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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 41mm Stainless Steel, White "Clous de Paris" Grande Tapisserie Dial with 18kt White Gold Applied Hour-Markers and Royal Oak Hands, Silver Rimmed Sub-Dials with a Very Fine Concentric Circular Engraved Pattern, Self-Winding AP Calibre Automatic 2385 Movement with Cotes de Geneve Embellishment, Stainless Steel Bracelet with Hidden Double Fold-Over Deployant Buckle.
This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph has a mechanical automatic self-winding Audemars Piguet caliber 2385 movement thats rhodium-plated with Cotes de Geneve embellishment. Its constructed with 37 jewels, a straight-line lever escapement, and a shock absorber mechanism. It has a suspended barrel, and the oscillating weight has an annular ring that runs on four jewels. It has a monometallic gyromax balance thats adjusted for heat, cold, and 5 positions. There is a self-compensating flat balance-spring, an engraved gold rotor, a variable inertia block balance, and a central hacking seconds mechanism. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3Hz). The chronograph function features a sophisticated column-wheel chronograph movement, with a central seconds counter hand. It includes a 30-minute sub-dial counter positioned at the 3 oclock mark and a 12-hour sub-dial counter located at 9 oclock. Additionally, a date window is placed between the 4 and 5 oclock positions, while the continuous running small seconds sub-dial is located at the 6 oclock position.
In every respect, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak transcends the realm of mere timekeeping to become a wearable work of art. Its captivating design, intricate movement, and seamless fusion of materials pay homage to the vision of Gerald Genta while firmly establishing itself as a modern icon of horological excellence. Ref# 26320ST.OO.1220ST.02
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