Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Ultra
New All-Titanium Audemars Piguet Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin Smoked Blue Edition
The world's thinnest perpetual calendar watch is back in smoky blue.
In 2019, Audemars Piguet launched the world's thinnest perpetual calendar watch, with a 2.89 mm movement and a 6.30 mm case. The watch, called the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (or Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin for short), features a titanium case with platinum alloy parts and is based on the RD#2 concept released a year ago. That same year, the watch won the Aiguille d'Or, the highest award of the GPHG, for its creativity and innovation. Today, the brand launches a new Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin Limited Edition best luxury replica watches, made of all titanium (no more platinum parts) with a cool gradient blue dial.
Audemars Piguet was at the forefront of successful developments in ultra-thin mechanics as early as the 1920s, launching a record-breaking 1.32mm thin pocket watch movement in 1921 and a hand-wound 1.64mm wristwatch movement in 1938. In 1967, Audemars Piguet returned to the ultra-thin realm with an automatic movement that was just 2.45mm thick, and more than a decade later, in 1978, Audemars Piguet shocked the world with a world record-breaking 3.95mm thin automatic perpetual calendar watch movement. The 2019 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin was the world's thinnest perpetual calendar watch at the time, a record that stood for two years until Bulgari launched the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar (2.75mm movement, 5.80mm case). Nonetheless, AP's perpetual calendar is still an excellent timepiece, so the ranking is not that important.
The latest version of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin features a 41mm titanium case and a satin-brushed titanium bracelet. The main difference compared to the 2019 model is the sunray “smoky blue” dial with three black snailed subdials designed specifically for this watch. The previous version had a matte vertically brushed dial with tone-on-tone subdials. There are few other changes (more on that later) and frankly, it’s hard to imagine any design improvements on this stunning watchmaking masterpiece. replica Jacob and Co. Astronomia Watches
The white gold hour markers are shaped the same as the Royal Oak hour and minute hands, which are coated with luminescent coating. The calendar data are printed in white and the indications are still legible despite the large amount of information. One can only admire the moon phase crescent aperture above the Audemars Piguet logo – a poetic complication that every QP must have, if you know what I mean.
As mentioned earlier, the case, octagonal bezel and bracelet of this Royal Oak QP Ultra-Thin are made of grade 5 titanium with alternating polished and satin-brushed surfaces, a signature Audemars Piguet Perfect replica reviews finishing feature. This is what sets this new limited edition 26586TI apart from the previous all-blue version, which featured a polished platinum bezel and intermediate links. It’s all titanium now. The caseback features a sapphire crystal, which allows you to observe the movement of the AP 5133 movement, which is only 2.89 mm thick.
This view gives you an idea of how the slim profile was achieved. Still, the invisible part of the dial side of the movement gives the secret away – fortunately, the image was provided by Audemars Piguet. You can notice that the components are arranged horizontally and that the QP module structure has been redesigned to become a single-layer element. In addition, the date wheel and the 48-month wheel, which are responsible for calculating and correctly displaying the calendar indications, have also been redesigned to reduce the overall height of the movement. These are just a few examples of what led to the creation of the calibre 5133, which is worth mentioning as a simplified movement with only 256 parts compared to the calibre 5134 (based on the earlier calibre 2120) that powers the “regular” perpetual calendars in the Royal Oak and Code 11.59 collections. Patek Philippe replica watches
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic Perpetual Calendar Extra-Thin Smoked Blue Titanium is the successor to this award-winning model. It is one of many references that have made Audemars Piguet a top name in the world of haute horlogerie. Two things were required: improved water resistance (now 20 metres) and an extended power reserve (now guaranteed to run for at least 40 hours). Nevertheless, it is a great watch. replica Breitling Navitimer Watches
Technical specifications - Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Automatic Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 41mm Case: 41mm diameter x 6.30mm height - Full titanium grade 5 case with polished and brushed surfaces, titanium bezel - Sapphire crystal and case back - Titanium screw-down crown - 20m water resistance Dial: Smoked blue dial with sunray pattern - Black chronograph counters - Applied hour markers and Royal Oak hands in white gold with luminescent coating Movement: Audemars Piguet 5133 calibre, in-house, based on calibre 2120 - Central rotor ultra-thin automatic movement - 32mm x 2.89mm - 256 parts - 37 jewels - 2.75Hz / 19,800vph - 40h power reserve - Hours, minutes, perpetual calendar with date, day, month, leap year, day/night indicator, leap year, moon phases Bracelet: integrated full titanium bracelet - AP-shaped titanium folding clasp Reference: 26586TI.OO.1240TI.01