Audemars Piguet Round WG Navy Blue Dial
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-Specifications
BrandAudemars Piguet
Model
Round
Reference
N/A
Year
1970s
Movement
Manual Wind Cal.K2001/1A
Case
33.5mm
Material
18K White Gold
Bracelet
Black Leather Strap
Includes
AP Signed White Gold Buckle by AW
Box/Papers
No
Notes
The watch has been completely serviced by our watchmaker recently
The case has been lightly polished in the service
Warranty
1-year Mechanical Warranty by us
Shipping
Global shipping via DHL Express with full insurance
*The photo of the movement was taken before service
-Description
Audemars Piguet was founded by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edouard-Auguste Piguet in Le Brassus in the Vallée de Joux. Since its founding in 1875, it is the oldest watch brand that has been consistently managed by the founding family.
The company has been producing complication watches such as perpetual calendar wacthes, chronographs and sonnerie watches since its inception, and together with Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe is known as one of the world's three major brands or 'Big Three'.
This watch is a hand-wound round watch made in the 1970s. An extremely thin case made of 18K white gold, sometimes referred to as extra flat. It features a flat bezel and curved lugs when viewed from the side.
The case diameter is 33.5mm. Because the bezel is narrow, it doesn't look as small as the numbers indicate, and it feels like a very good size when you actually wear it.
The bezel is polished, but the sides have a hairline finish. The case back has a concentric satin finish and is engraved with an 18K gold hallmark and serial number.
The dial is a navy blue dial with a sunray finish. This dial is unusual for a watch of this age. It shows no significant ageing and retains its original blue hue. The colour shade changes depending on the angle of view, which is also a major attraction.
The hands and indexes are a very simple and highly legible combination of thin bar indexes and baton hands in the case. They are made of the same 18K white gold as the case.
The brand logo is written in a cute block font, rather than the bold font of the current model. This is also a unique feature of vintage.
The movement is equipped with hand-wound Cal.K2001/1A. The base is Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 818, developed in 1959 and supplied exclusively to Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.
It was adjusted and tuned by both companies and used by Audemars Piguet as Cal.K2001/1A and Vacheron Constantin as Cal.K1014.
[About Leather Strap]
Due to Washington Convention, we cannot export Crocodile/Alligator/Lizard leather overseas.
We will replace the strap with a similar strap made of calf leather as an alternative.
Or we will send the watch without strap if we don't have stocks of them.
[Payment Method]
1. Credit Card (Visa/Master/Amex)
2 Wire/Bank Transfer
*We have U.S/Singapore/EU/UK bank account. So you don't need to transfer internationaly.
[Delivery]
Shipped via DHL Express with full value insurance.
Normally,Item will be shipped in 1-2 working days after payment received.
Tracking number will be provided, and insurance will cover if the item is damaged or missing in the shipping process.
[Custom Duty]
International buyer has a responsibility to pay import duties, taxes or charges. (ex VAT/GST)
We do not accept to declare lower value on shipping label or invoice.We will declare full value of them.
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[Return]
We accept return in the case of shipping mistake or item defect in 14 days after your receive.
1.Can I reserve it?
-Since it is also sold on the web, it cannot be reserved.
2.Can you adjust the bracelet?
-If you fill in the approximate arm circumference when ordering, we will send it after adjustment.
(*Riveted bracelets and folded link bracelets require some time to be adjusted by a repair craftsman.)
3. How long does it take for "delivery after complete service?
-Please consider it to be about 1 month from the date of your order.
(*It may take a little longer depending on the schedule of our watchmaker and the degree of congestion.)
4.Is there a payment deadline? (Bank transfer)
-If we cannot confirm the payment within 2 days after placing the order, the order will be canceled.
5.Can I order by cash on delivery?
- Due to the nature of the product, we do not accept it.
Our stance is that "customers can use good products with peace of mind for a long time."
In order to achieve this, the presence of a skilled repair craftsman is essential.
How well the work is done depends largely on the thoughts of the craftsman.
The watchmakers who Arbitro asks are craftsmen who do not cut corners in such areas, so we ask them to carry out the repair work with peace of mind.
About Complete Service
Complete service, sometime called overhaul is the work of disassembling a mechanical product down to its individual parts, cleaning and reassembling it to bring it closer to its new state of performance.
Roughly speaking, the overhaul procedure is as follows.
1. Separate into case and movement
2. Disassemble the movement
3. Inspection and pre-cleaning of wear condition of each part
4. Wash parts with a special machine
5. Lubrication and assembly
6. Waterproof test
7. Final adjustment and running test.
Some movements are made up of hundreds of parts, but it is a very meticulous process of disassembling them one by one, inspecting them all, cleaning them, and reassembling them.
If you don't overhaul, the oil will deteriorate just like a car, and the risk of wear and damage to parts increases, causing a decrease in accuracy and, in severe cases, not working.
There is also the reason that it will be very expensive to replace parts after they are found to be damaged, so we recommend overhauling once every 2-3 years for economical and long-term use.
About Polishing
Vintage watches have been used for decades, and even the stainless steel used in many watches has rounded corners that were originally sharp, and has many small scratches even though the mirror finish should be beautiful. state.
At Arbitro, some watches are sold with a new finish, based on the idea that you can purchase them in beautiful condition and use them for a long time.
In particular, gold-cased dress watches are finished to bring out the best of the precious metal case.
The watches sold by us that have been given a new finish are shot in very high definition, so you can see that the edges stand out and the light is reflected by the mirror finish.
Also, depending on the case or bracelet, there are cases where multiple finishes such as mirror finish and hairline finish are mixed, but there are not many craftsmen who can distinguish between them and finish them at a high level.
In addition, the “thinness of the case” is also a part that is greatly influenced by the skill of the craftsman.
A watch that has become thinner and has thinner lugs is far from its original design, and the appearance becomes unbalanced.
It is a very precise work that brings the case closer to the original finish by eliminating scratches and dents while reducing the thickness of the case to the utmost limit.
Of course, there are cases where it is better to use the watch as it is, in order to emphasize the history of the watch and its original condition.
We look at each watch and judge whether it is best to finish it before selling it.
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