{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-hinged-lug-dress-watch-satin-silver-dial-w-box","title":"Audemars Piguet 'Hinged-Lug' Dress Watch - Satin Silver Dial W\/ Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe year 1972 was the advent of what is undeniably Audemars Piguet's most famous, significant, and yes, iconic line of watches, the Royal Oak. It was also the year that the 'high-end dress watch' would forever change. Prior to 1972, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eultra-thin and design-focused precious metal watches represented the pinnacle of the genre, not what \u003cem\u003eappears \u003c\/em\u003eto be an industrial-styled stainless steel sports watch with a bracelet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWhile the brand never stopped producing traditional dress watches, per-se, production of their new golden goose would dominate the rest of the lineup. So, watches like the svelte and, frankly, stunning yellow gold dress watch that we have here offer offer not just a ton of value next to their iconic siblings, but were produced in relatively limited quantities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece that we have here is one of those pre-Royal Oak era watches: \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ea rare yellow gold 'Tank'-style dress watch dating to circa the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNoticeable even at a glance, the lugs hint at their fully-articulating nature, with fine spacing between them and the case itself. When turned to profile view, the articulating nature of the lugs becomes apparent, as well as the intricate, sculpted finishing that they possess throughout. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe bezel has a high-polish finish, framing the satin silver dial within. The dial itself shows honest signs of aging, with applied yellow gold 'dart' and 'Arabic' indices, a subsidiary seconds register on the lower half, and a yellow gold 'pencil' handset typing it all together. It is powered by a manual-winding movement by AP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast but not least, this piece is accompanied by its box and comes fitted with a 'Saffiano'-textured brown leather strap with its original yellow gold signed buckle. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis then, is a representation of a bygone era not just for Audemars Piguet, but for what a high-end dress watch used to be. Only in the last few years have collectors and enthusiasts alike started to pay a bit more attention to pieces like these and, we think, its long overdue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver \u0026 Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52855384179005,"sku":"OC3131","price":26750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3741\/files\/AP_TANK_SQ_STRAP_WEB_1.jpg?v=1787100809","url":"https:\/\/oliverandclarke.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-hinged-lug-dress-watch-satin-silver-dial-w-box","provider":"Oliver \u0026 Clarke Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}