Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 bold Arabic numerals at 12

bold Arabic numerals at 12 and 6

by someone who saw no reason to do it any other way

expressed through traditional case forms and the kind of dial craft that requires no explanation

a rectangular body

it already occupies rare territory

Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 bold Arabic numerals at 12In 1972, Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak and changed the course of luxury watchmaking. What is less often told is that the same extraordinary movement caliber K2120, one of the thinnest automatic movements ever made at 2. 45mm quietly powered other AP references of the period, including this cusion shaped dress watch. A cushion shaped case in 18k white gold, produced around 1974, wearing one of the great movements of the twentieth century with