ADAM'S Fine Watches 14th May 2025

Wednesday 14 th May 2025 . Starting at 6pm 36 69 AUDEMARS PIGUET REF. 5548, QUANTIEME PERPETUEL AUTOMATIQUE, 18K YELLOW GOLD, SOLAR WINDER A very rare, early and well preserved 18K yellow gold, self-winding quantieme perpetual calendar wristwatch Year : C. 1980 Dial : White with applied gold baton and dot hour markers. Black painted minute track. Four sunken-sub-dials with blued steel sword hands for day, month, date and moon-phases. Gold baton hands Calibre : AP Signed Automatic Cal. 2120/4 Numbered 549874 - 38 jewels Case : Numbered B62986 ; N°478 Bracelet : Black leather strap with original 18K yellow gold Audemars Piguet pin buckle Dimensions : Ø 36 mm Signature : Dial, case, movement and buckle Accessories : Box, travel pouch, solar winder € 10,000 - 15,000 Production 1978 -1991 Jaqulin Dimmer, famed for her incredible contribution to the Royal Oak, was the design mastermind behind this original REF. 5548 Audemars Piguet Quantieme perpetuel. The 5548 was her playground from which she went on to design a vast number of magnificent models and variations. The reference 5548 is famously the first wristwatch to be fitted with the ultra-thin calibre 2120 and went on to become a huge success for the company, the most prolific perpetual calendar in its time for Audemars Piguet, selling at its peak 675 examples in a single year. The reference 5548 can be found across both B & early C series like our exemplar, numbered B62986.