Audemars Piguet Cobra Black Diamond 1990s

Name: Audemars Piguet Cobra Black Diamond 1990s
Brand: Audemars Piguet
SKU: #1451
Price: 13900.00 EUR
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Description
BRAND HISTORY

Audemars Piguet “Cobra” – 18k White Gold with an extra portion Diamonds

Among Audemars Piguet’s lesser-known but highly distinctive creations, the so-called “Cobra” stands out as a daring expression of design and refinement. Produced in limited numbers during the early 1990s, it showcases the Maison’s ability to merge jewelry craftsmanship with haute horlogerie.

The 29 mm 18k white gold case is paired with a meticulously hand-finished integrated white gold bracelet, giving the watch its signature serpentine fluidity — a form that seems to glide effortlessly across the wrist. The black dial, shimmering under different light angles, is adorned with 12 factory-set diamond hour markers and diamond set hands, adding quiet opulence to its minimalist character.

Elegant, rare, and sculptural — this Cobra embodies the golden age of Audemars Piguet design, when technical mastery met pure aesthetic grace.

- wrist size in our picture is 18 cm circumference -

DIAL:

original never touched black dial in flawless condition
12 factory Diamonds on the dial
original diamond set hands & crown

BRACELET & CLASP:

18k white gold AP bracelet is fitting up to a 19.5 cm and is slightly adjustable at the clasp (around 0.5 cm) / 2 mm thick
major adjustments need to be made by a goldsmith
18k white gold AP clasp

CASE:

excellent overall condition, showing almost no traces of use
3- body 18k white gold case with snap-on case back
29 mm (without crown) / 30 mm (lug-to-lug) / 21 mm (between lugs) / 6 mm thick
year: 1990-1993
total weight: 84 g

MOVEMENT:

Audemars Piguet Cal. 2080 - manual wound
20 jewels, 18000 A/h, 36 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 03/2026
+1 sec/d / 280°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1451

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.