Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Rose Gold Sanskrit dial
If you’re after something edgy, on-trend and unique, then you could try to get hold of this stunning new edition from Audemars Piguet.
But for watch collectors out there, it’s going to be a challenge as it’s a special and limited edition with only 30 of these pieces available worldwide!
The Royal Oak Rose Gold Sanskrit Dial features18kt rose gold and has a 41mm water resistant case. But what it makes it stand out is its beautifully bold green dial with Sanskrit numerals in orange.
The date window is located at 3 o’clock and shows a white Arabic numeral against the green background. The gold hands indicate the hours and minutes while an orange hand keeps you up to date with the seconds.
Created in 2018, it houses the AP Calibre 3120 self-winding automatic movement which is visible through the sapphire case-back.
It is available with a full rose gold bracelet and an additional green alligator strap with orange stitches, which will certainly attract some attention.
This timepiece has an impressive 60 hours of power reserve.
History of the Royal Oak
To get through a turbulent time for the watch industry back in 1972, the original Royal Oak watch was created. At this time the market was flooded with cheap Quartz matches made in Asia.
Audemars Piguet had to think fast to create a solid stainless steel sports watch which looked luxurious. The company asked luxury watch designer and artist, Gerald Genta to create it.
He went on to create some of the most well-known watches in history, including Patek Philippe‘s Nautilus in 1976.
He was inspired by a deep-sea-diving helmet, which made for a creative design back in the 70s. The result was an octagonal bezel, visible screws and an integrated bracelet.
Around 1000 of the watches were sold within three years, helping to establish the popularity of a steel sports luxury watch.
The first model released was reference 5402, known today as the Royal Oak A series. It had a slim automatic calibre 2121 movement that’s still made today.
Audemars Piguet still produces Royal Oaks today, in a range of sizes for men and women. These come in titanium, rose gold, yellow gold and platinum with different colours of dial.
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