SIHH 2016 Yellow Gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Blue Dial Replica Watch

Launched in 1972, the luxury Audemars Piguet replica Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar watch was the first luxury watch to treat stainless steel, and meticulously craft, polish and decorate it, like a precious metal. The revolution it launched opened a new and extremely creative chapter for Audemars Piguet, during which it explored traditional and unconventional materials in great depth: platinum, carbon, alacrite, bronze, rubber, ceramic, titanium, tantalum, etc…
Now Audemars Piguet breaks the rules again by returning luxury watchmaking to its most elemental material: yellow gold, source of wealth and power and symbol of eternity universal.The essential leap year indication (an yellow gold fake Audemars Piguet watch innovation first introduced to wristwatch design in 1955) takes centre stage at noon, the astronomical moon finds it place at six o’clock, and the week of the year is displayed on the dial’s outer chapter ring.

PART OF THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS NEW EDITION IS THE FIRST ROYAL OAK PERPETUAL CALENDAR (REFERENCE 5554, LATER RENAMED 25554), DESIGNED BY JACQUELINE DIMIER IN 1984. ©AUDEMARS PIGUET

On the “Grande Tapisserie” decorated blue dial — a subtle pattern of three-dimensional squares — the day, month and date displays of a perpetual calendar are given pride of place.

THE NEW AUTOMATIC CALIBRE 5134 IS VISIBLE THROUGH THE GLAREPROOF SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL CASEBACK. © AUDEMARS PIGUET

Housed within the yellow gold case, the self-winding watch’s new calibre 5134 beats at 19,800 vibrations/h and offers a 40-hour power reserve. Fully visible through the glareproof sapphire crystal caseback, it is based on its predecessor, calibre 2120,  but has been enlarged to perfectly fit the updated 41mm case size, water resistant to 20m.
The 2016 Yellow Gold AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar replica is fitted with a 18-carat yellow gold bracelet with Audemars Piguet folding clasp.

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