COLOURFUL COLLABORATION

As part of the Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Audemars Piguet partnered with Carolina Bucci yet again to create the unisex 34 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding in black ceramic. The Italian jewellery designer “wanted to place a rainbow in the most unexpected of places, a little like when you see oil floating on a puddle in a city street”, resulting in a dial endowed with a prismatic mirror effect recalling the watch’s tapisserie design. The dial appears black at first, but when placed under light, it reveals kaleidoscopic hues that bring the signature motif to life. To create this iridescence, a sapphire plate with little squares achieved through micro-structuring is added on top of the brass dial plate to create rainbow-tinged plays of light. A specially developed golden metallisation is also applied on the back of the sapphire plate for a mirror effect and to refract light onto the dial. As this colour pattern varies from watch to watch, every piece is unique. The titanium and sapphire caseback reveals the calibre 5800 beneath and is engraved with the inscription “Limited Edition Carolina Bucci”. Only 300 pieces of this limited edition are available exclusively at Audemars Piguet boutiques and AP Houses.