Pre-Owned Audemars Piguet Millenary Ladies 40990309/AS05458

Why We Love It

This exquisite ovular stainless steel dress piece couldn't be any further removed from the bulky brute of the Royal Oak Offshore line, or even the standard Royal Oak that Audemars Piguet is perhaps most commonly known for amongst today's collectors.

And that's why we love it!

Once upon a time, the manufacture from Le Brassus was known for creating truly superlative luxury timepieces with an emphasis on beauty over brawn. Pieces such as this Reference 77301ST, prove that they still can!

Featuring an oversized oval-shaped case crafted in stainless steel, it measures 39.5mm by 45mm with a thin profile and softly rounded edges. It features a factory diamond encrusted bezel which beautifully surrounds the silver multi-tone dial with both Arabic and Roman numerals, a stylized caseback, and a signed white alligator leather strap with a matching signed deployant clasp. This piece also comes with its serialized hangtag.

Artistic watches such as this one are fun and wonderful timepieces, and there's no telling if and when one of these in any condition will surface again, so don't wait!

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.