Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 14790 Salmon 2003

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 14790 Rare Salmon Dial with Box and Archives Extract
Serial: E91597 / mvt 558297 / #9038
Circa: 2003
Reference: 14790

DIAL: Salmon dial petite tapisserie dial with tritium applied hour markers

CASE: 36mm, Stainless Steel, sapphire crystal

MOVEMENT: AP Caliber 2225, automatic, 36 jewels

BRACELET: Integrated stainless steel link bracelet

CONDITION REPORT: The dial is flawless and original. The case and bracelet are in great shape. The bracelet shows light stretch and few wear marks. The case also has small scratches, but overall looks excellent.

NOTES: The present watch comes with its original box and an Archives Extract dating this watch to 2003.
Salmon dials on the 14790 are a bit of a mystery. Audemars Piguet's heritage department has confirmed a few things for us:
Firstly, the 14790 reference was originally delivered with a salmon dial.
More importantly, these dials are 100% original and were not meant for an any other reference. It was confirmed they would not fit any Royal Oak except a 14790. It is also visible these dials were produced some time in the mid 1990's based on their scripts and tritium lume. It would line up with the production of the Royal Oak 14802 Jubilee Salmon dial.
Lastly, it is likely that these dials were fitted on to final stocks of 14790 in AD shops as a sales boost and also offered as an option to 14790 owners, presumably VIP clients, to come back in, buy the dial and have it installed on their watch.