Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Jumbo Ref. 16202

The year 2022 marks a milestone in the history of the prestigious Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet, as it marks the 50th anniversary of its most iconic model, the Royal Oak designed by Gerard Genta. That’s why the brand decided to launch not one, but four new Royal Oak “Jumbo”, whose cherry on the cake is the new in-house Caliber 7121.

The four new watches are all offered with a bracelet and in different materials, one in steel with a blue dial, another in pink gold with a smoked-grey dial, another in yellow gold with a smoked-gold dial and finally, one in platinum with a smoked-green dial.

The new Royal Oak references do not present major new features on the dial, showing three of them the unmistakable “petite tapisserie” pattern while the platinum reference with a green dial comes with a sunburst base. Still on the dial, applied bathtub-shaped hour markers, central hour and minute hands and applied brand logo all matching the material case, date window at 3 o’clock and the printed inscriptions of the brand name followed by “Automatic” in white at 12 o’clock.

Outside, the traditional 39mm diameter case with a brushed finish and with some polished nuances, fixed octagonal bezel with eight bolds, sapphire crystal on the front and case back and crown with the brand’s signature at three o’clock.

As we have already mentioned, it is in the “heart” of the new Royal Oak that the new automatic movement operates, which despite being 1.5mm thicker than the predecessor Caliber 2121 manages to maintain the incredible 8.1mm of the thickness of the old 15202, now offering a better accuracy by operating at a high frequency of 28,800 Vph compared to the previous 19,800 Vph, also offering greater autonomy that can go up to 55 hours of power reserve. The new Caliber 7121 can be seen through the open case back, richly decorated and finished with Côtes de Genève, from which the skeletonized rotor with the 50th anniversary sculpted anniversary stands out.

Prices start at € 32,400 for the steel model, € 68,800 for the two gold models, and € 111,400 for the platinum model.

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General Specifications:

Brand: Audemars Piguet

Model: Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-Thin 39mm

Reference: 16202BA.OO.1240BA.01 (Yellow gold), 16202OR.OO.1240OR.01 (pink gold), 16202PT.OO.1240PT.01 (platinum), 16202ST.OO.1240ST.01 (steel)

Dial: Blue (16202ST.OO.1240ST.01), yellow (16202BA.OO.1240BA.01), gray (16202OR.OO.1240OR.01), green (16202PT.OO.1240PT.01)

Lume: Yes

Case Material: Stainless steel, 18K pink gold, 18K yellow gold, 950 platinum

Case Dimensions: 39 mm Diameter, 8.1 thickness

Crystal: Sapphire Glass

Case Back: Sapphire Glass

Water Resistance: 50 Meters

Strap: Bracelet matching the case material

Calibre: AP 7121

Functions: Hours, minutes, date

Winding: Automatic

Frequency: 28,800 Vph

Jewels: 33

Power Reserve: 55 Hours

Parts: 268

Price: € 32,400 (steel), € 68,800 (gold), € 111,400 (platinum).

Limited Edition: No