17th Nov, 2022 9:30
Jewellery, Silver & Watches
Honorary Academy Award winner, Peter O’Toole’s Audemars Piquet watch.
An Audemars Piguet reference 5548 automatic Quantieme Perpetual Calendar in an 18ct yellow gold case measuring 36mm, featuring a white dial with day, month and date sub-dials with a further moon phase sub-dial at 6 o'clock.
The watch comes complete with its box, manual, a certificate of fully numbered authenticity, and a signed Peter O'Toole service guarantee card. It is also accompanied by letters from a member of the O’Toole family, confirming the watch’s provenance.
Brand: Audemars Piquet
Model: 5548
Serial: B56035
Movement: Ultra-thin Calibre 2120/1
Movement number: 225511
Model Notes:
One of the greatest horological innovations of the late 1970s was Audemars Piguet's release of the world's thinnest self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1978. The Ultra-thin Calibre 2120/2800 came at a time when the world was facing the 'quartz' crisis and Audemars were repositioning themselves as a complication and ultra-luxury watch manufacturer.
Sold for £18,000
Honorary Academy Award winner, Peter O’Toole’s Audemars Piquet watch.
An Audemars Piguet reference 5548 automatic Quantieme Perpetual Calendar in an 18ct yellow gold case measuring 36mm, featuring a white dial with day, month and date sub-dials with a further moon phase sub-dial at 6 o'clock.
The watch comes complete with its box, manual, a certificate of fully numbered authenticity, and a signed Peter O'Toole service guarantee card. It is also accompanied by letters from a member of the O’Toole family, confirming the watch’s provenance.
Brand: Audemars Piquet
Model: 5548
Serial: B56035
Movement: Ultra-thin Calibre 2120/1
Movement number: 225511
Model Notes:
One of the greatest horological innovations of the late 1970s was Audemars Piguet's release of the world's thinnest self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1978. The Ultra-thin Calibre 2120/2800 came at a time when the world was facing the 'quartz' crisis and Audemars were repositioning themselves as a complication and ultra-luxury watch manufacturer.
