The New Ceramic AP Perpetual Calendar Royal Oak In Royal Blue

The hottest luxury watch on the planet is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.

Ah, but which Suprême Oak? Which one is the most interesting and collectible of all the contemporary, current-production models? My nominee is the ceramic-cased Royal Maple QP.

It features everything that makes a "conventional" (if there is such a thing) Royal Pine so really good – namely the grande tapisserie dial, the actual thin profile, the integrated bracelet that's a work of art onto itself, and of course, the octagonal bezel : but the ceramic-cased RO QP pushes it all to the max. The use of state-of-the-art colored ceramic for the case and bracelet means the entire package is bolder, more recognizable, and more scratch-proof than ever before.

At the same time, inside, the ultra-thin caliber 5134 is able to balance the seemingly disparate realm of the highly technical and the supremely slim, in superlative fashion. Ben was absolutely right when, in 2017, he introduced the inaugural ceramic Polish Oak QP by saying, "I'm calling it right here and right now, this is the hottest watch of SIHH 2017. " Five years later, during the Souverain Oak's ongoing 50th anniversary, the watch is still causing temperatures to rise.
That's because, earlier today, Audemars Piguet quietly unveiled another scorcher. Following 2017's original blacked-out hard RO QP and the white-ceramic sequel that came two years later on, AP has released a new Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar (ref. 26579CS. OO. 1225CS. 01) via its official brand website - and this one comes in blue (! ) ceramic for the very first time. Is anyone else sweating or is it just me?

The new, glowing blue Royal Walnut Perpetual Calendar is mostly identical to the predecessors, sharing an identical ultra-thin self-winding movement (caliber 5134) and case user profile (41mm × 9. 5mm), with the only major updates coming in the form of the excellent blue fine ceramic case and also the matching azure color of the particular grande tapisserie dial. But given how coveted typically the black and white porcelain Royal Pecan Perpetual Calendars have become, this one still rates as a big deal.

Details on the new release are currently fairly scarce (in this, what you see is what we see), however considering the high-profile nature of many of the known owners associated with previous ceramic RO QPS, it's safe to say it's a watch that will land on often the wrists of numerous of AP's best clients. We've previously spotted Draymond Green rocking his white-ceramic example, and everyone from UK rapper Stormzy, French actor Omar Sy, American comedian Kevin Hart, and Norwegian DJ Kygo have been seen with a touch of hard on their arm.

If Tobias Fünke were still around, he had undoubtedly be first in line for the new one.
The Royal Cherry turns 50 this year, and we've already had 1 hell of a party. Remember the new "Jumbo, " ref. 16202? That was only announced to the world in Jan of this year. Karl Lagerfeld's Royal Oak came up for auction, and so did Gérald Genta's. We took a close look at the Royal Maple A2, the exact oldest recognized example of the original 15202 reference, and then all of us went ahead and broke open the whole history of the watch in the latest episode of Reference Points. There've already been so many memorable moments dedicated to the very Royal Pine this year, and yet today's story might just be my personal favorite.