The Watches Line
The race for ultra-thin is a hot subject nowadays, having a fight between newcomer Bvlgari and lengthy-term expert Piaget. In only half ten years, the Italians were able to break five world records, another lately presented the thinnest mechanical watch available, However, both of these aren't the only real masters of thinness in this area and Audemars Piguet has, for many decades now, savoir-faire in this subject.
The most recent evidence of this expertise came the same shape as the idea watch introduced in the SIHH 2018. This impressive bit of mechanical engineering was, by a relatively good margin, the thinnest automatic perpetual calendar ever manufactured. In the very familiar Royal Oak situation calculating 41mm across only 6.3mm tall would be a recently developed movement in line with the old calibre 2120 base, ex-JLC, now produced in-house by AP having a completely new QP mechanism built-into the movement to be able to gain space.
The Watches Case
This idea watch was, actually, much more of a prototype to check the mechanics and public reactions, Because it now is available in its final, commercial phase. The brand new replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin maintains the majority of the specifications and mechanical solutions from the RD#2 watch. Changes are mainly around the visual side.
Indeed, its situation has become an IP, meaning a brushed titanium base, for that central situation, caseback, crown and the majority of the bracelet, with a few polished platinum accents, bezel and bracelet central links. The RD#2 prototype was fully made from 950 platinum and it was very, very heavy around the wrist. The 2nd evolution is visible around the dial of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin replica.
The Watches Dial
Rather from the classic petite tapisserie guilloché pattern located on the RD#2, the commercial version provides a cleaner matte, vertically brushed dial with tone-on-tone sub-counters. Thinking about the many indications shown on the dial, this alternative results in a watch that's both cleaner and simpler to see.
For that rest, the brand new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin maintains the length of the RD#2. The situation is 6.30mm tall, that is 3.2mm under a normal Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar, itself already not really a thick watch. Just how did AP manage to do this, understanding that both of these watches derive from exactly the same mechanical architecture?
The Watches Movement
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar replica includes a new movement inside its titanium situation, dubbed 5133. New,? Not entirely, since it's is made of the 2120, the movement that forces the additional-Thin Royal Oak 15202 and also the in-house form of the JLC movement which was once based in the early Jumbo 5402, a classic movement that's still among the thinnest automatic calibres and among the couple of having a central rotor.
This movement includes a floating barrel along with a rotor having a specific construction, as the majority of the weight is gone to live in the periphery which is based on a beryllium ring and 4 jewels to aid the oscillating weight, two solutions stored around the RD#2 and also the present watch. However, when compared to movement based in the regular Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar replica, the QP mechanism continues to be entirely redesigned.
First, Audemars Piguet labored on simplifying the mechanism, you shouldn't be scared, it's really an intricate exercise. Rather of 374 parts within the cal. 5134, the brand new cal. 5133 features 256 components. Also, some thickness continues to be reduced because of a redistribution from the parts on the horizontal plane, however, developing a bigger movement.
More Details
The classical construction from the perpetual calendar module continues to be re-engineered to become single element on a single plane only. Finally, several areas of the QP mechanism happen to be rethought, with two patents filed. One concerns the date wheel, the 2nd the 48-month wheel, both factors that permit the watch to calculate the calendar indications and display the right date. Both feature new geometry to lessen height.
Understandably, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin ref. 26586IP.OO.1240IP.01 will not function as the most accessible watch available on the market, both when it comes to cost, CHF 140,000 before taxes, and when it comes to availability, because the watch are only offered at official boutiques and production is anticipated to become low. It is offered though, as some happen to be spotted on Instagram already...See more info and order Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding replica watches online, visit replicawatchreport store.
