Today famed for their octagonal design elements as best seen in the Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59 and others, Audemars Piguet, like just about every other high-end watchmaker was best-known for their round dress watches. Designed with a minimalist aesthetic that epitomized the timepiece’s functional nature, these dress watches were round, thin and had elegantly legible dials – just as this vintage dress watch has. Hailing from the 1960s, this dress watch is an oval-shaped 18kt white gold example that features a silver dial with vertical applied stick indices and simple hands that feed into its design language all the more. Featuring a svelte 30mm-wide and 36mm tall case this example’s construction is complete with a Florentine finish that gives it a unique presence on the wrist that its shape and intriguing vertical applied indices build upon. Powered by a thin manual-wind movement, this timepiece wears incredibly densely on the wrist as so many vintage watch collectors adore.

Showcasing the best of AP's unorthodox design language from the time, this 1960s era dress watch was certainly a far cry from the typical 32mm round dress watches that dominated the era with its unique dial and construction combining to create something special.