{"product_id":"audemars-piguet-yellow-gold-john-shaeffer-perpetual-calendar-minute-repeater-watch-ref-25835","title":"Audemars Piguet Yellow Gold John Shaeffer Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater Watch Ref. 25835","description":"    \n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand\u003c\/b\u003e: Audemars Piguet\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel\u003c\/b\u003e: John Schaeffer\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference\u003c\/b\u003e: 25835BA\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e: 1990s\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial\u003c\/b\u003e: 18k YG\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDial Color\u003c\/b\u003e: White\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e: 33 mm\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch Movement\u003c\/b\u003e: Manual-Wind\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracelet\/Strap\u003c\/b\u003e: Signed Black Leather Strap and Buckle\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBox\/Paper\u003c\/b\u003e: Watch Only\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent Condition with Very Minor Wear\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU\u003c\/b\u003e: 212319\n\n    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \n            \u003cbr\u003e\nAmong collectors of modern Audemars Piguet complications, few names carry as much significance as John Shaeffer. One of the most important private collectors and scholars of complicated Audemars Piguet watches, Shaeffer assembled an extraordinary collection that helped preserve and document the manufactures legacy in perpetual calendars, repeaters, chronographs, and grand complications. So influential was his relationship with the brand that a small number of exceptional complicated wristwatches produced during the late twentieth century have become known among collectors as the Shaeffer repeatersa group prized for their rarity, classical aesthetics, and direct connection to one of the most celebrated patrons of complicated watchmaking.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe present reference 25835 belongs to this distinguished lineage. Produced during the renaissance of mechanical watchmaking in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it combines a perpetual calendar with a minute repeater, two of horologys most revered complications, within an elegant 33mm yellow gold case. At a time when very few manufactures possessed the expertise to produce such watches, Audemars Piguet stood at the forefront of complicated watchmaking, and references such as the 25835 exemplify the technical ambition that would define the brands modern era.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIts restrained design belies the sophistication within. The warm yellow gold case frames a beautifully balanced dial featuring a perpetual calendar indication, moonphase display, and applied gold numerals, while the sapphire display back reveals the finely executed repeater movement. The proportions remain unmistakably classical, reflecting an era when the most complicated watches were designed with discretion rather than spectacle in mind.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nPreserved in exceptional original condition, this example retains its original Audemars Piguet signed strap and buckle and presents with remarkable integrity throughout. Rarely encountered and increasingly appreciated by collectors, the reference 25835 represents a compelling opportunity to acquire one of Audemars Piguets most important complicated wristwatchesa watch that stands at the intersection of technical mastery, understated elegance, and one of the most celebrated collecting traditions in the history of the manufacture.\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        ","brand":"Audemars Piguet","offers":[{"title":"White \/ 33 mm \/ 18k YG","offer_id":49662360551663,"sku":"212319","price":345000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0207\/2436\/files\/212319-1.jpg?v=1780612606","url":"https:\/\/thekeystone.com\/products\/audemars-piguet-yellow-gold-john-shaeffer-perpetual-calendar-minute-repeater-watch-ref-25835","provider":"The Keystone Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}