Presenting this beautifully preserved certified pre-owned Audemars Piguet Canape 15066BC in 18k white gold with a hand-stitched black leather strap and an 18K white gold ardillon buckle.
The two-piece solid case has dimensions of 45 mm by 28 mm and a thickness of 9.6 mm (lugs included) and is secured with eight 18-karat gold screws and a domed-shaped sapphire crystal that matches the lugs' design. The polished "violin scroll" hooded lugs and Art Deco rectangular bezel frame a silver dial with white gold applied Roman numeral at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock, leaf-shaped baton hour indices, and a black painted railway minute track around the outer rim.
SPECIFICATIONS
Brand: Audemars Piguet
Model: Canapé
Reference Number: 15066BC.0.001CR.01
Movement: Automatic
Condition: Mint
Gender: Men's
Time Period: 2000s
Box: Yes
Papers: No
THE CALIBER
Caliber: AP 2140
Jewels: 31
THE CASE
Case Material: 18K White Gold
Case Diameter: 24 mm x 45 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Waterproof: 80 ft./ 20 m./ 2 ATM
Bezel Material: 18K white gold
Glass: Sapphire dome crystal
Caseback: Solid
Dial: White
Dial Numerals: 18K white gold applied Roman numeral at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and stick hour indices, black printed railway minute track on the inner rim
THE BRACELET / STRAP
Bracelet Material: Black Leather
Buckle: Tang
Buckle Material: 18K white gold
THE FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, 40-hour power reserve
FURTHER READING
The untraditional case design with its cylindrical and straight-curved lugs is especially appealing because it resembles the armrest of an antique high-end sofa; the word canapé is derived from the French word for sofa.
18K white gold applied leaf-shaped hour/minute hands
18K white gold brushed and polished rectangular case with scrolled ends 18K white gold solid case back secured with 8 screws
18K white gold fluted push/pull crown engraved with AP marking
18K white gold downturned teardrop lugs
Signed Audemars Piguet 18K white gold buckle
Audemars Piguet signature at 12 o'clock
Self-winding movement with display for hours, minutes, and the date.
This mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 28,800 vph (4 Hz).
Incomplete (box, no papers)