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Audemars Piguet Ex Shah of Iran Platinum Diamond-Set Wristwatch From 1958

SOLD FOR €69,850
Est. €20,000 - €40,000

Ref. 5129. Case# 13904. Movement# 72019.
Very rare and large platinum and diamond-set wristwatch, white dial with black geometric lines.
Manual winding movement Cal. 2001.
Diameter: 35mm.
Case, movement, dial, suede bracelet and platinum pin buckle signed Audemars Piguet.

Provenance:
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ordered this watch new on 17th September 1958 through Vacheron Constantin, which was later kept by his daughter Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi and her husband His Excellency Ardeshir Zahedi.

We would like to thank Audemars Piguet Heritage Department for sharing this information and pictures from the Audemars Piguet Archives illustrated here.

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was an avid collector of Audemars Piguet watches since the 50’s.
According to the AP chronicle: “Since the 1950s, Vacheron Constantin had been distributing the Audemars Piguet brand and enjoyed good relations with the Shah’s court”.
https://apchronicles.audemarspiguet.com/en/article/when-the-royal-oak-breaks-free-of-its-steel-armour#four-white-gold-prototypes-–-one-of-them-made-for-the-shah-of-iran

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