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HANDS ON: The Audemars Piguet Two-Tone Royal Oak 15400

Felix Scholz

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I’ve been saying for years that two-tone is making a come back. And it looks like, with the release of the Audemars Piguet Two Tone Royal Oak that the market is finally catching up to my predictions. This watch is everything you would expect from the Genta designed icon; classic and casual, and one of the best bracelets ever made, but this time with the added sparkle of 18-carat gold.

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The combination of silver grand tapisserie dial, solid pink gold bezel, crown and centre links amid brushed and bevelled stainless steel is compelling. It’s a watch for Gordon Gecko in a post-GFC world: flashy, but not too flashy Superior to all-steel, but not rubbing your face in it. Big, but not overmuscled. It’s one of those magical designs that manages to walk the line between classic and bling. And as you’d expect from a Royal Oak, it’s a dream on the wrist. The integrated bracelet in particular feels like butter on the wrist; it melts on, cool and smooth.

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AP has been refreshing the roots of the RO line in recent years, and its good to see the classic two-tone combo which was originally available on the smaller 5402 get a version in the slightly tweaked (read slightly larger) 15400 reference.

AUDERMARS PIGUET TWO-TONE SELFWINDING ROYAL OAK 15400 SPECIFICATIONS

  • MOVEMENT
  • Selfwinding Manufacture: Calibre 3120
  • Total diameter: 26.60 mm (113⁄4 lines)
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Total thickness: 4.26 mm
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Number of jewels: 40
  • Number of parts: 280
  • Minimal guaranteed power reserve: 60 h
  • Frequency of balance wheel: 3 Hz (= 21,600 vibrations/hour)

 

  • CASE; Stainless steel case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, 18-carat pink gold bezel, links and screw-locked crown, water-resistant to 50 m.
  • DIAL: Silver-toned dial with “Grande Tapisserie” pattern, pink gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating.
  • BRACELET: Stainless steel and 18-carat pink gold bracelet with stainless steel AP folding clasp.
  • FUNCTIONS: Hours
,Minutes, Centre seconds,Date
  • REFERENCE: 15400SR.OO.1220SR.01