{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-octagonal-dress-watch-sand-dial","title":"Audemars Piguet 'Octagonal' Dress Watch - 'Sand' Dial","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 class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe piece that we have here is a very attractive solid yellow gold dress from circa the 1980s. The simple, yet thoughtful rounded 'octagonal' case features gently curved slim lugs and comes in at 29mm x 36mm. Inside, the cream-tone 'sandy' dial has a simply applied 'AP' logo at the 12 o'clock position, script on the lower half, and a matching yellow gold 'dauphine' handset. It is powered by a slim manual-winding movement by AP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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":51510607970621,"sku":"OC3099","price":8950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3741\/files\/AP_DRESS_GOLD_STRAP_WEB_1.jpg?v=1774389751","url":"https:\/\/oliverandclarke.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-octagonal-dress-watch-sand-dial","provider":"Oliver \u0026 Clarke Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}