It's no secret that for us, this brand is one of our most beloved, and we always approach every piece we manage to find with anticipation and hidden excitement.
For us (and probably for many other people), it is the Royal Oak that is the most iconic model of Audemars Piguet, and the reasons for this are countless. Beginning its journey in the 70s, thanks to the deft hand of Gérald Genta, this series has undergone numerous iterations, but a few things have never changed – the octagonal case, the 'waffle' dial, the design of the lugs, and so on.
In 2005, the Brand decided to respond to the modern trend for oversized cases and released the new series of 42-millimeter chronographs, which also received what became cult nicknames – Panda, Safari, Navy, Silver Themes, and Black Themes.
In 2014, AP launched a new, more modern series of 42s, with ceramic pushers and a transparent case back, and then the manufacturer unleashed its imagination for the variations and, in addition to the new versions of the ones listed above, the “Elephant”, “Havana”, “Vampire”, “Navy” appeared… The expectations of all the brand's admirers were growing, and the manufacturer tried to provide a wide variety of variations.
The model presented today is part of the brand's newest series in the most popular case size – 42 mm, it was introduced in 2019 and is an upgraded version. The differences, besides the case thickness being reduced by almost 2 mm and the rectangular pushers, are also in the movement used and consequently in the layout of the subdials – in this case, they are arranged in a 'smile' layout. The specific model is the so-called “Navy” - the main color is blue with white subdials. Another specific feature of the model is that the case is made of titanium – in this way, the entire watch becomes much lighter than the steel version.
As most of you probably know, in the first versions of its Offshore chronographs, AP used the caliber 2226/2840; this was the case up to and including 2007, when this cult movement was replaced by the new in-house 3126/3840 – a modular chronograph based on the 3120 with a Dubois Depraz chronograph module – operating at the usual frequency for AP of 21,600 vibrations, with 365 parts, 59 jewels, and over 50 hours of power reserve. Here, however, another movement is now used – the Audemars Piguet Caliber 2385 – a modular chronograph based on the renowned Frederique Piguet 1185, 37 jewels and over 40 hours of power reserve.
