A year's guarantee on the movement
If anything goes wrong with the running movement within a year, we put it right. Damage from drops, water or your own interventions is not covered.
The terms
Audemars Piguet from our own stock
Buying Audemars Piguet at Reuven Watches
Royal Oak, Offshore and the work alongside them. Bought by us and examined close up, with photos of the case edges where at this brand the difference sits, and a year's guarantee on the movement.
No Audemars Piguet in stock right now
Our stock consists of what we buy ourselves, so it changes. Tell us which Audemars Piguet you are looking for and in which version and we will keep it in mind as soon as one comes in. Below is what else to watch for on this brand.
On a Royal Oak the case edge is the most important thing you cannot see in a photo
The case of a Royal Oak consists of surfaces brushed and polished in turn, with a hair-sharp line between them. Polishing takes material away and that line does not come back. So we always photograph the side, because from the front an over-polished case looks perfectly fine.
The Royal Oak was designed in 1972 by Gérald Genta: an octagonal bezel with eight screws on show, a bracelet that flows into the case and a dial with a tapisserie pattern. What makes the watch expensive to build is not the movement but the case.
Why polishing weighs more heavily here than at other brands
On a Royal Oak, brushed and polished surfaces alternate, and between those surfaces runs a crisp line. A polish takes material away; the surfaces then bleed into one another and the line disappears. That is irreversible. A case worked on too often becomes visibly narrower at the edge and its corners go round.
Royal Oak or Offshore
These are two lines that get confused. The Royal Oak is the slim one; the Offshore joined it in 1993 and is larger, thicker and heavier, with a rubber ring around the crown. In a photo without something to compare against they look alike; on the wrist not at all.
Before it goes on sale
Four things we check before an Audemars Piguet goes on sale
At this brand almost everything sits in the case and the bracelet. Whatever stands out there, you read in the description.
The transitions on the case
From the side we photograph where the brushed surface meets the polished one. If a crisp line still runs there, little has been done to it. If the surfaces have bled into one another and the corners are rounded, material is gone, and that is then in the description.
The eight screws on the bezel
All eight screws should sit at the same depth and point in the same direction on the versions where that is how it should be. Burrs around a slot mean the wrong tool has been used, and that says something about the rest of the history.
The bracelet and the clasp
The integrated bracelet decides how the watch sits and cannot be replaced with one from elsewhere. We look for stretch between the links, for play in the clasp and for missing links. On an Offshore with rubber we look at whether the rubber is still supple and has not hardened at the lug end.
What papers come with it
Box, warranty document, service receipts: all of it is listed separately. If nothing comes with it, we write that too. A watch without papers is no less genuine but is harder to sell on, and you ought to know that in advance.
If you want to see a detail more clearly, ask for another shot. On this case shape one photo from the side is worth more than ten from the front.
Warranty and authenticity
Why here
Photographed from the side, not only from the front
At a brand where polishing is irreversible, a head-on photo misleads without anybody having to lie. So we always take shots of the case edges and the clasp and state what we see. Every watch here we bought and examined close up.
- Photos of the case edges, where polishing shows
- The state of the bracelet and clasp in the description
- A year's guarantee on the movement
- Fourteen days to change your mind after receipt
- Try it on in the Utrecht showroom
With every purchase
What do you always get with it?
These three apply to every watch you buy from us, whatever the brand or the amount.
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Fourteen days to change your mind
If you buy in the web shop, you have fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, no reason needed. Looking and trying on is fine, as long as it comes back undamaged.
Returns -
Or try it on first
On the Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht. Wednesday and Thursday without an appointment, all other days by appointment.
Address and hours
We buy too
Audemars Piguet models we also buy
Do you have an Audemars Piguet of your own to part with? The Royal Oak has a page of its own with the references; the other lines are on the brand page.
Royal Oak Offshore
The large, thick one from 1993
chronograph, rubber around the crown
Sell your Royal OakRoyal Oak Jumbo
The extra flat version
the line that goes back to the first of 1972
Sell your Royal OakRoyal Oak Ladies
The smaller sizes
with quartz or automatic, sometimes with stones
Sell your Audemars PiguetRoyal Oak Concept
The separate, technical versions
usually in titanium or ceramic
Sell your Audemars PiguetOlder pieces
The classic, flat cases from before 1972
often in gold, with a hand-wound movement
Sell your Audemars Piguet
By model
Which Audemars Piguet are you looking for?
