AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK SKELETON QUANTIEME PERPETUAL CALENDAR UNPOLISHED 18K 25829BA

Most watches have some amount of art integrated in them, whether it's vestiges of the watchmaker's art evidenced in the movement, or a skilled designer's work on the dial, or case lines that required the mind of an architect to conceive. This watch, though, is drenched and dripping with artistry. From the metallurgist who formed the case according to Gerald Genta's blueprints, to the skeletonizer/engraver who put their touch to bear on this most special of movements... If you have the choice to put anything you want on your wrist, then you will not find a more stunning watch than this. Unpolished Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual Calendar in 18k gold on integral 18k Gay Freres bracelet with pre-‘AP’ deployment clasp. Case is 39mm in diameter by 9mm thick. Case finish alternates between mirror polished and brush finished surfaces. Movement is the AP Caliber 2120/2802 automatic with 38 jewels, 40 hour power reserve and a hand decorated skeletonized rotor with 21k segment for increased mass/winding efficiency. C serial number dates watch to 1980-1986. Properly speaking there is no dial since the watch is skeletonized. The champagne indexes display the calendar functions. The watch is surprisingly legible for a skeletonized and complicated perpetual calendar interface. This is the kind of watch that can be the centerpiece of any collection. Unpolished and breathtaking.