maradiliko: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jubilee Limited Edition

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Each week, we proudly showcase a meticulously curated collection of pre-owned timepieces available in the Hodinkee Shop. This week, our selection includes the first exhibition case back-equipped Royal Oak, the very first high-beat GMT from Grand Seiko, some staples from the Rolex lineup, and a watch for an Olympics that never happened. Soon all of our watches are above the $10, 000 price tag and are eligible for the $1, 000-off promotion (this week only), so take advantage and enjoy some of the best watches life has to offer.
The Royal Oak has undergone very few changes since its launch in 1972. Honestly, why tamper with perfection? The most significant alteration occurred with the introduction of the Jubilee edition in 1992, which featured a display caseback. This practice wasn't very common in the early '90s, but when you're crafting a movement to Audemars Piguet standards, it becomes easier to showcase it to the world. On display is the caliber 2121, one of the thinnest automatic movements ever created. It was a collaborative effort among Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Jaeger-LeCoultre. As an added touch for the new screen window model, a 21k gold rotor was included because 18k just isn't special enough.

Initially, only 1, 000 units were produced across all metals, with 700 made in steel and an estimated 400-500 in this particular blue dial configuration. The Jubilee edition was released at a time when the Royal Maple wasn't selling rapidly, and rumors suggest that it took almost until 2000 for the last of them to be sold. This initial lack of interest sets the stage for future collectability, and that's precisely what transpired. In recent years, examples of this watch have fetched well over six figures at auctions as collectors seek to own a piece of Audemars Piguet's heritage.  bugatti watch replica
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