製造商: Audemars Piguet 年份: Circa 2012 型號: 15202ST.OO.1240ST.01 機芯編號: 894058 錶殼號碼: I50206 and 5345 型號名稱: Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra Thin 材料: Stainless steel 機芯: Automatic, cal. 2121, 36 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Stainless steel Audemars Piguet bracelet, max length 175mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Audemars Piguet deployant clasp 尺寸: 39mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, and bracelet signed 配件: Accompanied by two original drawings by Octavio Garcia, Audemars Piguet guarantee and presentation box.
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Audemars Piguet's reference 15202 is the direct descendant of the original Royal Oak reference 5402 from 1972 designed by Gerald Genta. Iconic in design and virtually aesthetically identical to the original model, the reference 15202 is considered by many collectors the modern Royal Oak to own. Launched in 2000, the reference 15202 remained powered by the same legendary calibre 2121 as the original, however this time, contrary to the reference 5402, it could be admired through the sapphire caseback.
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Royal Oak collection, the reference 15202 would then again be revamped in 2012. It was under the spearhead of Octavio Garcia, the artistic director of Audemars Piguet between 2002 and 2015, that the entire collection was rethought and redesigned with fineness and elegance to celebrate this milestone anniversary.
Paying tribute to the work of his predecessor, the visionary watchmaker and designer Gérald Genta, Garcia recalled the original tapestry dial design in an updated appeal by reinstalling the AP logo at 6 o’clock of the reference 15202. He also provided it with a new rotor that would be used for the entire Royal Oak line for the years to come. Unlike the previous examples from 2000 to 2011 where the rotor was rendered in fine lace-like gold Gothic writing AP, Garcia took a completely different direction and made it sturdier and more angular. He brought closer the A and P letters to the centre of the rotor, similar to the logo at 6 o’clock, and added bridges to each side, leaving large apertures to finalise its semi-circular shape.
Adding to the utmost attraction of this lot, the present watch is coming directly from the collection of Octavio Garcia, who is now offering it to the market for the very first time. With 2022 being the 50th anniversary of the model, the present Royal Oak "Jumbo" is certainly one of the most popular and sought-after timepieces.
A specialist in the manufacture of complications since it was established in 1881, Audemars Piguet never ceases to impress with a rich history of creating bold, even audacious, timepieces underpinned by traditional watchmaking at its finest. This Le Brassus-based Swiss manufacturer is one of only two major manufacturers still owned by the founding family. Since its earliest days, AP is considered a leader in the field of minute repeaters and grande complication pocket and wristwatches. The brand is devoted to preserving the history of watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, showcased at their superb museum in Le Brassus.
Today, the brand is best known for its Royal Oak models, a revolutionary luxury sports watch launched in 1972. Other key models include early minute repeating wristwatches, vintage chronograph wristwatches, such as the oversized reference 5020, perpetual calendar watches and the Royal Oak Offshore, first introduced in 1993.
