Audemars Piguet Steel Dress Watch, 1960s

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Why We Love It This slim and elegant piece couldn't be any further removed from the bulky brute of the Royal Oak Offshore line that the brand is perhaps most commonly known for amongst today's collectors, making ultra-thin watches is something at which Audemars Piguet has long excelled. Featuring a 33mm X 40mm steel tonneau shaped case with a satin silver dial, applied indices and non-luminous pencil handset, this Reference 5369 dress watch dates to the 1960s and can certainly serve as a window into the mindset of a pre-Royal Oak Audemars Piguet! In outstanding condition throughout, this is as much a historical horological treasure as it is an infinitely wearable companion for day to day usage or a special night out. The Audemars Piguet Story There are certain watches that define a brand, informing its design ethos and becoming nothing short of iconic in the minds of collectors. For Audemars Piguet, that watch is the Royal Oak—in all its multitudinous incarnations. Yet the manufacture from Le Brassus did not earn its seat in the triumvirate of leading watch brands—the so-called Big Three—on the success of the Royal Oak alone. In fact, both Jules Audemars and Edward Piguet came from long lines of watchmakers, and made their reputations long before the Royal Oak was conceived. Their reputations rested on their ability to create incredibly elegant timepieces in numerous styles. Though they may not have had catchy names like the Royal Oak, or boasted complicated movements like the present-day Jules Audemars collection, their vintage dress watches nevertheless captures the attention to detail that Audemars Piguet has come to be known for.