Although Audemars Piguet has been producing best-level watches because 1875, it was really a product created by Gerald Genta and introduced in 1972 that had become the company’s leading watch. That watch was the Royal Oak. Not only did the Royal Oak become AP’s butter and bread, but the model also established a whole new genre-the luxury sports watch. Despite the fact that Audemars Piguet makes a great number of variations of the Royal Oak over the last five years, the simpler time/particular date automated designs are the most famous. Nowadays we take a look at two various generations of the Royal Oak Intelligent, the Royal Oak 15300 or 15400, to see the way they examine.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15300
Audemars Piguet unveiled the Royal Oak 15300 series in 2005. In order to renew, the letters which come after AP reference amounts, such as ref. 15300ST, show the sort of steel applied to the watch case.
BA – Yellow Gold
BC – Bright white Golden
Saint – Metallic
OR – Increased Gold
PT – Platinum
TI – Titanium
The ref. 15300 sports a 39mm circumstance which is, obviously, topped together with the Noble Oak’s trademark 8-10-sided bezel with all the revealed screws.
Take note the larger AP logo design at 12 o’clock around the RO 15300ST call
Inside of the 9.4mm dense circumstance is definitely the in-house Audemars Piguet Quality 3120 automatic movement, that had created its very first in 2003 inside the Jules Audemars collection. Caliber 3120 is well known in AP’s history as it wasconceived and developed, and constructed entirely in-residence rather than using Jaeger-LeCoultre base moves like a starting point. Working at 26,000 is better than an hour, Cal. 3120 power theminute and hour, and moments palms, a day window, and products the watch with 60 hours of potential save.
A pair of Royal Oak 15300OR watches on leather-based charms
The RO ref. 15300 watches are furnished with all the famous hobnail-designed AP “tapisserie” dials, for sale in white, black color, or light blue. A distinctive characteristic of the 15300 is the placement of a large AP emblem that can serve as the 12 o’clock marker.
Audemars Piguet manufactured the Royal Oak 15300 until finally 2012, available in possibly stainless or 18k increased rare metal and installed with steel included charms or leather straps. There was also a limited edition piece in two-tone steel and increased precious metal.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15400
Audemars Piguet unveiled the Royal Oak 15400 range in 2012 to exchange the ref. 15300 generation. The 15400 includes a larger sized scenario size at 41mm together with a slightly fuller profile at 9.8mm. It’s worth noting that AP also introduced the 37mm ref. 15450 that exact same calendar year for those seeking a smaller model in the Royal Oak.
18k rose precious metal Royal Oak 15400OR
As well as the greater case size, Audemars Piguet also tweaked the tapisserie call a little. The Royal Oak 15400 includes a double hash tag at 12 o’clock by using a smaller sized AP company logo underneath it. Followers of classic AP watches will quickly recognize that all those dual indexes in the original 1972 Royal Oak call.
What’s far more, the date windowpane at 3 o’clock were required to shift somewhat towards middle (as a result of larger situation although the identical motion) which is now along with a modest list. Within the case is the same reliable Quality 3120, which can be observed via the sapphire crystal caseback.