Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak Selfwinding
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automatic
Produced 2013 - 2022.
Case size37mm
Thickness—
Lug-to-lug—
Movementautomatic
Originswiss
Water resist.—
Case materialsteel
Strap / braceletsteel
Gender—
7 variants of this model
What people say
Praised
“Designed by Gerald Genta in 1972, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak pioneered the luxury sports watch category”
Pioneered luxury sports watch category · bobswatches.com“Audemars Piguet Royal Oak has understandably become one of the most recognisable watches in the industry”
Iconic and recognizable design · watchgecko.com“the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak gained widespread acclaim and today is something of a status symbol”
Achieved widespread acclaim · watchgecko.com“we can recognize it as the blueprint for the first true luxury sports watch”
Blueprint for luxury sports watches · teddybaldassarre.com“the Royal Oak has immediate availability and a design language that stands entirely on its own merits”
Design stands on its own merits · bobswatches.com
Noted
“the initial reception of the Royal Oak was lukewarm, and the passage of time was necessary”
Initial reception was lukewarm · teddybaldassarre.com“the RO was more expensive than any steel watch previously available on the market”
Audacious price tag · teddybaldassarre.com“the Royal Oak is a grail watch for many but unattainable for most”
Unattainable for most due to high prices · strapsco.com“even second-hand Royal Oak watches equalling the amount of several brand new cars”
Extremely expensive on secondary market · watchgecko.com
Sources: bobswatches.com · watchgecko.com · teddybaldassarre.com · strapsco.com
