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Old 17 May 2020, 08:43 PM   #1
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Icon1 Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual Automatique Information Guide

Hi everyone, I recently posted an article exploring the complicated world (pun intended) of the Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetual Automatique. Having been searching for the definitive Quantieme Perpetual for quite some time, I thought it would be useful to share the learnings from my journey so far.

The story behind the watch is absolutely fascinating and I’d love to hear your opinions on the different QP models. In the article you can find the history of the calibre 2120/2800 and an exploration into a number of the most popular and sought after references, ref. 5548, ref. 25548, ref. 25657, ref. 25661 & ref. 25668.

I hope you enjoy and find it useful! Huge thanks to @ciaca70 (on IG) and @watchdilettante (on IG) for their time and knowledge, it wouldn’t have come together without them. I would also like to thank Christie's Watches and especially A Collected Man for the rich imagery.

All the best,
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Old 17 May 2020, 10:37 PM   #2
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Wow, awesome write up! I would like to add some info if I may. The open worked platinum actually started off as 5558PT in the late 70s. I own one of them. I was told by AP that they produced 68 pieces of that. I'm not sure if AP combined the production numbers of 5558PT and 25668PT. I'm guessing they did.
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Old 17 May 2020, 11:29 PM   #3
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Amazing write-up and nice website layout, both on desktop and mobile...

Liked a lot 14790 article too...

What's next? Royal Oak perpetuals will be great to cover... Watchcollectinglifestyle have nice write up about RO perpetuals but not covered with many pics...
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Old 18 May 2020, 01:31 AM   #4
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Wow, awesome write up! I would like to add some info if I may. The open worked platinum actually started off as 5558PT in the late 70s. I own one of them. I was told by AP that they produced 68 pieces of that. I'm not sure if AP combined the production numbers of 5558PT and 25668PT. I'm guessing they did.
Thank you and what a stunning watch congratulations on that piece! The Openwork is truly exquisite.

The ref.5558(25558) could be seen as the predecessor to the 25668. The production count is separate for the references so the 68 pieces in PT are for the 5558(25558) only.

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Old 18 May 2020, 01:36 AM   #5
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Amazing write-up and nice website layout, both on desktop and mobile...

Liked a lot 14790 article too...

What's next? Royal Oak perpetuals will be great to cover... Watchcollectinglifestyle have nice write up about RO perpetuals but not covered with many pics...
Really appreciate the feedback many thanks. I have a 2 references I am researching at the moment, hopefully I can share them with you soon. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. All the best
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Old 18 May 2020, 08:41 AM   #6
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Thank you so much for the article. I recently purchased a 25548, and knowing this history is great!
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Old 18 May 2020, 09:16 PM   #7
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Really appreciate the feedback many thanks. I have a 2 references I am researching at the moment, hopefully I can share them with you soon. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. All the best
Great... always nice to see reference history and evolution of models...
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Old 19 May 2020, 03:28 PM   #8
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What a really in depth article/ post to share knowledge with the watch world. Thanks!
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What a really in depth article/ post to share knowledge with the watch world. Thanks!
Thank you for taking a read, great to hear you enjoyed it
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Another good writeup on AP's perpetuals:

https://www.revolution.watch/the-com...tual-calendar/

Love the pic of Golay with his gold RO.
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thanks for sharing great read.
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Wow, thanks for sharing, great reference article! I was just trying to look for something like this the other week.
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Old 21 August 2020, 05:28 AM   #13
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Thanks a lot for sharing. I was looking for these info for a long time
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Old 21 August 2020, 07:00 AM   #14
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That was so much fun to read. Great education on QP....

Thank you for posting!
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Old 26 November 2020, 04:44 PM   #15
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Thanks all and glad it was useful. Im happy to see these pieces getting the appreciation they deserve more recently.


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