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Audemars Piguet’s newly designed 34 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding is hand-finished with precision making it as versatile as it is timeless
The new 34 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding by Audemars Piguet is a multifaceted mechanical timepiece that evokes understated elegance and is effortlessly versatile. Offering the finest in Haute Horlogerie, the new collection is where pioneering ceramics meet fashion. In short, black ceramics have made a notable comeback with materials that have remade their way into the watchmaking industry.
Created with high-tech materials for a refined look, this effortlessly versatile Royal Oak’s 34 mm line finds an innate sense of aesthetic beauty with its technical complexity that is illuminated by scintillating pink gold accents all meticulously finished by hand. Sporting a black ‘Grande Tapisserie’ dial with two-tone features in the design, the dial’s guilloche design is one of the Royal Oak’s trademarks. It enhances the timepiece’s design as finesse is carefully implemented in this masterpiece, with all the Royal Oak’s proportions incorporated into the watch’s diminutive size.
Back in 2006, Audemars Piguet presented a black ceramic bezel, as a new generation of a sports watch that came in variegated shades including white, blue and khaki. This led to the release of a 37 mm Royal Oak Offshore for smaller wrists with a forged carbon case that added diamonds for a more feminine touch in 2009. With various other designs of the Royal Oak being released in 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the Royal Oak Selfwinding is the epitome of understated elegance to be placed upon the slenderest wrist.
With a collection seen through the lens of Harley Weir, the wearer’s eclectic personality is presented through a kaleidoscopic view with multifaceted mechanical pieces that are statements that can be worn on the wrist for any occasion.
Overall, the 34 mm Royal Oak Selfwinding explores the creative possibility of black ceramics by combining advanced technology with time-honoured craftsmanship, as the latest collection is contrasted with an elegant touch of 18-carat pink gold.