Audemars Piguet 5222ST Automatic 1964

Audemars Piguet 5222ST Automatic, Stainless Steel
Serial: 30601 / mvt 86490
Circa: 1964
Reference: 5222ST

DIAL: Silver dial with applied hour markers and pencil hands, date window at 3 o'clock

CASE: 35mm, Stainless Steel, screw back

MOVEMENT: Caliber K2072, automatic with 18K hobnail guilloché rotor, 29 jewels

BRACELET: Leather strap with steel buckle

CONDITION REPORT: The case appears unpolished with original finish crisp and visible. The dial is in perfect and pristine original condition. Overall excellent example.

NOTES: This Audemars Piguet watch from 1964 is an exceptionally rare to find in this configuration especially since brands seldom crafted dress watches in stainless steel during this period. The majority of dress watches like this one were created in yellow gold.
The watch is powered by the caliber K2072 automatic movement with its hobnail decorated gold rotor with Cotes de Geneve center.
The K2071 and K2072 movements, both based on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 493, highlighting a shared heritage with Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin. The rarity, originality, and condition of this watch make it highly collectible.