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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked (Black Ceramic), reference 15416CE.OO.1225CE.01

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked (Black Ceramic)

Ref. 15416CE.OO.1225CE.01

$305,000 · AED 1,120,100

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Case41mm black ceramic
DialOpenworked, skeletonised
MovementCalibre 3132, double balance wheel
BraceletIntegrated black ceramic
Water50m
ConditionUnworn
Year2022

The Double Balance Wheel Openworked arrived in 2016 around calibre 3132, which mounts two balance wheels on one axis so the watch keeps steadier time whatever position it sits in. The family has since become Audemars Piguet's showcase for case materials, and in black ceramic it is at its most graphic: a black case and bracelet framing a skeletonised movement.

This Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked wears a 41mm black ceramic case with an openworked dial. Calibre 3132 inside, on an integrated black ceramic bracelet.

Fun fact: ceramic is several times harder than steel, so the alternating satin and polished surfaces of the Royal Oak case and bracelet take far longer to finish by hand here than they do in metal.

The collection

Royal Oak

The 1972 steel sports watch that set the template for the integrated bracelet

The Royal Oak arrived in 1972, widely credited as the first luxury sports watch in steel, drawn by Gérald Genta around an octagonal bezel held down by eight visible screws. Everything else follows from that: the bracelet integrated into the case and tapering to the clasp, the Tapisserie dial on most references, the hand-finished play of brushed tops against polished bevels. The line now runs from simple time and date up to perpetual calendars and open-worked pieces.

Sizes in the family

core 34 to 41 mm, Offshore and Concept larger

Who it suits

For the buyer who wants one watch that sits under a cuff on Monday and over a sleeve on Saturday, and who cares about finishing more than size.

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