steel, automatic, sapphire crystal, date, integrated original bracelet, folding clasp, overhauled September 2016, certificate, September 2000, box, paper box.
Caliber 2140, Movement nr 489.256, Reference nr 15000ST/O/0789ST/01, Case nr E 35993 / 1197, Bracelet reference nr L
Movement (7/10)
Dial and hands (8/10)
Case (6/10)
Integrated Original Bracelet (6/10)
Buckle (Folding clasp)
Certificate (Yes)
Box (Yes)
Overall Opinion (7/10)
More information
After a call from the then Managing Director of Audemars Piguet Georges Golay, Gerald Genta presented his design for the Royal Oak to Audemars Piguet in 1971. As the story goes, Genta drew his design for the watch in one night, after being inspired by a diver wearing an old fashioned helmet attached to his suit by eight screws. This translated into the design of the watch, which features an octagonal shape with eight screws on the bezel.