The stock consists of our own purchases and so shifts continually. Below, each line sets out what to look at on a used example.
Buy a Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is recognisable by the octagonal bezel with eight screws, a bracelet that flows into the case and a dial with a tapisserie pattern. If you want to buy a pre-owned Royal Oak, the state of the case edges matters most, and you only see that in a photo from the side. We take one as standard.
Buy a Royal Oak Offshore
The Offshore joined the range in 1993 and is larger, thicker and heavier than the ordinary Royal Oak, with a rubber ring around the crown and the pushers. On a pre-owned Offshore that rubber is the wear part: it hardens and splits. It is the first thing we look at.
Buy an Audemars Piguet in steel
The steel versions are the ones we come across most. On steel, polishing shows most clearly, because that is where the alternating surfaces on the case are easiest to see. Our descriptions state how the edges stand.
Buy an Audemars Piguet in gold or ceramic
On rose gold and yellow gold, polishing shows in an edge that narrows; on ceramic, polishing is not an option, because that material cannot be reworked. On ceramic, damage takes the form of chipped edges, and you only see those close up, so we take a close-up of them.
Buy a Royal Oak with papers
Box, warranty document and service receipts are stated separately in every description. If nothing comes with it, we write that too. A watch without papers is no less genuine but is harder to sell on.
Royal Oak or Offshore, which suits better
The figure on paper says little here. The Offshore is not only wider but also considerably thicker and heavier, and you only notice that once it is on. Anyone torn between the two lines is better off coming by than looking at millimetres.
Buy an Audemars Piguet in Utrecht
We are at Amsterdamsestraatweg 251 in Utrecht. On Wednesday and Thursday you can come by between 12:00 and 17:00 without calling; on other days by appointment, weekends included. At this brand trying a watch on is no formality but the only way to know whether it suits you.
Buy an Audemars Piguet, or sell your own watch first
We buy as well, of every brand and in any condition, and there is no minimum value. The page on selling an Audemars Piguet sets out what we check, with a page of its own for the Royal Oak.
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Frequently asked questions
Questions about buying an Audemars Piguet
How do I know whether the case has been over-polished?
Not from the front, and that is exactly why we always photograph the side.
If a crisp line still runs between the brushed and the polished surface, little has been done to it. If the surfaces have bled into one another and the corners are rounded, material is gone. That is then in the description.
What is the difference between a Royal Oak and an Offshore?
They are two lines. The Royal Oak is the slim one from 1972; the Offshore joined it in 1993 and is larger, thicker and heavier, with a rubber ring around the crown.
In a photo they look alike; on a wrist not at all. Come and try them both on if you like.
Can a case be refinished?
Refinishing is possible, but the crisp transitions between the surfaces do not come back as they were, and material is lost.
So we would rather state the condition than make a case look better for the photo. On ceramic, refinishing is not an option at all.
Do I get a guarantee on a pre-owned Audemars Piguet?
Yes, a year on the movement, for everything listed here.
Damage from drops, water or your own interventions is not covered. Beyond that you keep your statutory rights; see warranty and authenticity.
Are any links missing from the bracelet?
If so, it is stated. On an integrated bracelet that is no small matter, because that bracelet cannot be replaced with one from another brand.
If you are unsure whether it will fit you, come by. On this type of bracelet that is the only way to be sure.
Do a box and warranty document come with it?
Every watch states separately in the description what comes with it. If it is not listed, it is not there.
We fill nothing in with assumptions, not even by implication, because at this brand that is where things most often go wrong.
And if the watch disappoints me?
If you buy in the web shop, you have fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, no reason needed.
How that works is set out on returns and cooling-off period.
Do you buy Audemars Piguet as well?
Yes, every line, in any condition, with or without a box, and with no minimum value.
See selling an Audemars Piguet, with a page of its own for the Royal Oak.
No obligation
Looking for an Audemars Piguet that is not listed right now?
Tell us which line and which reference you are looking for, and whether you want steel, gold or ceramic. The stock consists of our own purchases. Or make an appointment in Utrecht.
Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 to 17:00 without an appointment, all other days by appointment.