Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Concept

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Royal Oak Concept

2002

Experimental technical showcase line featuring unconventional materials and complex tourbillon and chronograph mechanisms.

Category
Avant-garde high complication
Designers
In-house design studio
Case materials
Forged carbon, titanium, ceramic
Sizes
42mm – 44mm
Dial
Openworked skeleton dial
Crystal
Sapphire
Strap / bracelet
Rubber strap
Movements
Calibre 2954, 2896
Movement type
Manual and automatic
Power reserve
80 – 100 hours
Water resistance
50m
Complications
Tourbillon · GMT · Chronograph
Key references
26600IO, 26589IO
Price band
USD 150,000 – 400,000
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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