Now Available: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, the World’s Thinnest Automatic Perpetual Calendar
Audemars Piguet made a big splash at SIHH 2018 when it introduced the Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin, a concept watch that claimed the title of being the world’s thinnest automatic timepiece featuring a perpetual calendar. When that watch was shown to the press during the annual Geneva showcase, there was no word on whether or not it would make it past the developmental stage and into regular production. Earlier this summer, we finally got our answer when Audemars Piguet quietly updated its website to feature an updated take on the concept, the Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin.
On the wrist with the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin.
While the height of the watch (6.3 mm) and the movement (2.89 mm) remain the same as the RD#2, AP made a number of aesthetic updates from the 2018 announcement. Most notably, the characteristic “Grande Tapisserie” dial that defines the Royal Oak’s appearance has been wiped clean for the production run in a bid to cultivate a cleaner and more legible aesthetic. While the dial color ? and matching subdials ? remains an attractive shade of blue, AP has applied a detailed satin finish to the watch’s face. Optimized readability was key for AP with this release, so the day, date, and month subdials were all enlarged compared to previous RO Perpetual Calendar models, like the Ref. 26574. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Th...
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