Audemars Piguet Vintage 5043BA

Audemars Piguet Thin Manual Wind 5043BA 18k YG

Today famed for their octagonal design elements as best seen in the Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59 and others, Audemars Piguet, like just about every other high-end watchmaker, was once best-known for their round dress watches. Designed with a minimalist aesthetic that epitomized the timepiece’s functional nature, these dress watches were round, thin and had elegantly legible dials – just as this vintage dress watch has. Hailing from the 1960s, this dress watch is an 18kt yellow gold example that features a white dial with long thin painted indices and simple golden hands that feed into its design language all the more. Featuring a svelte case that allows this watch to be extra-thin, as AP was known for at the time, it is powered by a manual-wind movement like most dress watches from the same era. THE DIAL Featuring slim painted indices and elegant hands, this example's dial maintains an elegant aesthetic that is embodied throughout the rest of the timepiece. Please note that the dial has been refinished at some point, in the manner of the original dial. THE CONSTRUCTION Boasting an elegant construction that is admittedly svelte by today's standards, this vintage dress watch embraces the aesthetic codes of its time with its thin flat bezel, straight lugs and clean look. TIMING MACHINE READOUT This reading was taken (crown down) with a ONEOF Accuracy Boutique Edition timing machine at time of cataloging. It is provided as a courtesy only, and shall not be construed as a warranty or guarantee of any kind. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for more information.