Although Audemars Piguet has become making top rated-tier timepieces since 1875, it was really a design designed by Gerald Genta and released in 1972 that became the company’s flagship watch. That watch was the Royal Oak. Not only did the Royal Oak become AP’s bread and butter, but the model also established a whole new genre-the luxury sports watch. Although Audemars Piguet has created a great number of different versions from the Royal Oak over the last 5 various decades, the less complicated time/time intelligent models are the most famous. Today we have a look at two distinct generations from the Royal Oak Auto, the Royal Oak 15300 or 15400, to view the way they examine.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15300

Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak 15300 range in 2005. In order to renew, the letters that can come soon after AP research amounts, like ref. 15300ST, indicate the sort of metallic utilized on the watch scenario.

BA – Yellow-colored Rare metal

BC – Bright white Gold

ST – Stainlesss steel

OR – Rose Precious metal

PT – Platinum

TI – Titanium

The ref. 15300 sports a 39mm situation and it is, needless to say, topped with all the Noble Oak’s personal 8-sided bezel with the exposed screws.

Note the big AP company logo at 12 o’clock on the RO 15300ST dial

In the 9.4mm thicker case is definitely the in-property Audemars Piguet Caliber 3120 automated movement, which in fact had manufactured its debut in 2003 inside the Jules Audemars assortment. Quality 3120 is significant in AP’s background as it wasdeveloped and conceived, and built entirely in-property rather than using Jaeger-LeCoultre base movements as being a starting point. Operating at 26,000 surpasses each hour, Cal. 3120 powers thehour and minute, and seconds fingers, a day window, and materials the watch with 60 hrs of energy arrange.

A couple of Royal Oak 15300OR watches on leather material charms

The RO ref. 15300 watches are decorated using the popular hobnail-patterned AP “tapisserie” dials, available in white-colored, black colored, or azure. A distinctive trait of your 15300 may be the location of a big AP emblem that may serve as the 12 o’clock marker.

Audemars Piguet produced the Royal Oak 15300 till 2012, offered in either stainless-steel or 18k rose precious metal and equipped with metallic integrated charms or leather material bands. There was clearly also a exclusive edition part in 2-sculpt metal and increased golden.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15400

Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak 15400 range in 2012 to replace the ref. 15300 generation. The 15400 comes with a bigger case size at 41mm along with a slightly heavier account at 9.8mm. It is well worth remembering that AP also introduced the 37mm ref. 15450 that identical 12 months for all those looking for a more compact model of your Royal Oak.

18k rose gold Royal Oak 15400OR

As well as the larger case size, Audemars Piguet also tweaked the tapisserie call somewhat. The Royal Oak 15400 contains a increase hash label at 12 o’clock with a smaller AP logo under it. Fans of classic AP watches will immediately realize that those twice indexes from the initial 1972 Royal Oak dial.

What’s more, the date windowpane at 3 o’clock were required to shift slightly for the heart (as a result of larger circumstance nevertheless the same movement) which is now with a small directory. Within the scenario is the same dependable Caliber 3120, which is often noticed through the sapphire crystal caseback.