Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars 39 mm Salmon Grade

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

39 mm

Case thickness

10.2 mm

Case material

Grade 5 titanium

Bezel

Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom

Crystal

Sapphire with internal AR treatment

Dial

Salmon

Hands

Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent

Indexes

Diamond-set hour markers

Bracelet / strap

NATO textile strap

Clasp / buckle

Pin buckle in matching case metal

Water resistance

150 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 3E — In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor

Movement type

Automatic, self-winding

Frequency

21,600 vph (3 Hz)

Power reserve

45 hours

Number of jewels

40 jewels

Complications

Annual calendar

Functions

GMT second time zone, date

Watchmaker

Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period

2015 – 2024

Limited-edition quantity

100 pieces

Current market information

Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.

Designer

In-house design studio

The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.

Historical significance

Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars 39 mm Salmon Grade sits within Audemars Piguet's Jules Audemars line, introduced in 2015. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — grade 5 titanium case, salmon dial and in-house automatic with 22k gold rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
• The case is finished by hand, alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces in a single pass so the edges stay razor sharp.
• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.