Audemars Piguet Millenary 77266BC.GG.A326CR.01 Frosted Gold Philosophique 39.5mm Blue Dial Womens Watch

Reference at a glance

Brand

Audemars Piguet

Collection

Millenary

Model

Audemars Piguet Millenary 77266BC.GG.A326CR.01 Frosted Gold Philosophique 39.5mm Blue Dial Womens Watch

Reference number

326CR-01

Year / era

1999 · 1990s — mechanical revival

Complication

Annual calendar

Movement

Manual-winding manufacture calibre

Case material

18k yellow gold

Dial type

Silvered opaline dial

Strap / bracelet

Integrated metal bracelet

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Limited-edition status

Regular production, not a limited edition

Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions

39.5 mm diameter

Case thickness

9.4 mm

Case material

18k yellow gold

Bezel

Fixed polished bezel

Crystal

Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating

Dial

Silvered opaline dial

Hands

Faceted dauphine hands, polished by hand

Indexes

Printed minute track with applied batons

Bracelet / strap

Integrated metal bracelet

Clasp / buckle

Folding clasp in matching case metal

Water resistance

Water resistant to 100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre

Calibre 39D — Manual-winding manufacture calibre

Movement type

Automatic with micro-rotor

Frequency

25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)

Power reserve

48 hours

Number of jewels

37 jewels

Complications

Annual calendar

Functions

Hours, minutes, seconds, date

Watchmaker

The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.

Production & market

Production period

1999 – 2003

Limited-edition quantity

Not applicable

Current market information

Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.

Designer

Emmanuel Gueit

Emmanuel Gueit came from a family of Geneva jewellers and was barely into his twenties when he drew the oversized Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 — a watch the house's traditionalists resisted and collectors turned into an icon.

Historical significance

Audemars Piguet Millenary 77266BC.GG.A326CR.01 Frosted Gold Philosophique 39.5mm Blue Dial Womens Watch sits within Audemars Piguet's Millenary line, introduced in 1999. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — 18k yellow gold case, silvered opaline dial dial and manual-winding manufacture calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

• The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
• Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.