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NOS Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 14790st 36mm Full Package, 1995

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Audemars Piguet (maker)
Date
1995
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Wristwatch
Dimensions
Case 36 mm
Stock no.
W-560
Credit line
Dealer listing, Bulang & Sons (W-560)
Catalogue title (original)
NOS Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 14790st 36mm Full Package (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (stock number W-560), this is a wristwatch by Audemars Piguet, made in Switzerland, dated 1995. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 36 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Bulang & Sons

New Old Stock Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 14790 36 mm This is an incredibly rare opportunity to get a New Old Stock Royal Oak. It has been in the closet of the original owner since 1995! The Royal Oak is an icon of watches. Launched in 1972, as the ultimate expensive and luxurious steel watch, it became one of the most enduring and recognisable horological designs of the 20th century. We are offering a brand new, never worn 36mm example here. Featuring the 2125 calibre the watch has the Stern-manufactured petit tapisserie dial and classic baton markers and hands. This AP is a collector’s dream being essentially brand new and never worn! We haven’t even opened the case to service it* – the new owner can choose to either put it away again or service it and wear it. This 14790 is accompanied by the original box, papers, tags. The papers are from AP as the watch was a special order and not sold through an authorized dealer. This watch has a back engraving by the SWISS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION and was gifted to the former owner. This 36mm Royal Oak packs a real punch…it’s a seriously cool thing! So you can either get an amazing collector’s package to put away or enjoy wearing the best 36mm Royal Oak available and with it's great patina and style. You will not find a nicer one out there! *If the buyer wishes us to have the movement cleaned and regulated we can arrange that post-sale. Specifications - Reference 14790st/789 - Dates to 1995 - Brand new with all stickers intact - Full set box and papers - AP papers , stamped by Ap - Never used or opened (not serviced by our watchmaker)

Historical context

Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)

Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.

Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.

Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Quartz Revolution

Atlas type guide

Wristwatches

Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.

After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.

What to look for

  • The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
  • The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
  • Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
  • Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.

Dating clues

  • Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
  • Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
  • Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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