SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK '50TH ANNIVERSARY' MODEL, REF. 15551ST, CASE NO. JF8964A, CIRCA 2022

The 50^th anniversary of AP’s Royal Oak in 2022 was an important milestone event not only for Audemars Piguet the company, for whom it was an incredibly significant year, but also in the broader history of watchmaking. Any retrospective assessment of the Royal Oak’s wider impact on modern wristwatch design and the luxury wristwatch market in the modern era will identify its introduction in 1972 as a fearlessly bold and seminal moment that was truly the birth of a legend. To celebrate the 50^th anniversary, Audemars Piguet unveiled the present 15551ST.

Offered in excellent overall condition, the present timepiece was only in production for one year with the exclusive ‘50^th anniversary’ winding rotor.

Powering the watch is the new automatic movement caliber 5900 which now has a quickset date, stop seconds, and a 60-hour power reserve.