Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26470ST.OO.A027CA.01 Stainless Steel 42Mm Blue Dial
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26470ST.OO.A027CA.01 Stainless Steel 42mm Blue Dial Men's Watch
Compare this referenceReference at a glance
- Brand
- Audemars Piguet
- Collection
- Royal Oak
- Model
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26470ST.OO.A027CA.01 Stainless Steel 42Mm Blue Dial
- Reference number
- 027CA-01
- Year / era
- 2002 · 2000s — modern production
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- Automatic chronograph calibre
- Case material
- White gold
- Dial type
- Blue sunburst dial
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 42 mm diameter
- Case thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Case material
- White gold
- Bezel
- Ceramic insert bezel
- Crystal
- Sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating
- Dial
- Blue sunburst dial
- Hands
- Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
- Indexes
- Applied faceted white-gold indexes
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- Water resistant to 100 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 10B — Automatic chronograph calibre
- Movement type
- High-frequency automatic
- Frequency
- 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 55 hours
- Number of jewels
- 37 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- Chronograph, hours, minutes, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 2002 – 2008
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Values have stabilised after the 2022 correction; condition and box-and-papers drive the premium.
Designer
Jörg Hysek
Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.
Historical significance
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26470ST.OO.A027CA.01 Stainless Steel 42Mm Blue Dial sits within Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak line, introduced in 2002. It carries the house codes established since 1875 — white gold case, blue sunburst dial dial and automatic chronograph calibre — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
Audemars Piguet
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1875
- Founder
- Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Major collections
- Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept, Code 11.59, Millenary, Jules Audemars
- Signature technologies
- Shock-absorbing movement mounting; Composite and ceramic case materials; Certified chronometer regulation
- Famous movements
- In-house tourbillon, manual-winding, In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor, In-house manual-winding, hand-finished, In-house automatic micro-rotor
- Notable watches
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 44 mm Ice Ceramic (1993), Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 37 mm Salmon Ceramic (1959), Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 39 mm Slate Ceramic (1972), Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 40 mm Black Ceramic (1980)
Brand history
Audemars Piguet has spent more than 151 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Royal Oak, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet established Audemars Piguet in 1875, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Audemars Piguet calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1875
Jules Louis Audemars & Edward Auguste Piguet founds Audemars Piguet in Switzerland.
1899
Audemars Piguet earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Audemars Piguet to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Audemars Piguet enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Audemars Piguet continues to produce Royal Oak, Royal Oak Offshore, Royal Oak Concept and other icons in limited numbers.
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