Brand: Audemars Piguet - (more)
Series: 5548
Model: Classic
Condition: VG
Location: United Kingdom
Status: SOLD
Listed: Nov 19, 2021, 5:04 PM
Retail Price: USD 25,000
Payment Info: Wire only
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Reference 5516 was the first AP perpetual with cal 13VZSSQP, produced in limited numbers between 1955 and 1968, and is now object of cult.
The second perpetual by Audemars Piguet was the reference 5548. This was using the ultra-slim 2120/280 caliber, with the Dubois-Depraz perpetual module.
Please look at these two articles, with the history of AP perpetuals:
https://revolutionwatch.com/the-complete-history-of-the-audemars-piguet-perpetual-calendar/ - by Wei Koh.
And: https://www.watchbrotherslondon.com/articles/reference-talk-audemars-piguet-quantieme-perpetual-automatique by Ben Dunn.
My watch – now for sale – is of the earlier production of the 5548, with “SWISS” only rather than “SWISS made” as used after 1982. The papers say it was sold in 1984 in Essen (DE), numbered 963 in series, movement serial n. 226689, case B78778.
The dial has no imperfections at all (EDIT: please see below) , movement has been serviced in 2015 by my master watchmaker (ex-Audemars Piguet), and used very rarely since. It will need a service, but no parts will be needed. The case is excellent, and bears the initials of the first owner (KFS)