Audemars Piguet Octagon Automatic Date 1970s

Name: Audemars Piguet Octagon Automatic Date 1970s
Brand: Audemars Piguet
SKU: #1084
Price: 11900.00 EUR
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Audemars Piguet Octagon Automatic Date – 18k Yellow Gold – 1970s

Sculptural elegance meets mechanical finesse.

This 1970s Audemars Piguet dress watch stands out with its rare stepped decagonal case, crafted entirely in 18k yellow gold. The interplay of geometry and texture continues with the oval golden dial, featuring a subtle shimmering finish that catches the light with every movement.

Inside, the ultra-thin Caliber 2121/1 — developed in collaboration with Jaeger-LeCoultre — offers both mechanical prestige and slender comfort on the wrist. The movement is the same esteemed caliber used in the early Royal Oak models.

Completing the piece is an integrated 18k yellow gold braided bracelet, fluid and architectural, making this watch as much a piece of jewelry as a precision instrument.

With its sculptural form, rare case architecture, and storied movement, this AP is a refined yet bold statement for collectors and connoisseurs alike.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

original never touched golden glittering dial in flawless condition
original hands & crown

BRACELET & CLASP:

18k yellow gold AP bracelet is fitting up to a 19 cm and is slightly adjustable at the clasp (around 1 cm) / 1.5 mm thick
18k yellow gold AP clasp

CASE:

excellent overall condition, showing minor traces of use
3- body 18k yellow gold Decagon stepped case with snap-on case back from casemaker C.R. Spillmann & Co. SA
33 mm (without crown) / 39 mm (lug-to-lug) / 19 mm (between lugs) / 6.7 mm thick
Year: 1970s
total weight: 91 g

MOVEMENT:

Audemars Piguet Cal. K 2121/1 - automatic
36 jewels, 21600 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 08/2025
+12 sec/d / 260°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
original Audemars Piguet box and leather pouch

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1084

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.