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Audemars Piguet Cobra - Ghost Dial

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Here's an extremely rare vintage Audemars Piguet Cobra manual wind in 18K yellow gold with a matte grey ghost dial from the 1970s. You might think it's just another AP Cobra, but it's not like its counterparts commonly seen with matte blue or silver dials; this one features a perfect condition ghost dial. If you look at the watch head on, you see the full "Audemars Piguet" text, but when you turn the watch in any direction, you will start to see the text fade completely, which is why its nickname is the ghost dial. Ghost dials are very rarely seen on any vintage watches, most commonly the Datejust 36mm, which is rare but not as special as this one. Throughout the years of selling these, we have never seen another one come to market till today. The integrated 18k gold bracelet is rich in color and silky smooth perfect condition. A great watch to dress up in a suit or casually throw on any time of the day.  

Bracelet extending or cutting is available by request!

Reference number- NA

Crystal- Sapphire

Movement- Manual Wind

Year- 1970s

Dial color- Ghost Dial

Case material- 18k Yellow Gold

Bracelet styles- Integrated 18k Yellow Gold Bracelet Fits 6.6-6.75 Inch

Case size- 27mm

Bezel type- 18k Yellow Gold

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History

The Cobra is one of the most sinuous and distinctive watches in the Audemars Piguet dress catalog — a bracelet watch whose integrated 18-karat gold links undulate in a pattern that evokes, and earns, the name. Produced primarily in the late 1970s through the 1990s, the Cobra houses ultrathin manual-wind movements in cases ranging from 26mm to 35mm.

These are watches that rewarded you for being close to them: the bracelet articulation, the surface contrasts between polished and brushed gold, and the dial finishing are all things a photograph undersells. Reference 5403 in yellow gold and 4239BA with pave diamond dials represent the range from elegant everyday wear to full haute joaillerie. The Cobra is AP at its most purely luxurious — no sport pretense, no complications for their own sake.