Whilst Audemars Piguet is creating top-tier wrist watches because 1875, it had been a product designed by Gerald Genta and introduced in 1972 that became the company’s flagship watch. That watch was the Royal Oak. Not only did the Royal Oak become AP’s bread and butter, but the model also established a whole new genre-the luxury sports watch. Though Audemars Piguet made many variants in the Royal Oak over the past several generations, the less difficult time/particular date intelligent types are the most common. Today we take a look at two various many years of the Royal Oak Automatic, the Royal Oak 15300 compared to 15400, to view how they compare.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15300
Audemars Piguet released the Royal Oak 15300 sequence in 2005. In order to recharge, the words that can come right after AP guide figures, such as ref. 15300ST, suggest the particular metallic utilized on the watch circumstance.
BA – Yellowish Precious metal
BC – White Golden
ST – Metal
OR – Increased Golden
PT – Platinum
TI – Titanium
The ref. 15300 athletics a 39mm case which is, needless to say, topped with all the Noble Oak’s signature 8-10-sided bezel using the exposed screws.
Take note the big AP logo at 12 o’clock on the RO 15300ST call
In the 9.4mm thicker circumstance is the in-property Audemars Piguet Caliber 3120 automated motion, which in fact had manufactured its very first in 2003 within the Jules Audemars selection. Grade 3120 is well known in AP’s history as it wasdeveloped and conceived, and constructed fully in-home instead of utilizing Jaeger-LeCoultre base moves as being a place to start. Functioning at 26,000 beats per hour, Cal. 3120 capabilities theminute and hour, and secs hands, a time windowpane, and products the watch with 60 several hours of power hold.
A set of Royal Oak 15300OR watches on leather bracelets
The RO ref. 15300 watches are furnished together with the famed hobnail-designed AP “tapisserie” dials, available in bright white, black, or glowing blue. A distinctive characteristic of the 15300 will be the location of a large AP logo that can serve as the 12 o’clock marker.
Audemars Piguet constructed the Royal Oak 15300 until 2012, for sale in both stainless or 18k increased gold and installed with steel incorporated charms or natural leather straps. There was yet another exclusive edition piece by two-strengthen metal and increased golden.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15400
Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak 15400 range in 2012 to replace the ref. 15300 generation. The 15400 features a bigger situation diameter at 41mm in addition to a slightly heavier user profile at 9.8mm. It is worth remembering that AP also launched the 37mm ref. 15450 that identical season for anyone searching for a more compact version from the Royal Oak.
18k increased precious metal Royal Oak 15400OR
As well as the larger case dimension, Audemars Piguet also tweaked the tapisserie dial a little. The Royal Oak 15400 features a twice hash symbol at 12 o’clock with a small AP logo under it. Fans of classic AP watches will instantaneously know that all those dual indexes in the initial 1972 Royal Oak call.
What’s more, the particular date windows at 3 o’clock were required to move a bit to the center (due to the bigger circumstance however the very same movements) and is now accompanied by a small index. Inside the circumstance is the same reliable Caliber 3120, which can be seen through the sapphire crystal caseback.