An early bird. In a condition that looks good for a 53 - almost 54 - years old watch. No plastic surgery sofar (and it will NEVER happen). Cheers, HSTE

So, not an example from the first series. You might be interested in reading this article: Frank and his Vintage Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ 5402ST And also this one: The Complete History of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Series , where you can

The history of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo is so rich that exhaustivity is both exhausting and almost impossible . Therefore, I have decided to leave aside the openwork variants and the RD#3 Tourbillon . For a more complete information , please re

Hi Royal Oak Friends! I have a question about which dials were made for the yellow gold 5402BA. From AP Chronicles and other websites it's clear the 5402ST was only available in Bleu Nuit, the 5402SA in slate grey, but nowhere actually specifies which spe

Introduction The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402 “Jumbo” is one of the most iconic watches in modern horology, but its early production history has long been misunderstood. This article consolidates findings from WatchProSite contributors and AP archival s

Very (very) early A-Series from June 15, 1972 Cheers, HSTE

Hello, I am in the market for a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402ST A series. I have found this example which seems to be in pretty good condition. However, I wanted to trouble the experts on this website who know this model really well, to help me see if it

In 1972, Audemars Piguet redefined luxury horology with the launch of the Royal Oak Ref. 5402 — a watch that dared to introduce stainless steel at the price of gold . Designed by the legendary Gérald Genta , the 5402 created a new category: the luxury spo

www.watchbrotherslondon.com "There are unconfirmed rumors of a Salmon dial 14790. After the release of the 14802ST (Salmon Dial) in 1992 for the 20th anniversary of the jumbo 5402ST, rumor has it privileged customers of the Audemars Piguet had the

I don’t know enough, but I went to look it up thinking this is the original, but wondered why the AP logo is at 12 o’clock. But looking up an AP site article shows a 5402st version which is similar to the 15402 although with white date wheel. Please clari