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Audemars Piguet, Ref. 26133 St, Royal Oak Offshore, Shaquille O'Neal. ...
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Audemars Piguet, Ref. 26133 St, Royal Oak Offshore, Shaquille O'NealCase: 52mm Three-body, polished and brushed, case back and bezel secured with eight hexagonal screws, screw-down hexagonal winding crown, sapphire crystal, back engraved: Royal Oak Offshore Shaquille O?Neal 10/20 SHAQ with a basketball player and hoop.
Dial: Textured black with applied Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track and tachometer graduation, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, cyclops aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands.
Movement: Cal. 3126/ 3840, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fly at balance spring, 21K gold rotor.
Band: Audemars Piguet black hornback alligator skin with Audemars Piguet stainless steel buckle
Signed: Dial, case and movement signed Audemars Piguet.
In 2007, Audemars Piguet collaborated with Shaquille O'Neal to create a limited edition of 960 watches (Ref. 26133ST.OO.A101CR.01) to honor the basketball legend. In addition to these, a further 20 watches were made with the Ref 26132ST.OO.A101CR.01 that were delivered to Shaquille O'Neal. In addition to the separate reference number, these 20 watches were numbered 1-20 (this one bears the number 10 of this edition) and additionally is engraved ''Especially made for Shaquille O'Neal" on the caseback above the engraving of a slam-dunking Shaquille Neal.
Incredibly rare, this Shaquille O'Neal owned watch is accompanied by the original basketball-shaped wooden case and a copy of the Audemars Piguet Certificate of Origin.
Condition Report*:
Type: Audemars Piguet, Ref. 26133 St, Royal Oak Offshore, Shaquille O'Neal, Ltd Ed No 10/20 Engraved 'Especially made for Shaquille O'Neal' to case back
Signed: Audemars Piguet
Model: 26132ST.OO.A101CR.01
Dial: Textured black with applied Arabic numerals
Hands; Luminous white gold baton hands
Metal: steel
Case No: 02686
Case Info: Three-body, polished and brushed
Case Width: 52mm
Thickness: 15mm
Crystal: sapphire
Watch Movement: #682550 Cal. 3126/ 3840, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor.
Band: black alligator hornback skin, steel buckle
Circa: 2007
Condition: Case, movement, dial, band and buckle all very good accompanied by the original basketball-shaped wooden case.
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Signed: Audemars Piguet
Model: 26132ST.OO.A101CR.01
Dial: Textured black with applied Arabic numerals
Hands; Luminous white gold baton hands
Metal: steel
Case No: 02686
Case Info: Three-body, polished and brushed
Case Width: 52mm
Thickness: 15mm
Crystal: sapphire
Watch Movement: #682550 Cal. 3126/ 3840, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 21K gold rotor.
Band: black alligator hornback skin, steel buckle
Circa: 2007
Condition: Case, movement, dial, band and buckle all very good accompanied by the original basketball-shaped wooden case.
Auction Info
2018 May 1 Watches & Fine Timepieces Signature Auction - New York #5363 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2018
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