Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 37mm Blue Dial

The audemars piguet royal oak was the world s first luxury sports watch.

Audemars piguet royal oak 37mm blue dial. The royal oak has been the flagship audemars piguet model since its introduction in 1972. The swiss manufacturer revolutionized the entire watch industry with this stainless steel piece. In the early 1970s luxury watches were still being made exclusively out of precious metals such as gold and platinum. When audemars piguet unveiled the royal oak in 1972 luxury timepieces were usually small and made of gold but the brand broke these rules forever defying with conventions with this first luxury sports timepiece honed from steel.

Conceived along the refreshed lines of 2012 s 40th anniversary model the new royal oak selfwinding has a 37 mm case in 18 carat yellow gold and a silver toned or blue dial in finely wrought grande tapisserie. This royal oak in hand crafted and finished stainless steel with cobalt blue grande tapisserie dial continues the revolutionary tradition. Since then the le brassus based swiss manufacturer has released this timepiece in numerous iterations. Most royal oaks are selfwinding models meaning they wind themselves automatically.

Its powerful look ushered in a revolutionary avant garde style that has since become its trademark.