Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 34 · Reference 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 34 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01
Known as Royal Oak Selfwinding 34
This is the Royal Oak Selfwinding 34mm in stainless steel with the silver-toned Grande Tapisserie dial, reference 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01. When Audemars Piguet launched it in 2020, it was the first time the modern Selfwinding Royal Oak came in a 34mm case. That number matters. For years the choice was a 37mm or a 41mm, and a lot of wrists sat right in between. The 77350ST filled that gap with a genuine automatic movement, not a quartz caliber, which is the detail collectors kept asking about. You get the full Gerald Genta vocabulary at a smaller scale: the octagonal bezel held by eight hexagonal white gold screws, the integrated tapered bracelet, the applied white gold markers, and the AP folding clasp. It reads as a unisex Royal Oak more than a ladies' watch, and that is exactly how it trades on our counter. We handle these both directions, buying from owners and placing them with the next collector, so we watch this reference closely.
Produced: Introduced in 2020 as the first 34mm Selfwinding Royal Oak. Audemars Piguet has since trimmed the catalog and the steel silver-dial 77350ST no longer shows as a current production model, which puts every clean example into fixed secondary-market supply.
In stock at Ultimate Diamond
3 pieces on the counter right now.
Specifications
- Reference
- 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01
- Collection
- Royal Oak Selfwinding 34
- Case Material
- Stainless steel
- Case Diameter
- 34mm
- Case Thickness
- 8.8mm
- Bezel
- Octagonal, secured by eight hexagonal white gold screws
- Dial
- Silver-toned Grande Tapisserie with white gold applied hour markers and Royal Oak hands, luminescent coating
- Date Display
- Date window at 3 o'clock
- Crystal
- Glareproofed sapphire
- Caseback
- Sapphire display caseback
- Movement
- Selfwinding automatic, AP Calibre 5800
- Jewels
- 28
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph (4 Hz)
- Power Reserve
- Approximately 50 hours
- Water Resistance
- 50 meters
- Bracelet
- Stainless steel Royal Oak bracelet with AP folding clasp
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds, date
- Year Introduced
- 2020
Market & Value
This one has done what a well-sized steel Royal Oak tends to do: appreciate quietly. Launch retail was CHF 18,400 in 2020. Today the steel silver-dial 77350ST trades on the secondary market in roughly the low-to-mid $30,000s up toward the mid-$40,000s depending on condition, completeness, and whether it comes with box and papers, with a healthy cluster of unworn and like-new listings landing around the mid-$30,000s. Tracked market data has this reference up about 9 percent over the trailing year and roughly 47 percent over five years, which tells you the demand is real and not a spike. The 34mm size is the reason: it wears clean on a wide range of wrists, it pairs the octagonal case with an honest automatic caliber, and it sits below the 41mm 15500ST and 15400ST on price while carrying the same design DNA. Full set with box and papers is where the money is; a naked watch with no documents gives up real value, and we price that gap honestly when we write a check.
What to Know Before You Buy
A few things a buyer should understand before chasing one. First, the caliber. This is the AP Calibre 5800, a selfwinding movement with 28 jewels, a 4 Hz beat, and about 50 hours of reserve. It is produced with Vaucher, not the same architecture as the larger Royal Oak calibers, and that is normal for the 34mm and 37mm Selfwinding line; it does not make the watch a lesser Royal Oak, but you should buy it knowing what is inside. Second, size. At 34mm by 8.8mm this is deliberately compact. If you are coming off a 41mm, handle one first; on the wrist it reads modern-unisex, not oversized. Third, the family. The 77350ST steel with silver dial is the base reference, but the same case shows up as 77351ST with a diamond bezel, as the two-tone 77350SR, and as gold-and-diamond versions, so confirm the exact reference on the paperwork before you value it. Fourth, condition on an integrated bracelet Royal Oak is everything. Check the bracelet stretch, the sharpness of the brushed and polished transitions on the case flanks, and that the eight bezel screws are aligned. A polished-out Royal Oak loses the crisp Genta geometry that people pay for. Always insist on box and papers when you can.
Buying or selling a 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01?
Ultimate Watch buys and sells the Royal Oak Selfwinding 34 reference 77350ST.OO.1261ST.01 at our counter on 47th Street. We are Ultimate Diamond, family-owned at 19 W 47th Street in New York since 1959, and we write checks for these watches every week, so our numbers come from actually trading them, not from quoting a chart. If you own a 77350ST and want a real cash offer, bring it in with the box and papers if you have them and we will authenticate it and quote you on the spot. If you are buying, tell us the dial and condition you want and we will source a clean example. Call us or stop by the shop, or request an offer and we will get you a number the same day.