Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak

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Royal Oak

1972

The original luxury steel sports watch with an octagonal bezel and eight visible screws, designed overnight by Gérald Genta.

Category
Luxury sports watch
Designers
Gérald Genta
Case materials
Stainless steel, 18k rose gold, titanium, two-tone
Sizes
33mm – 41mm
Dial
Tapisserie guilloché dial in blue, black, silver, smoked green
Crystal
Sapphire
Strap / bracelet
Integrated steel bracelet, leather strap
Movements
Calibre 4302, 7121, 5134
Movement type
Automatic and manual
Power reserve
40 – 70 hours
Water resistance
50m
Complications
Date · Chronograph · Perpetual calendar
Key references
15500ST, 15202ST, 26331ST
Price band
USD 25,000 – 150,000
The house

Audemars Piguet

One of the 'Holy Trinity' of Swiss haute horlogerie, celebrated for pioneering the luxury steel sports watch with the Royal Oak in 1972.

Founded
1875
Founder
Jules Louis Audemars and Edward Auguste Piguet
Headquarters
Le Brassus
Signature materials
Forged carbon, ceramic, titanium, tapisserie-guilloché dials
Signature movements
In-house Calibre 4302, 3120, 2385 (perpetual calendar), 2954 (tourbillon)
Notable designers
Gérald Genta (Royal Oak)
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