Boasting a rather avant-garde take on watch design and aesthetics, Audemars Piguet have long been known to blend aspects of their history with their own unique take on horology. As a result, AP have launched some seriously unique timepieces over the years that can often serve to bridge the gaps between traditional and out-of-the-box watchmaking, much like this ref. 14126BC. Built on the same integrated bracelet aesthetic that had begun to dominate the 1970s and 1980s thanks to AP’s own Royal Oak, the ref. 14126BC joins one of AP’s better-known design choices with some unique craftsmanship through its construction.
Featuring a sleek tonneau-shaped case with a luxurious 18kt white gold construction and an intricately woven 18kt white gold integrated bracelet and bezel encircling a blue-black diamond-set dial, this timepiece blends AP’s love of opulence with their desire to create truly unique designs. Featuring an almost oval-shaped 8-sided crystal, the ref. 14126BC makes no secret of its desire to be different from watches like the Ellipse from Patek Philippe. Topped off with a hashed texture within every second line of its woven construction, the ref. 14126BC is beautifully crafted throughout.
Powered by a wonderfully thin manual-wind cal. 2080 movement, the ref. 14126BC also ensures that AP’s customers could enjoy their high level of horological design while also enjoying a watch that is compact on the wrist and wears like an elegant dress watch just with a beautifully intricate and opulent sense of design through its immaculately woven bracelet and plethora of diamonds.
