Lot Essay
This superb and dazzlingly beautiful ruby and diamond-set perpetual calendar wristwatch with pavé diamond dial is a masterpiece of Audemars Piguet neo-vintage haute joaillerie from the early 1990s. Presented in very attractive condition, it represents the level of luxury and glamour that defined the decade. Today this exquisite creation has only gained in its appeal to those who appreciate and admire fine jewelled timepieces and the reassurance of uncompromising quality that is bestowed by the name of Audemars Piguet.
In the last 20 years, the beauty and rarity of perfectly matched coloured precious stones has become more widely appreciated. Of all coloured precious gemstones, no other fires the imagination quite like the ruby. The colour of ruby ranges all the way from pink to the deepest and richest shades of red. Down the centuries, this stone has entranced Kings and Princes, today ruby can command the highest prices of any coloured gemstone.
This resplendent ruby-set perpetual calendar moon phase encapsulates the perfect combination of mechanical complexity and ultimate exclusivity - undoubtedly one of the most noble specimens of a neo-vintage AP perpetual calendar moon phase wristwatch, it affords collectors with the increasingly diminishing opportunity to possess such an astonishing timepiece.
In the last 20 years, the beauty and rarity of perfectly matched coloured precious stones has become more widely appreciated. Of all coloured precious gemstones, no other fires the imagination quite like the ruby. The colour of ruby ranges all the way from pink to the deepest and richest shades of red. Down the centuries, this stone has entranced Kings and Princes, today ruby can command the highest prices of any coloured gemstone.
This resplendent ruby-set perpetual calendar moon phase encapsulates the perfect combination of mechanical complexity and ultimate exclusivity - undoubtedly one of the most noble specimens of a neo-vintage AP perpetual calendar moon phase wristwatch, it affords collectors with the increasingly diminishing opportunity to possess such an astonishing timepiece.
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