Vintage Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Sells For $200,000 USD at Bonhams Paris Watch Auction

An early Audemars Piguet Royal Oak perpetual calendar sold for twice its estimate at Bonhams' latest auction in Paris.The D Series 25554ST.00.0344ST.01 from 1985 sold for €175,313 (approximately $200,000 USD), twice its pre-sale estimate.The watch was one of only 49 examples made in stainless steel, using a movement that saw a QP module added to a Jaeger-LeCoultre Cal.920 automatic.Other highlights of the sale - which was the first time the auction house has staged a watch and car sale side-by...