference 25979 celebrates also the partnership with Swiss sailboat team Alinghi, whose logo is promently present inside one of the subsidiary dials. The model was produced in a limited edition of 1250 pieces in steel, 200 in pink gold, and 50 in platinum.

The present example, preserved in very honest condition, delights the collector with the presence of the box, original certificate and furthermore a copy of an Audemars Piguet publication signed by legendary former CEO Georges-Henri Meylan.