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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Replica

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3, reference 26670ST.OO.1240ST.01 (if you can keep 20-character alphanumeric reference numbers in short- and long-term memory, bless you, because I can’t) landed with maybe a little less impact than it deserved when it launched last April. There are probably several reasons why. First of all, I think a lot of us were still suffering from a bit of Royal Oak overload from the announcement of the ref. 16202 Jumbo when it launched in January, along with several other models (including a non-Jumbo flying tourbillon). Secondly, the Jumbo Tourbillon RD#3 appeared in the context of a larger world in which Bulgari more or less owns the community mindshare of ultra-thin self-winding tourbillons. As astonishing as that might have been a couple of decades ago, there is little doubt that in 2022, it’s tough to make a splash with an ultra-thin tourbillon unless you have managed to unseat Bulgari. And not only is no brand challenging them, nobody even seems inclined to try. It’s telling, though, that to set their record, Bulgari had to unseat Audemars Piguet, and moreover, an AP watch that dropped back in 1986: The AP caliber 2870 self-winding tourbillon, which reigned as the undisputed champion of ultra-thin automatic tourbillons for over three decades until Bulgari came out with the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic, in 2018. While there’s no gainsaying Bulgari’s technical achievements, AP’s new Royal Oak Tourbillon does represent what is probably the single longest lineage in horology of automatic tourbillon wristwatches. For many years, Audemars Piguet has been using basically the same tourbillon – that is, the same cage, balance, and escapement, as well as the same upper tourbillon bridge – in all of its tourbillon watches. The bridge has a distinctive, inverted “V” shape, and the cage has three arms, with a free sprung balance fitted with poising and timing screws on its outer edge. Minus the upper bridge, this is the same tourbillon used as recently as the Royal Oak Flying Tourbillon 26730, launched in January of this year. It’s also the tourbillon used in the Code 11.59 collection’s automatic flying tourbillon chronograph. The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin RD#3, on the other hand, uses a new configuration for its tourbillon, and moreover places a flying tourbillon, for the first time, in a Jumbo case. The RD#3 has exactly the same dimensions as the Jumbo – 39mm x 8.1mm. To get a flying tourbillon into the Jumbo case, AP had to develop a new tourbillon movement. The Royal Oak Flying Tourbillons introduced earlier this year use the AP caliber 2950, which is 31.5mm x 6.24mm, and it has a larger case than RD#3, at 41mm x 10.6mm. The RD#3, on the other hand, uses the caliber 2968 – a smaller movement, at 29.6mm x 3.4mm, which is considerably flatter than the 2950. For comparison, Bulgari’s caliber BVL 288, used in the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic, is 1.95mm thick, but it’s also larger in diameter than AP’s caliber 2968, at 36.60mm which is getting into smaller pocket watch caliber territory. It’s sort of like squishing a jelly donut – you can flatten it but it’s going to spread out at the same time. This means that Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic has to be a little larger in diameter, at 41mm. The AP caliber 2968 isn’t the flattest automatic tourbillon in the world, but you do have to bear in mind that unlike the BVL 288, it’s not a peripheral rotor caliber. Instead, it’s a full rotor movement, and it’s almost exactly the same size as the caliber 7121 used in the new 16202 Royal Oak, which is 29.6mm x 3.2mm. In fact, the caliber 2968 looks quite a lot like a re-engineered 7121, including the arrangement of the automatic winding train and the position and configuration of the mainspring barrel.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak SELFWINDING FLYING TOURBILLON

Audemars Piguet has just released its first-ever Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon in the Royal Oak design. Arriving the three variations — 18-carat pink gold with a smoked grey “Evolutive …
This new Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon is dressed in stainless steel and features a sunburst smoked blue “Tapisserie” dial evolving from the flying tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock. Access Main Content Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet is working with CareerBuilder, LLC in processing the candidate’s files posted on (our) website. … Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon. … The new Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon’s smoked grey sunburst “Tapisserie” dial radiating from the flying tourbillon cage elegantly contrasts with the 18-carat pink gold case and bracelet.
Audemars Piguet released its first ever Royal Oak model with a flying tourbillon. Rather than being supported by a bridge on the dial side and a bridge on the movement side, the flying tourbillon is cantilevered, i.e. is only secured to the plate on one side so offering an unobstructed view of the mechanism on the other side.
A couple of years ago, Audemars Piguet debuted the Royal Oak Extra-Thin Tourbillon, and it came with a unique sunburst tapisserie dial that changed the look of the watch dramatically. For 2020, Audemars Piguet brings back that sunburst tapisserie dial now with the flying tourbillon.
The first of these 3 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon is offered in stainless steel with a blue dial (ref. 26530ST.OO.1220ST.01), a classic combination for this watch that refers to the original 1972 model. Both the case and the bracelet are executed in the typical RO style, with brushed surfaces and polished bevels.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon // 41 mm Add to wishlist The brand Audemars Piguet is one of the few independent family-owned watch businesses and has been based in Le Brassus, in Switzerland’s Vallée de Joux region, at the heart of the fine watchmaking industry, ever since the company was first established in
Audemars Piguet new Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 41mm in titanium edition 2020 The second impact is the dial, which is offering a monochromatic and sleek alternative to the classic Royal Oak’s trademark “Tapisserie” pattern.
Audemars Piguet has just announced the Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon 41 mm, a nod to the 1997 original, but with a twist – it’s the first Royal Oak equipped with a flying tourbillon. Launching in three variants, the new model is superficially similar to the existing Royal Oak tourbillon – it is very much the octagonal watch – but it is notably different, both in aesthetics and mechanics.
The much beloved Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet is always going to be about subtle evolution, rather than revolution. The recently launched Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon is a case in point. It combines orthodox design elements, such as the case and bracelet, with innovations that are part of the brand’s heritage to present

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak SELFWINDING FLYING TOURBILLON Replica Watch 26530TI.OO.1220TI.01

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak SELFWINDING FLYING TOURBILLON Replica Watch 26530ST.OO.1220ST.01

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak SELFWINDING FLYING TOURBILLON Replica Watch 26530OR.OO.1220OR.01