{"id":337586,"date":"2022-01-27T11:12:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T00:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=337586"},"modified":"2024-10-11T02:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:14:57","slug":"new-audemars-piguet-royal-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/new-audemars-piguet-royal-oak","title":{"rendered":"Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Gets A ‘Jumbo’ Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Audemars Piguet is one of the most illustrious and influential watchmakers on the planet. Considered part of the \u2018Holy Trinity\u2019 of luxury watchmaking \u2013 alongside Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin<\/a> \u2013 Audemars Piguet\u2019s influence runs deep. But there\u2019s one watch that defines AP more than any other: the legendary Royal Oak.<\/p>

Designed by the legendary\u00a0G\u00e9rald Genta, the Royal Oak isn\u2019t just AP\u2019s most iconic watch, but arguably the most iconic watch on the planet. It was the world\u2019s first luxury sports watch: bold, purposeful yet incredibly refined, it redefined haute horlogerie<\/em> and remains one of the most sought-after timepieces on the planet.<\/p>

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak, so we were all expecting AP to celebrate this milestone in style\u2026 But few could have anticipated just how hard they were going to celebrate. Not only has AP unveiled a whopping 42 new Royal Oak models, but they\u2019ve also introduced what\u2019s easily one of the biggest updates to the most important Royal Oak model of all time.<\/p>\"\"

These days, AP makes literally hundreds of different Royal Oaks \u2013 and that\u2019s not even counting watches from their Royal Oak Offshore or Royal Oak Concept lines. But the most popular is arguably the \u2018Jumbo\u2019. Thin, second-hand-less and faithful to the original Royal Oak from 1972, the Jumbo \u2013 in all its iterations \u2013 is to many the quintessential Royal Oak. It\u2019s a legend.<\/p>

AP shocked watch fans last year when they announced they were discontinuing the ref. 15202<\/a>, the latest iteration of the Jumbo. Naturally, this immediately fuelled speculation that AP would introduce a new Jumbo reference in order to fill the void \u2013 and now, in 2022, AP has done just that.The new ref. 16202 is the first new Jumbo reference in 22 years and while it might look deceptively similar to the outgoing 15202, there\u2019s a lot more than meets the eye. Firstly, the dial design has changed, with the \u2018AP\u2019 logo brought down from 12 to 6 o\u2019clock, in line with the original Jumbo from 1972. The case and bracelet, too, have been subtly tweaked to make the watch more ergonomic and tapered.<\/p>

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