Bowing to fans of the sportier, larger Royal Oak – the Offshore version – AP Replica Watches presented the first edition of the Selfwinding Chronograph 42 mm model (based on the original reference from 1993) in black ceramic. Not only the case but also the watch bracelet are made of this hard and scratch-resistant material, which AP uses boldly and quite often – the whole thing is, of course, finished to a standard identical to that of steel or gold models. Several structural elements are also made of titanium.

Paired with a black exterior, Audemars Piguet matched a black, monochromatic dial decorated with Petite Tapisserie guilloché. There are three small dials on the main dial: a 12-hour counter, a small seconds counter and a 30-minute counter. Place at altitude 3 was occupied by the round date window. There is some glow-in-the-dark lumino on the indexes and hands.

Royal Oak Selfwinding 37 Turquoise

Although the classic Royal Oak is associated with a characteristic guilloché dial (often handmade on antique guilloché machines), sometimes AP departs from the rule and proposes something different. The new version, packaged in yellow 22 ct RO gold, has a dial made of natural turquoise.

AP sources its material from Mexico. Natural turquoise is applied to the copper base of the dial, finished by hand and decorated with applied gold hour markers, an applied Audemars Piguet logo and a date window. To perfectly match the dial, the disc is light blue.

The 37 mm watch case and bracelet are made of yellow gold, finished with satin finishes and contrasting polishes typical of RO. The casing is 8.9 mm thick and is closed on both sides with sapphire glasses. Under the caseback is the in-house automatic caliber 5900, premiered a year ago. The watch has a power reserve of 60 hours and a balance mounted under the full bridge, which ticks at a frequency of 4 Hz.

The gold and turquoise, 37 mm Royal Oak was valued at EUR 62,000 (~PLN 291,000).