AP ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH CODE
Last year, the Royal Oak was fitted with a more spectacular flying tourbillon movement first seen on board the Code 11.59 and available in steel and gold and an unprecedented titanium version with a sandblasted dial. The Royal Oak was treated to a tourbillon complication in 1997 to mark the 25 th anniversary of the model. 26331BA.OO.1220BA.02 limited to 125 pieces – available April 2021 Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Quick facts: 41mm x 11mm – 18k yellow gold, polished and brushed – screw-locked crown and sealed caseback – 50m water-resistance – green dial with ‘Grand Tapisserie’ pattern – applied yellow gold hour markers and Royal Oak hands treated with luminescent coating – AP calibre 2385 – automatic column-wheel chronograph – 40h power reserve – 21,600vph/3Hz frequency – hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph, date – integrated gold bracelet, additional green calfskin and green rubber straps – Ref. The Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph comes with an integrated yellow gold bracelet and two additional straps: green calfskin and green rubber. An automatic, integrated column-wheel chronograph with tri-compax layout, the movement beats a frequency of 21,600vph/3Hz and provides a power reserve of 40 hours for the chronograph, hours, minutes, small seconds and date functions. Below the caseback is Audemars Piguet’s in-house calibre 2385 based on the architecture of the Frédéric Piguet 1185 with an 18k gold oscillating weight. Turning over the watch reveals a solid sealed caseback engraved with ‘Limited Edition’. The applied hour markers and Royal Oak hands are also made from yellow gold and treated with luminescent coating. The date window is perched at an angle between 4 and 5 o’clock, also with a green background. The eye-catching dial in green features snailed chronograph counters at 3 and 9 o’clock and a smaller running seconds indicator at 6 o’clock. Like other models, it features contrasting satin-brushed surfaces and brightly polished flanks, all executed by hand. The 41mm case has a height of 11mm and a water-resistance of 50 metres. All the hallmark trait of the RO chronograph are respected, including the raised octagonal bezel with the eight hexagonal screws, the powerful case build, integrated bracelet and the signature ‘Grande Tapisserie’ pattern on the dial. The limited edition of 100 pieces (US$105,400), will be exclusively sold through AP Houses, the brand’s immersive boutiques.The only novelty here is the combination of an 18k yellow gold case with a green dial.
AP ROYAL OAK CHRONOGRAPH FULL
15202 “Jumbo” Extra-Thin Royal Oak with a twist-a full 950 platinum 39mm case and bracelet with a smoky green sunburst dial. Sooner on the horizon, with availability starting this month, is a special edition of the legendary Ref.
I need a new automatic caliber and a new integrated chronograph mechanism.’” “In 2012, a few months after I became global CEO, I put 40 people in a room, closed the door and said, ‘Guys, it’s very simple, we’re going to stay in this room for as long as it takes. “The real big change from the previous versions of the Royal Oak chronograph is that because it’s the in-house movement, we now have a sapphire case back, so we can see that beautiful movement with all the wonderful traditional finishing techniques.”Īudemars Piguet’s CEO François-Henry Bennahmias recalled how that movement came to be. The brand’s head of complications, during the virtual presentation live from the company’s headquarters in Le Brassus, Switzerland. “For the first time, the Royal Oak chronograph now has the in-house Caliber 4401,” said Michael
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