AUDEMARS PIGUET – ROYAL OAK Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher Flyback Chronograph Limited Edition NEW
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In 2010, F1 legend and Audemars Piguet ambassador Michael Schumacher posed an apparently simple question to the engineers at Audemars Piguet: would it be possible to create a mechanical wrist watch designed specifically for use in motorsport which would make it possible to measure and record an extended series of consecutive lap times?
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It was a horological challenge that had never before been met in a mechanical watch, and one that was inspired by motor racing's very specific requirement to be able to time and compare multiple, consecutive laps - a task which has traditionally been carried out using a bank of two or more stop watches arranged in series.
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Now, after almost five years of development,
Audemars Piguet can claim to have conquered that challenge. It is the first motorsport-specific watch to feature a complication imagined by the celebrated driver, with two angular indexing systems on a single chronograph, each with an independent memory. It is also the first time that a movement has been developed from scratch at the behest of an ambassador by
Audemars Piguet – an indication of the strength of the long-standing relationship which the Manufacture has enjoyed with
Michael Schumacher since
2010.
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The timepiece features a single chronograph driving two central hands which can be controlled independently via three pushpieces - the first sited at the conventional two o’clock position to start and stop the chronograph; the second sited at the four o’clock position to re-set the chronograph, and the all-important third pushpiece sited at the nine o’clock position.
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This third pushpiece makes it possible to simultaneously stop either of
the two chronograph hands, while returning the other hand to zero and
restarting it - meaning that, while the time of the most recent lap is
being noted down, timing of the next lap is already underway.
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The watch therefore negates the need for two or more hand-held timing devices, streamlining the operation within a single wrist chronograph.
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Alternatively, the watch can keep a certain lap time as reference, stopping one hand with the laptimer button, and using the flyback function on the other chronograph hand with the pusher at 4 o’clock to restart the measurement of each new lap.
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Finally, the timepiece can be used as a “standard” flyback chronograph with both hands running together in parallel.
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The
Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher is the world’s first mechanical chronograph with alternating consecutive lap timing and flyback function, specifically designed and engineered for continuous action and relentless precision in timing laps on the racetrack.
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It will be the second
Audemars Piguet chronograph to carry the name of the celebrated driver, and in honour of his extraordinary career, the
Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher will be made available in a strictly
limited edition of
221 examples in recognition of the number of
F1 World Championship point-winning races in which he competed.
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"Michael has always been a watch lover and connoisseur. Like any engineer who is driven by details and by discovering tailor-made solutions to specific problems, he is fascinated by the technology and craftsmanship that goes into all Audemars Piguet watches," says
Sabine Kehm,
Michael Schumacher's agent.
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“Michael is rightly famous for his sense of meticulousness, both in his work with the engineers and also in his determination and ability to race against every second. Thus, a mechanical watch which is not only beautiful but also an accurate instrument for timing motorsport does perfectly correspond to the high technology and precision which are so dear to him.
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It reflects the same spirit of determination and innovation on which he built his career as a F1 driver.” says
Jean Todt, close friend of
Michael Schumacher and President of the
FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile)
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AUDEMARS PIGUET – Hand-wound Manufacture Caliber 2923
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model:
Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher
Laptimer and Flyback Chronograph / Consecutive lap timing and flyback
Limited edition of
221 pieces
Reference:
26221FT.OO.D002CA.01
MOVEMENT
Hand-wound Manufacture Caliber 2923
Laptimer Chronograph
Total diameter: 34.60mm (15 ¼ lines)
Total thickness: 12.70mm
Number of jewels: 34
Number of parts: 413
Minimum guaranteed power reserve: >
80 h
Frequency of balance wheel: 4 Hz, 28'800 vibrations/hour
CASE
Forged carbon case
Curved glareproofed sapphire crystal
Titanium caseback with glareproofed sapphire crystal Titanium bezel
Black ceramic and 18-carat pink gold screw-locked crown
Black ceramic and 18-carat pink gold pushpieces
Black ceramic Laptimer pushpiece with
MS logo
Titanium pushpiece guards
Diameter: 44 mm
Thickness: 20.95 mm
DIAL
Openworked black dial
30 minutes counter at 3 o’clock
Small seconds at 9 o’clock
White gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating
Black inner bezel
STRAP
Black rubber strap with titanium
AP folding clasp
Water-resistant to 50 meters
FUNCTIONS
Laptimer chronograph with double central second hands,
Flyback, 30 minutes counter, small seconds, hours and minutes
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Route de France 16 - Case postale 16
1348 Le Brassus - Switzerland
Phone :
+ 41 21 642 39 00
Fax :
+ 41 21 642 34 02
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