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Lot Essay
In 2017, Audemars Piguet launched their first all ceramic watch, the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar with black ceramic case and bracelet. It was an immediate success and has since become one of the most sought after and hard-to-get watches of the Royal Oak range. Although the company had used ceramic as a component for their cases before, this was the first AP to be made entirely of ceramic.
In 2019, Audemars Piguet produced its awe-inspiring sibling this time with a fully open-worked dial. Almost impossible to obtain, this ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is subject to a lengthy waiting list. The present watch provides the opportunity for collectors to own without delay, one of the hottest watches of AP’s modern production.
The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar combines two of the great icons of Audemars Piguet’s heritage, the Royal Oak model and the perpetual calendar complication. Visible through the sapphire crystal case back, the movement for the ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is the ultra-thin automatic Calibre 5135.
AP’s full ceramic case and bracelet first appeared with high complication models such as the Perpetual Calendar and the Tourbillon Extra-Thin. Of extreme hardness and equally difficult to work with as a material in watchmaking, the black ceramic Royal Oak case is a remarkable achievement. The ceramic used by Audemars Piguet includes Zirconium Oxide powder that is combined with a binding agent. In order to produce the uniform colour, it must be heated to a temperature of over 1,000 °C. After which, every part is meticulously finished by hand to create AP’s signature polished and satin-brushed surfaces. A full bracelet takes approximately 30 hours to finish.
In 2019, Audemars Piguet produced its awe-inspiring sibling this time with a fully open-worked dial. Almost impossible to obtain, this ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is subject to a lengthy waiting list. The present watch provides the opportunity for collectors to own without delay, one of the hottest watches of AP’s modern production.
The Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar combines two of the great icons of Audemars Piguet’s heritage, the Royal Oak model and the perpetual calendar complication. Visible through the sapphire crystal case back, the movement for the ceramic Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is the ultra-thin automatic Calibre 5135.
AP’s full ceramic case and bracelet first appeared with high complication models such as the Perpetual Calendar and the Tourbillon Extra-Thin. Of extreme hardness and equally difficult to work with as a material in watchmaking, the black ceramic Royal Oak case is a remarkable achievement. The ceramic used by Audemars Piguet includes Zirconium Oxide powder that is combined with a binding agent. In order to produce the uniform colour, it must be heated to a temperature of over 1,000 °C. After which, every part is meticulously finished by hand to create AP’s signature polished and satin-brushed surfaces. A full bracelet takes approximately 30 hours to finish.