Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Automatic Novelty Stainless Steel on Bracelet, Brown Havana "Clous de Paris" Grande Tapisserie Dial with Bicolour Counters, White Gold Applied Hour-Markers and Royal Oak Hands with Luminescent Coating, Self-Winding AP Calibre Automatic 2385 Movement, Stainless Steel Royal Oak Bracelet with Hidden Fold-Over Deployant Buckle.

The 39mm diameter solid three-body case, bracelet, and distinctive octagonal bezel with 8 hexagonal blued screws are brushed/polished. It has a screwed-down winding crown, and the solid case back is secured with 8 gold screws. The dial is Brown Havana "Clous de Paris" Grande Tapisserie Dial with Bicolour Counters, luminous baton indices, luminous baton hands, and a center chronograph hand. There are three subsidiary recessed dials with Arabic numerals, markers, and indicator hands, including a center sweep seconds hand for the small seconds at the 6 o’clock position, a 12-hour register at 9 o’clock, and a 30-minute sub-dial at 3. The aperture window for the date is between 4 and 5 o’clock. It’s water resistant to 50 meters/165 feet. The 11mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed.

This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 26300ST.OO.1110ST.08 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Audemars Piguet caliber 2385 movement that’s rhodium plated, with oeil de perdrix decoration. It’s constructed with 37 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, a self-compensating flat balance spring, and a 21K gold rotor. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 21,600 vph (3Hz).

In every respect, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph 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.
 

Reference No. 26300ST.OO.1110ST.08