Thursday, May 10, 2018

AUDEMARS PIGUET – Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar


AUDEMARS PIGUET Royal Oak RD#2 Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar Platinum 41mm

Thin, thinner, thinnest

It took 5 years of research and development for Audemars Piguet to create the new ultra-thin 5133 calibre, the beating heart of the Royal Oak RD#2 self-winding perpetual calendar watch unveiled at SIHH 2018 haute horlogerie exhibition.

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Enhancing the Royal Oak design codes, Audemars Piguet pushes watchmaking boundaries yet again with the Royal Oak RD#2 prototype - a Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin model.

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The ingenious redesign of the perpetual calendar function constitutes a tribute to AP’s long history of producing world premiers.

A new record-breaker

The Royal Oak RD#2, the world’s thinnest Selfwinding Perpetual calendar at just 6.3 mm thick, marks a new watchmaking record. At just 6.30 mm, the redesigned case shaves almost 2 mm off the Royal Oak Extra Thin Jumbo.

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For this extremely slim perpetual calendar watch, the engineers and watchmakers from Audemars Piguet have re-engineered a three-storey movement into a single level, making it ultra-thin while combining and re-arranging functions to boost ergonomy, efficiency and robustness. This patented system features a 2.89mm central rotor.

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This new movement boasts 40-hour power reserve, and same frequency (2.75Hz / 19’800 vibrations per hour) as calibre 5134.

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This record breaking perpetual calendar watch comes dressed in a 950 platinum case and bracelet. The watch boasts a “Grande Tapisserie” pattern blue dial featuring improved readability with expanded counters and a night and day indication.

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At just 6.30
mm, the redesigned case shaves almost 2mm off the Royal Oak Extra-Thin Jumbo, making the Royal Oak RD#2 the thinnest self-winding perpetual calendar on the market today.

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The 12 o’clock moon phase of the new ultra-thin watch pays homage to the company’s first Perpetual calendar wristwatch that came out in 1955.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Model: Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar

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Reference:  26586PT.OO.1240PT.01

MOVEMENT
Self-winding Manufacture Calibre 5133
Total diameter: 32.00mm (14 ¾ lignes)
Total thickness: 2.89mm
Number of jewels: 37
Number of parts: 256
Minimal guaranteed power reserve: 40h
Frequency of balance wheel 2.75Hz (=19,800 vibrations/hour) 
FUNCTIONS
Perpetual calendar with day, date, astronomical moon,
month, leap year, night and day indication, hours and minutes
CASE
950 platinum case
Glare-proofed sapphire crystal and caseback,  
Royal Oak RD#2 engraved on the caseback.
Water-resistant to 20m.
DIAL
Blue dial with “Grande Tapisserie” pattern, blue counters.
White gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating
BRACELET
950 platinum bracelet with AP folding clasp


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Press Release - 2018
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