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Incoming! A grail of mine :)
Just got this in, a grail of mine, a Jules Audemars Tourbillon. This particular reference has the famous AP in-house back-winding automatic caliber - this means that there is no crown and 3 o'clock. You may realize that AP also put this caliber in the Royal Oak case. This makes for a very interesting design that I think is so unique. The watch is, of course, a tourbillon but also has a date function as well as a power reserve. Given that this is automatic, the inclusion of a power reserve is definitely questionable from AP but hey, that's what AP was in the 80s and 80s - a hot mess lol. AP made this reference in gold, rose gold and platinum (seen here).
This particular example has the rare "first series" dial with the old-style "audemars piguet" stamped at the 12 o'clock. From what I can tell, there are fewer than 15 examples of with this dial configuration in the D-36___ case range, making it ultra rare. After that, the case numbers switch to the D-39___ range. Over a 10-ish year period they made around 50 of these platinum tourbillons with various dial configurations. In the mid 90's, AP switched their logo design to a more bold font, which I think is less elegant. Fun fact: this watch was manufactured in the early 90's but only sold in the mid 2000s - that means it was sitting in the AD's window for over 10 years - perhaps understandable given that the original MSRP was around 180,000 EUR.
It's about time that we start appreciating AP's incredible past. Even in the 90s they were making such phenomenal and unique watches. Too bad they will be making superhero watches with Marvel going forward LOL
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Incoming! A grail of mine :)
Just got this in, a grail of mine, a Jules Audemars Tourbillon. This particular reference has the famous AP in-house back-winding automatic caliber - this means that there is no crown and 3 o'clock. You may realize that AP also put this caliber in the Roy...
Huge congrats,
that is a truly awesome piece. Given the achieved symmetry of the dial, the application of the PR actually makes sense to me, at least it is easily forgiven! Enjoy your grail and wear it in the best of health! Cheers, Alex
LOLOLOL
I know, we can no longer use that word anywhere close to the word "audemars piguet" without cringing!!
Awesome piece huge congrats!!!
What a nice layout, no nonsense and to the point. I have always been a fan of tear drop lugs, the case reminds me of Kari. I have never seen this watch before thanks for sharing and WIGH. Is it a solid case back I assume ?
Yup!
Solid case back but with a crown on the back. The tear drop lugs were only on the very early versions of the tourbillon. They switched to a standard straight-lug case style a few years later which is much less elegant
Well done! That's an amazing piece of horology. So incredibly cool!!
I may end up eating my words, but I'm excited about the Marvel tie-up. We'll see some cool pieces (and some pop culture shtick) but AP understands the importance of staying relevant. Don't underestimate FHB! 😊
Lolz!! you know...
I have a thing on chrono24 set up where i get email notifications when a new audemar piget model is being sold (everything besides the royal oak collection, i like the collection but it is saturated) and i saw this watch for sale and in like a day or an h...
