Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 expressed through traditional case forms

expressed through traditional case forms and the kind of dial craft that requires no explanation

The yellow gold case presents the stepped

The case material alone changes the character of the watch entirely — platinum's cool

giving the watch an intimacy that white gold or platinum cannot replicate at this scale

bevelled sides and a pronounced architectural presence that owes as much to Art Deco jewellery as to watchmaking convention

Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 expressed through traditional case formsIn 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