Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 Review

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01? You will love the world’s first mechanical chronograph with alternating consecutive lap timing and flyback function, specifically designed and engineered for continuous action in timing laps on the racetrack.

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01?

• The Laptimer and Flyback Function

• The Forged Carbon Case

• The Ceramic Laptimer Pusher

• The Black Openworked Dial

• The Manual Wind Movement with Power Reserve of 80 Hours

• The Titanium Case Back with a Michael Schumacher Logo Engraving

The Laptimer and Flyback Function

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 is the world’s first mechanical chronograph with alternating consecutive lap timing and flyback function, specifically designed and engineered for continuous action in timing laps on the racetrack.

You can control the chronograph mechanism via three pushers.

• The pusher at “2 o'clock” is the start and stop of the chronograph function.
• The pusher at “4 o'clock” is the Flyback function (reset the chronograph function).
• The pusher at “9 o'clock” is the Laptimer function. You can stop one of the chronograph hands, return it to zero and restart it. You can record the time of the most recent lap while continuing to measure the next lap.

In late 2010, Michael Schumacher, the F1 legend and Audemars Piguet ambassador, suggested Audemars Piguet create a mechanical wristwatch that could measure and record an extended series of consecutive lap times.

How to time and compares multiple laps in motorsports?

• Press the pusher at “2 o'clock” to start the chronograph function when the car starts to lap on a track.
• Press the pusher at “9 o'clock” to stop one of the chronograph hands when the car did the first lap. It will be the first reference time in the session. The other chronograph hand gets restarted at the same time to start measuring the second lap.
• Press the pusher at “4 o'clock” to reset the chronograph hands if you get a better record time.

The Forged Carbon Case

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 case is 44-millimetre, made of forged carbon. The forged carbon case is super-lightweight and comfortable to wear. The titanium bezel has a satin-brushed finish on the top and mirror-polished edges.

The screw-down crown and chronograph pushers are ceramic with 18k pink gold inserts. The titanium guards protected the chronograph pushers.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 has 50 metres of water resistance.

The Ceramic Laptimer Pusher

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 Ceramic Laptimer Pusher is at “9 o'clock”, with the Michael Schumacher logo engraving. The seven stars are the symbol showing the seven championships won by Michael Schumacher.

The Black Openworked Dial

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 black openworked dial allows you to reveal the watch's inner workings. The hour and minute hands are made of 18K white gold and applied with a luminescent coating. It provides contrast against the black dial. There are double second hands for the chronograph positioned at the central pinion. You can keep track of two different events at the same time with this function.

The 30-minute chronograph counter is at “3 o’clock” and the small running second's hand is at “9 o'clock”. The sapphire crystal is curved and glare-proof. You can see the “AP” and “Audemars Piguet” on the sapphire crystal.

The Manual Wind Movement with Power Reserve of 80 Hours

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 is using Audemars Piguet Calibre 2923 Manual Wind Movement. This high-end chronograph movement consists of 413 components. It features a high-inertia balance wheel with three column wheels to control the chronograph and laptimer complex sequences. It has a power reserve of 80 hours.

The Titanium Case Back with the Michael Schumacher Logo Engraving

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 fit with a black rubber strap with a titanium folding clasp. The titanium case back has a Michael Schumacher logo engraving and a glare-proofed sapphire crystal.

How Much is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 Selling in Malaysia?

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 is a timepiece limited to 221 pieces. It represents the number of F1 World Championship point-winning races in which Michael Schumacher competed over his career. The selling price for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 is approximately RM961,300 (CHF 212,300 including taxes).

How Long is the Warranty Valid for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01?

The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept 26221FT.OO.D002CA.01 comes with a 2-year international limited warranty. Register to become a member of Audemars Piguet and benefit from a 3-year extension to the standard 2-year international limited warranty.

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