AUDEMARS PIGUET, ROYAL OAK REF. 14986BC.ZZ.0699BC.01, A SPECTACULAR AND EXTREMELY RARE GOLD, DIAMOND AND EMERALD-SET AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

CASE NUMBER: E-351’105, No. 134

Details

CIRCA: 2003
CASE MATERIAL: 18k white gold, bezel and front of the case set with diamonds
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
BRACELET: Integrated Audemars Piguet white gold bracelet set with diamonds. Central links set with baguette-cut diamonds
DIAL: Paved diamond dial with emerald hour markers and AP logo at 12 o’ clock
MOVEMENT: Cal. 2225, automatic, 36 jewels
FUNCTIONS: Time, date
BUCKLE: Audemars Piguet 18k white gold folding buckle
WITH: Electronic Extract from the Archives confirming the register date as April 24, 2003, a service invoice dated May 6, 2022, presentation box
REMARK: One of three examples made in white gold, according to the Heritage Department at Audemars Piguet


Lot Essay

A really rare reference that derives from the mid-size Royal Oak Ref. 14790, this spectacular white gold and diamond-set Royal Oak Ref. 14986 has a paved diamond dial with emerald hours markers. According to the Heritage Department, only five examples were made of this gem-set Royal Oak reference, two in yellow gold and three in white gold.
This watch takes its style cues from another really rare reference, the Ref. 14705 that was made in 1992. Just one example was made in white gold, also 36 mm-wide, and was powered by the Cal. 2124. A decade later, Audemars Piguet produced the Ref. 14986BC in three examples, powered by the updated Cal. 2225.
Extremely rare, this watch should appeal to collectors of impressive diamond-set watches.