Vintage Audemars Piguet Octagon watch from the 1980s, 18k yellow gold, aventurine dial, manual movement, gold bracelet on a wrist on black background

Vintage Audemars Piguet Octagon watch from the 1980s, 18k yellow gold, aventurine dial, manual movement, gold bracelet on a wrist on blurred background

Vintage Audemars Piguet Octagon watch from the 1980s, 18k yellow gold, aventurine dial, held by a hand.

Vintage Audemars Piguet Octagon watch from the 1980s, 18k yellow gold, aventurine dial, video of details

Audemars Piguet Octagon Two Tone 1980s

Name: Audemars Piguet Octagon Two Tone 1980s
Brand: Audemars Piguet
SKU: #1020
Price: 11900.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

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BRAND HISTORY

Audemars Piguet Octagon Two-Tone — Aventurine Dial Elegance (1980s)

A rare and striking Audemars Piguet from the early 1980s, defined by its distinctive octagonal case and refined two-tone details. Crafted in 18k yellow gold, the watch features a flawless golden aventurine dial with the AP logo, Roman numerals at 12, 3, 6, and 9, and an elegant alpha handset.

The highlight is the contrasting white gold rope-style bezel, paired with a unique integrated 18k yellow gold bracelet and signed AP clasp. Powered by the hand-wound Audemars Piguet Cal. 2003, this piece blends sculptural design with classic watchmaking. An uncommon and highly expressive AP dress watch with unmistakable 1980s character.

- wrist size in our picture is 18 cm circumference -

DIAL:

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

BRACELET & CLASP:

original Audemars Piguet 18k integrated yellow gold bracelet fitting up to 19 cm wrist size / 2 mm thick
bracelet is adjustable by around 0.5 cm at the clasp
for major adjustments a goldsmith is needed
original Audemars Piguet 18k yellow gold buckle

CASE:

great overall condition, showing minor traces of use
3- body 18k yellow gold case with snap-on case back from casemaker Adea Fontan Sàrl
30 mm (without crown) / 32 mm (lug-to-lug) / 18 mm (between lugs) / 5 mm thick
Year: early 1980s
total weight: 75 g

MOVEMENT:

Audemars Piguet Cal. 2003 - manual wound
17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 36 hours power reserve
professionally serviced 05/2025
+19 sec/d / 260°

BOX & PAPERS:

GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1020

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.