Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic ref. 14790SA Steel, very good condition with box, 36mm

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic ref. 14790ST Black Dial, Steel case and bracelet

A disruptive and downright revolutionary timepiece, the Royal Oak is immediately recognizable thanks to its state-of-the-art engineered strongbox case, octagonal bezel secured by eight hexagonal screws, visible water resistance gaskets, dials adorned with exclusive engine-turned “Grande Tapisserie” motif. 1972. Audemars Piguet launched something the world had never seen: a stainless-steel luxury watch. In an era when gold was considered the only high-end option, it was a gamble. But it paid off with the birth of one our most iconic watches.

Audemars Piguet Steel Royal Oak ref. 14790ST with rare black dial. “Royal Oak Automatic”, Ref. 14790ST. Very fine, octagonal, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and Audemars Piguet stainless steel bracelet with concealed deployant clasp. Accompanied by original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak box, Atelier Tempus  certificates + warranty.

Case: Three-body, polished and brushed, octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal white gold nuts embanked in 8 white gold screws on the case back, screw-down hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystals. Bracelet long in very good condition.

Dial: Black, in perfect condition, 100% original, “Tapisserie” decoration, luminous steel baton indexes, date aperture, outer minute division. Luminous steel baton hands.

Movement: Cal. 2225, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometalic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed.

Diameter: 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm.

REF.14790 is the standard men’s sizes 36 mm case diameter.