Launched in the 1980s as Audemars Piguet began to look further afield in order to create designs that we equally as avant garde as their successful Royal Oak as they endeavored to build on their identity as a design powerhouse, the Audemars Piguet Bamboo has emerged as a darling of vintage Audemars Piguet design, much like its sibling model the Cobra. Boasting an integrated bracelet design, the Bamboo – as its name suggests – features a horizontal bamboo-like design whereby its bracelet and tonneau-shaped case is made up ofbamboo stalks that are seemingly held together with intertwined rope lashings. Made of precious metals and often set with diamond dials, the Bamboo is an icon of 1980s AP. Offered here we have an 18kt white gold example with a dark blue diamond-set dial, which subtly references the luxury that AP has come to signify over the decades. Powered by a manual-wind movement, this ref. 14644BC is is full-sized 27mm x 32mm variant that fits perfectly within the current market’s desire for unique design-focused mechanical timepieces made of precious metals.

Fitting perfectly within the current market’s desire for unique design-focused mechanical timepieces made of precious metals, the Bamboo and watches like it such as the AP Cobra have become incredibly collectible in recent years as collectors seek out fresh designs.