Audemars Piguet x Türler Tonneau Hobnail

18k gold, Türler double-signed, hobnail bezel, linen dial

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Texture You Can Feel.

Collectors don't just shop with their eyes.

The best ones shop with their hands too.

Before you even notice the Audemars Piguet signature or the rare Türler stamp, your fingers find the bezel. Thousands of tiny Clous de Paris pyramids cover the white gold surface, creating a finish that's impossible to appreciate from photographs alone. It's one of those details that makes you instinctively reach for the watch the moment it's handed across the table.

The dial continues the conversation. Its original grey linen finish is created through an intricate cross-hatched engraving process that gives the metal the appearance of woven fabric. Instead of presenting a flat sheet of silver, the surface carries subtle variation throughout. Some areas appear bright, others drift toward charcoal, almost like a well-worn linen shirt catching daylight from different angles. The black baton markers and hands sit above it with remarkable clarity, giving the entire watch a crispness that never overwhelms the texture underneath.

The second signature at six o'clock belongs to Türler, the celebrated Zurich retailer whose name appears on some of the most collectible watches from Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Double-signed dials have become one of vintage collecting's most desirable niches because they document where a watch began its life, adding another chapter to its story before it ever reached its first owner.

"The best vintage watches reward a second look. This one rewards a second touch."

That remarkable dial sits inside an equally remarkable case. Produced by Ponti, Gennari & Cie, identified by Geneva Key hallmark 26 inside the caseback, it gently pinches where the strap meets the case before opening into a broad circular bezel. The lugs are carved directly into the case itself, allowing the custom-made strap to flow seamlessly into the white gold body. The result is something that feels closer to a polished river stone than a conventional dress watch.

Powering everything is Audemars Piguet's legendary calibre 2003, one of the thinnest manually wound movements of its generation. Its proportions are immediately noticeable on the wrist. The watch sits so low that the strap almost appears as thick as the case itself, giving the entire piece an impossibly light profile despite its solid white gold construction.

This is one of those Audemars Piguets seasoned collectors tend to keep to themselves. Double-signed by Türler, housed in a beautifully executed Ponti, Gennari case and powered by one of the manufacture's greatest ultra-thin movements, it offers far more than its understated appearance first suggests.

Overall, the watch presents in exceptional vintage condition with little to no visible signs of wear.

The unpolished 18k white gold case retains exceptionally crisp Clous de Paris finishing throughout with sharp edges and outstanding definition.

The original grey linen dial is beautifully preserved with crisp printing and retains its original Türler double signature.

The caseback retains its original circular brushing with crisp serial engraving.

The black baton hands remain excellent beneath the acrylic crystal, which shows only minor surface wear consistent with age.

Fitted to a custom-made leather strap with a generic steel buckle.

The manually wound Audemars Piguet calibre 2003 is running well at the time of cataloguing.

Case Size
34mm
Case Material
18K White Gold
Bracelet / Strap
Brand new saffiano leather. Generic steel buckle
Movement
Cal. 2003. Manual wind
Dial
Grey Linen. Double signed Turler
Glass
Acrylic
Box / Papers
Discreet Peacock presentation box and Saffiano leather travel roll
Year
1960s
Reference
N/A
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