Congratulations

Congratulations on the purchase of an iconic piece of horological history! Wear it an enjoy it in good health.

On the servicing, given that it has sat in a box for a while, I would personally bite the bullet and send the watch in for servicing just to check the internals. Regarding the cosmetic scratches - I personally think they add to the patina of the watch, as they seem to be evenly spread.

"To refresh or not to refresh", should depend on how you plan to use the watch - daily wear or occasional wear. If daily wear, I would not have it refreshed but keep it as is and enjoy it. Having bought a brand new AP and given that the brushed steel scratches so easily, it'll save you a lot of heartache. If occasional wear (and the scratches bother you), have it refreshed.

Just my £0.02, but I am no expert as I am new to AP ownership too.

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AP Royal Oak Jumbo Caseback "C" Series

By: DaveAP82 : December 13th, 2011-15:10

Hi Everyone, New to the forum. I've acquired an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that looks really vintage. It's got the AP above the 6 and the caseback number is a "C" Series. I don't know very much about these watches, and even less about the "C" series. I rea...

Hi Dave :-)

By: SALMANPK : December 13th, 2011-16:27

Welcome to the Forum, would really appreciate it if you could post pics of the caseback, dial and both sides of the case so we can all tell you more. S

Thanks

By: DaveAP82 : December 13th, 2011-17:04

Thanks for your help. I've uploaded a couple pics. I don't have a box or certificate, this was from a good family friend. I'm just trying to figure out as much as I can about it. I've blocked out the serial number only because I noticed other people did t...

I'll let the other experts chime in but I can tell you...

By: SALMANPK : December 13th, 2011-17:17

to me it looks koscher, Ref. 5402 with a nice Swiss Dial (vs. the service Swiss Made Dial), C series is circa late 70s and as is the case the majority of these vintage pieces don't come with their papers or boxes. Seems to have its original crown too, is ...

PS

By: SALMANPK : December 13th, 2011-17:26

From what I know the Ref. 5402 released in 72 made through to the D series were essentially the same (case size, movement, specs) except the AP logo above the 6 is considered more collectible than the ones with the AP logo at 12, also from what I've seen ...

Great

By: DaveAP82 : December 13th, 2011-17:32

I wrote this already but it didn't look like it posted so I'll write it again, sorry if it's double posted. The bracelet seems tight, no holes. The crown doesn't have an AP logo on it, what does that mean? Where exactly is the deployment piece you want me...

Servicing Question

By: DaveAP82 : December 13th, 2011-17:45

Got another one... servicing seems to be about $1000 and take place in Switzerland, this isn't a problem for me as I spent most of my time over in the UK and can just ship it from there. The watch works perfectly right now, but does have scratches and sur...

Congratulations

By: APROchrono : December 13th, 2011-19:13

Congratulations on the purchase of an iconic piece of horological history! Wear it an enjoy it in good health. On the servicing, given that it has sat in a box for a while, I would personally bite the bullet and send the watch in for servicing just to che...

Congratulations, Dave, you have a truly iconic watch that will increasingly

By: ThomasM : December 20th, 2011-17:07

become "hot" in the coming months (and years) - 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the Royal Oak, and if the anniversary of the Patek Nautilus is anything to go by (some consider the Royal Oak a far more important and iconic "luxury steel sports watch" than ...

Fantastic Post Dr. T, on the money as always :-) nt

By: SALMANPK : January 2nd, 2012-14:05

Hi Dave..

By: SALMANPK : December 14th, 2011-03:07

Apologies for the quick reply, have a meeting to rush to, The picture of the clasp and the two folding metal parts, the side with has been stamped with various information and logos Period Service dials have "Swiss Made" under 6 and the AP logo at 12, so ...

Audemars Piguet

Congratulations

AP Royal Oak Jumbo Caseback "C" Series

Hi Dave :-)

Thanks

I'll let the other experts chime in but I can tell you...

PS

Great

Servicing Question

Congratulations

Congratulations, Dave, you have a truly iconic watch that will increasingly

Fantastic Post Dr. T, on the money as always :-) nt

Hi Dave..

beautiful icon

welcome to the club and look at this...

How lucky to acquire such an amazing watch