{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-cobra-18k-yellow-gold-diamond-pave-sun-dial-sapphire-indices","title":"Audemars Piguet Cobra - 18K Yellow Gold Diamond Pave Sun Dial Sapphire Indices","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sun Etched Under Pave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe dial is the reason this watch exists. Audemars Piguet etched a sun pattern radiating out from the center and then set it with pave diamonds, so light does not sit evenly across the surface but follows those lines outward from the middle. Sapphires stand in for the hour markers, dropping points of deep color into all that white. It is a dial that was expensive and slow to produce, and it belongs to a period when the firm was competing on the jeweler's terms rather than the watchmaker's.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold, End To End\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEverything around the dial is 18K yellow gold and it is all one piece. The case flows into the integrated bracelet with no lug, no spring bar and no visible transition, which is the construction that gives these Cobras their particular density in the hand. A diamond set bezel closes the loop between the pave dial and the gold, so there is no point at which the jewelry stops. It is uncompromising in the way the best of 1980s Audemars Piguet was, built to be understood as a single object.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good Throughout, Dial Original\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCondition on this one is very good. The 18K yellow gold case and integrated bracelet are both very good, retaining the sharp definition of the design and the original finish on the gold. The pave diamond dial with sapphire indices is factory original to the watch and is in great shape. The crystal is equally clean. As with every watch we offer, this piece has been verified as mechanically sound and is ready to wear.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere The Money Went In The Mid 1980s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis one is aimed at the collector who understands that the ambition at Audemars Piguet was not always in the movement. It went into the dial, the setting and the bracelet, and this piece carries all three at the level the firm reserved for its jewelry clients. It wears as a bracelet, reads as a serious vintage watch when somebody looks closer, and it costs a fraction of what the same amount of hand work would be quoted at today. For a collector building around integrated gold, it is an easy piece to argue for.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cobra\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980-1986\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manual\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31mm\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Integrated 18K Yellow Gold with Diamonds\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBracelet:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18K Yellow Gold Integrated\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBracelet Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7-7.25in\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pave Etched Sun Pattern with Sapphire Indices\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18K Yellow Gold\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 81g\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1495\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Audemars Piguet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55453917053219,"sku":"11495","price":26500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/6099\/1523\/files\/DSCF2481_3f786148-7bdf-485d-9c73-9c6012608f92.jpg?v=1786375928","url":"https:\/\/dannysvintagewatches.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-cobra-18k-yellow-gold-diamond-pave-sun-dial-sapphire-indices","provider":"Danny's Vintage Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}