Audemars Piguet Teams Up With 1017 ALYX 9SM To Introduce Five New Royal Oak

Audemars Piguet (AP) presents five new Royal Oaks (RO) in collaboration with apparel brand 1017 ALYX 9SM from talented designer Matthew Williams.

Among the five new watches, there are two self-winding ROs that comes with a case and bracelet in 18k yellow gold, there are also two RO Offshore in 18k yellow gold or white gold and a fifth that comes in a two-tone case and bracelet, which combines 18k yellow gold with stainless steel, and which will be auctioned today in Japan in favour of the NGOs Kids in Motion and Right to Play.

The new self-winding RO comes in two sizes, 37mm with the simple hour function, and 41mm in the chronograph version that adds three counters at 3-6-9 hours to the three central hands that are only perceptible by your small hands.

The minimalist effect is present on both dials, on which there is also a vertical satin finish in the same tone as the case, applied gold lettering of the watch brand at noon and the collaborated brand at 6 o’clock and the three gold central hands filled with luminescent material. Inside are powered by the Calibers 5909 with 60 hours of power reserve and the 4409 with 70 hours respectively.

The two new Offshores both come with a 42mm case, a vertical satin finish on the dial, a date window at 3 o’clock just next to the applied “AP” letters, three counters at 6-9-12 o’clock defined only by their hands and the inscription from “1017 ALYX 9SM” at 6 o’clock.

Inside runs the Caliber 4404, a flyback chronograph with 70h of power reserve.

Lastly, the two-tone RO, comes with a gold dial with a black PVD coated with the same vertical satin finish as the other models covered above with the same layout and movement as the featured 41 mm self-winding RO.

It should also be noted that the five new watches have the same octagonal-shaped case and integrated bracelet as would be expected, crown at 3 o’clock and two pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock for the chronograph versions, and sapphire glass on the front and back, with the latter revealing the oscillating mass in 21k yellow gold engraved with the two brands.

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General Specifications:

Brand: Audemars Piguet

Model: Royal Oak Selfwinding, Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph, Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph

Reference: 15550BA.OO.1356BA.02 (self-winding 37 mm), 26240BA.OO.1320BA.01 (self-winding 41 mm), 26238BA.OO.2000BA.01 (offshore yellow gold), 26240SA.OO.1320SA.01 (two-tone)

Dial: Gold (self-winding 37 mm, self-winding 41 mm, offshore yellow gold), white gold (offshore white gold), black PVD (two-tone)

Lume: Super-LumiNova

Case Material: 18k yellow gold (self-winding 37 mm, self-winding 41 mm, offshore yellow gold), white gold (offshore white gold), 18k yellow gold and stainless steel (two-tone)

Case Dimensions: 37 mm x 9.10 mm (self-winding 37 mm), 41 mm x 12.40 mm (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone), 42 mm x 15.20 mm (offshore)

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Sapphire Glass

Water Resistance: 50 Meters

Strap: Integrated bracelet matching the case with AP folding clasp, extra black rubber strap (offshore)

Calibre: 5909 (self-winding 37 mm), 4409 (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone), 4404 (offshore)

Dimensions: 26.185 mm x 3.90 mm (self-winding 37 mm), 32 mm x 6.80 mm (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone), 32 mm x 8 mm (offshore)

Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds (self-winding 37 mm), small seconds (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone, offshore), date (offshore), chronograph (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone), flyback chronograph (offshore)

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 4 Hz

Jewels: 29 (self-winding 37 mm), 40 (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone, offshore)

Power Reserve: 60 Hours (self-winding 37 mm), 70 Hours (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone, offshore)

Parts: 174 (self-winding 37 mm), 349 (self-winding 41 mm, two-tone), 433 (offshore)

Price: CHF 65,700 (self-winding 37 mm), CHF 80,800 (self-winding 41 mm), CHF 99,700 (offshore)

Limited Edition: Yes, 200 pieces (self-winding 41 mm), 75 pieces each (offshore), 1 piece (two-tone)