Carolina Bucci created a rainbow-coloured dial for the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 34mm Selfwinding model to celebrate Royal Oak's 50th anniversary. The dial reveals a multi-coloured spectrum that brings the Tapisserie effect to life in the ever-changing light.
What's so special about the rainbow-coloured dial?
Carolina Bucci created a dial that appears in black at first glance. It reveals a multi-coloured spectrum that brings the Tapisserie effect to life in the ever-changing light when you have a closer inspection. The pattern of iridescent colours varies from dial to dial, making each design unique.
How did Carolina Bucci create the rainbow-coloured dial?
Carolina Bucci added a sapphire plate with micro-structured squares on top of the brass dial to create rich rainbow-coloured plays of light. She applied a golden metallisation process on the brass dial to create a mirror effect that shines light onto the dial.
Who is Carolina Bucci?
Carolina Bucci is a fourth-generation Florentine fine-jewellery designer. She created every piece of jewellery in her family’s workshop in the goldsmiths’ quarter of Florence.
Carolina Bucci started working with Audemars Piguet in 2016 for the 40th anniversary of the women’s Royal Oak.
A short video about the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 77350CE.OO.1266CE.02 rainbow-coloured dial
