Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 The orange-tipped arrow hands and

The orange-tipped arrow hands and matching indices still read against it — a testament to the quality of the original construction

a detail that became one of the design's signatures

complete and beautifully preserved

The result was the calibre 215

it is unambiguously bold

Audemars Piguet reference 5279 in white gold — white dial, caliber K2120 The orange-tipped arrow hands andIn 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