Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 Review

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01? You will love the perpetual calendar, a mechanical memory that maps time cycles of 48 months. It is a limited-edition timepiece, with only 88 pieces to celebrate the enduring history with China.

What's so special about Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01?

• The Perpetual Calendar

• The Ultra-light Titanium Case

• The Grey Grande Tapisserie Dial

• The Automatic Movement with Power Reserve of 40 Hours

• The Titanium Case Back with the Limited Edition Engraving

• The Additional Red Rubber and Grey Alligator Straps

The Perpetual Calendar

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 perpetual calendar is a mechanical memory that maps time cycles of 48 months. It automatically factors in the varying number of days per month (30 or 31). It adjusts the number of days in February, whether 28 or 29, during leap years.

The moon phase indication provides an opportunity to admire the waxing and waning phases of the earth's satellite. The red colour week-indication hand subtly evokes the Chinese traditional symbol of happiness and passion.

This complicated mechanism only needs manual adjustment every 100 years!

The Ultra-light Titanium Case

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 case is 41-millimetre, made of titanium. The titanium case is ultra-light and comfortable to wear. It is hand-finished with an alternation of satin-brushed and polished surfaces.

The titanium bezel has a satin-brushed finish on the top and mirror-polished edges. The materials of the screw heads are titanium. The screw-locked crown is titanium with a satin-brushed finish.

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 has 20 metres of water resistance.

The Grey Grande Tapisserie Dial

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 grey Grande Tapisserie dial provides a delicate contrast with the black sub-dials, black inner bezel and white gold hour-markers. The hour and minute hands are made of 18K white gold and applied with a luminescent coating.

The date indicator is at “3 o’clock”. It automatically factors in the varying number of days per month (30 or 31). It adjusts the number of days in February, whether 28 or 29, during leap years.

The astronomical moon indicator is at “6 o’clock”. The moon phase indication provides an opportunity to admire the waxing and waning phases of the earth's satellite.

The day indicator is at “9 o’clock”, the month indicator is at “12 o’clock” and the black inner bezel with 52 weeks indication. The red colour week-indication hand subtly evokes the Chinese traditional symbol of happiness and passion.

The Automatic Movement with Power Reserve of 40 Hours

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 is using Audemars Piguet Calibre 5134 Automatic Movement. The movement has a perpetual calendar with week indication, day, date, astronomical moon, month, leap year, hours and minutes. The total thickness of the movement is 4.31mm, consists of 374 parts and 38 jewels. It has a power reserve of 40 hours.

The Titanium Case Back with the Limited Edition Engraving

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 fit with a titanium bracelet and a titanium folding clasp. The titanium case back has a limited edition engraving and a glare-proofed sapphire crystal.

The Additional Red Rubber and Grey Alligator Straps

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 comes with two additional straps. The red rubber strap echoes the dial’s touch of colour, and the grey hand-stitched alligator strap matches the case and dial aesthetics.

How Much is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 Selling in Malaysia?

The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 is a timepiece limited to 88 pieces exclusively at Audemars Piguet boutiques in China to celebrate the Audemars Piguet’s enduring history with China. The selling price for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01 is approximately RM327,200 (CHF 72,500 including taxes).

How Long is the Warranty Valid for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.01?

The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 26609TI.OO.1220TI.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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