Vintage Watches: A 1951 Audemars Piguet, A 1972 Movado El Primero ‘Pilot,’ And A 1960s Universal Genève Polerouter Date
As time goes by, I appreciate the notion of unassuming beauty more and more. It’s not about the hype, it’s not about the logos, and it’s certainly not about someone being able to tell what you have from across the room. For me, it’s about the pure love of form and function. This Audemars Piguet Ref. 5072 feels like it’s a watch you settle on and/or understand its true goodness when you’ve gone through several cycles of acquiring, editing, and purging through your watch-collecting evolution. I’m sure most people who see this watch would say, “oh, it’s a pretty watch,” but I want the sentiment for this watch to be deeper than that.