# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CaWttJjLjKt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12828415-sothebyswatches-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-02-24T09:24:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

A modern horological icon, the Royal Oak for Audemars Piguet revolutionised the industry and created a new category: the stainless steel sports watch.
 
Designed by Gerald Genta overnight, the Royal Oak was inspired by the designer’s childhood memory of seeing a man being sealed into an old-fashioned diving suit near the Mont Blanc bridge in Geneva. The revolutionary octagonal-shaped bezel mirrors the shape of a vintage diving helmet, with the eight hexagonal screws securing it to the watch as a helmet would attach to the diving suit.
 
A highlight of the Gérald Genta: Icon of Time sale. Browse the catalogue through the link in bio before bidding closes!
 
#GeraldGenta #SothebysWatches #RoyalOak

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geraldgenta, sothebyswatches, royaloak

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