25852, ROYAL OAK OFFSHORE HONG KONG
1997. Royal Oak Offshore Hong Kong 25852ST no. 70. Day and month in Chinese characters. Date. Calibre 2127/2827, Movement 440871. 38 mm steel Case D86029 . Engraved with the inscription “HONG KONG 1st July 1997.” Issued in a 97-piece limited edition. Audemars Piguet Heritage, inv. 2166.
1997. Royal Oak Offshore Hong Kong 25852ST no. 70. Day and month in Chinese characters. Date. Calibre 2127/2827, Movement 440871. 38 mm steel Case D86029 . Engraved with the inscription “HONG KONG 1st July 1997.” Issued in a 97-piece limited edition. Audemars Piguet Heritage, inv. 2166.
Circa 1996. Identification photograph of Model 25852OR. Audemars Piguet. Archives
1996. Technical data for Model 25852OR. . Audemars Piguet Archives.
On July 1, 1997, after a 99-year lease, the British crown returned the territories of Hong Kong and Kowloon to China. To mark this event, Audemars Piguet created a Limited Edition derived from the 25807 model. The caseback is engraved with the inscription "HONG KONG 1st July 1997" followed by the name of the city in Chinese characters. On the dial side, the day of the week and the month are also in Chinese characters. In a nod to the four digits of the year in question, 19 of these timepieces were issued in pink gold and 97 in steel.
This special edition was probably offered by Desco Hong Kong, a subsidiary of the Swiss company Desco von Schulthess which was responsible during the 1990s for the distribution of Audemars Piguet watches in Hong Kong, China and Japan, and which also held a stake in the Le Brassus-based company.
At the end of December 1996, 46 units were shipped from the Vallée de Joux to Desco Hong Kong, followed at the beginning of 1997 by the next 69, ensuring that they would all be available for the July ceremonies.
Total: 115 units sold, of which 46 in 1996 (27 ST, 19 OR) and 69 ST in 1997.
Derived from Model 25807.
On July 1, 1997, after a 99-year lease, the British crown returned the territories of Hong Kong and Kowloon to China. To mark this event, Audemars Piguet created a Limited Edition derived from the 25807 model. The caseback is engraved with the inscription "HONG KONG 1st July 1997" followed by the name of the city in Chinese characters. On the dial side, the day of the week and the month are also in Chinese characters. In a nod to the four digits of the year in question, 19 of these timepieces were issued in pink gold and 97 in steel.
This special edition was probably offered by Desco Hong Kong, a subsidiary of the Swiss company Desco von Schulthess which was responsible during the 1990s for the distribution of Audemars Piguet watches in Hong Kong, China and Japan, and which also held a stake in the Le Brassus-based company.
At the end of December 1996, 46 units were shipped from the Vallée de Joux to Desco Hong Kong, followed at the beginning of 1997 by the next 69, ensuring that they would all be available for the July ceremonies.
Total: 115 units sold, of which 46 in 1996 (27 ST, 19 OR) and 69 ST in 1997.
Derived from Model 25807.
