Audemars Piguet Steel Dress Watch

This slim and elegant piece couldn't be any further removed from the bulky brute of the Royal Oak Offshore line that the brand is perhaps most commonly known for amongst today's collectors. Hearkening back to a simpler time, it’s representative of an era in which the maison made so few timepieces per year that many were unique pieces, or part of incredibly limited series.

This particular dress piece is housed in a 36mm steel — that’s right, steel — octagonal case with a sapphire crystal, an unsigned crown, a polished octagonal bezel, and a simple sunburst silver dal with stick handset and applied baton indices. An incredible integrated stainless steel “scale” bezel with a signed clasp rounds out this unique package.

Powered by the hand-wound Caliber 2120, this Reference 4010 is in good condition, showing very little signs of normal wear. Dating to the 1970s, it’s in incredible shape considering its age, and would look more elegant than ever today when paired with evening wear for a special night out.

Don’t sleep on this unique dress watch contemporary of the famed Royal Oak!