Vintage Audemars Piguet Automatic Watch 18k Yellow Gold with Diamonds from the 1980s on a wrist. 31.5mm, 18k Yellow Gold, Automatic movement, Flawless golden dial, 11 Diamond hour markers and Integrated yellow gold bracelet.

Audemars Piguet Automatic 18k Yellow Gold with Diamonds from the 1980s. 31.5mm, 18k Yellow Gold, Automatic movement, Flawless golden dial, 11 Diamond hour markers and Integrated yellow gold bracelet.

Vintage Audemars Piguet Automatic Watch 18k Yellow Gold with Diamonds from the 1980s.

Audemars Piguet Automatic 18k Diamond 1980s

Name: Audemars Piguet Automatic 18k Diamond 1980s
Brand: Audemars Piguet
SKU: #1066
Price: 11900.0 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

€11.900

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Description
BRAND HISTORY

Golden Geometry — A Rare Blend of Diamonds, Design, and AP Craftsmanship

This rare Audemars Piguet from the 1980s is an exercise in quiet opulence. Crafted entirely in 18k yellow gold, its unique octagonal-elliptical case houses a flawless golden dial punctuated by 11 factory-set diamond hour markers — understated luxury at its finest.

The case and integrated bracelet flow with sculptural precision, while the ultra-thin Calibre 2121/1, one of the most revered automatic movements in Swiss watchmaking, beats within. Measuring 31.5mm in diameter and only 6mm thick, this piece blends architectural design with remarkable comfort and elegance on the wrist.

Extremely rare in this configuration — and preserved in superb condition — this Audemars Piguet is more than a timepiece; it's a wearable statement of refined taste and heritage craftsmanship.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

original never touched golden dial in flawless condition
11 factory diamond hour markers
original hands & crown

BRACELET & CLASP:

18k yellow gold AP bracelet is fitting up to a 18 cm and is slightly adjustable at the clasp (around 0.5 cm) / 2.5 mm thick
18k yellow gold AP clasp

CASE:

excellent overall condition, showing very minor traces of use
3- body 18k yellow gold case with snap-on case back
31.5 mm (without crown) / 30 mm (lug-to-lug) / 20 mm (between lugs) / 6 mm thick
year: 1980s
total weight: 85 g

MOVEMENT:

Audemars Piguet Cal. K 2121/1 - automatic
36 jewels, 21600 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 06/2025
+5 sec/d / 240°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1066

Audemars Piguet

In the Vallée de Joux — cradle of Swiss high horology — two young watchmakers joined forces in 1875. Their names were Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet. From that moment on, Audemars Piguet has remained fiercely independent, family-owned, and uncompromising in its vision of what fine watchmaking should be.

Among the elite houses of horology, AP is the rebel artist. Innovative, daring, and forever rewriting the rules of design and engineering. In the 20th century, they were the first to create minute repeaters in wristwatch form. But it was in 1972 that Audemars Piguet changed watchmaking forever — with the birth of the Royal Oak.

A steel sports watch. With visible screws. An octagonal bezel. And a level of finishing usually reserved for gold. It was radical. Audacious. And in time, it became iconic.

Today, vintage watch collectors consider early Royal Oak references among the most desirable timepieces in the world. But the brand’s legacy runs deeper than one model. AP has always walked the fine line between artistry and technical prowess — whether through skeletonized perpetual calendars, ultra-thin tourbillons, or experimental case materials that push what a vintage watch can be.

To wear an Audemars Piguet is to wear confidence. It is for the collector who appreciates the avant-garde but demands heritage. Someone who seeks boldness, but never at the cost of substance. Someone who chooses a vintage watch not because it follows the rules — but because it rewrites them.

Audemars Piguet doesn’t just make watches. It creates icons that break molds — and then hand-finishes them to perfection.

Because tradition isn’t meant to be preserved under glass. It’s meant to evolve — beautifully, fearlessly, and with purpose.