Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Automatic Black Stealth Bespoke Edition in Pure Black Physical Vapor Deposition Steel, 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 oclock position, a 12-hour register at 9 oclock, and a 30-minute sub-dial at 3. The aperture window for the date is between 4 and 5 oclock. Its 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 thats rhodium plated, with oeil de perdrix decoration. Its 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.
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