Audemars Piguet produces exactly 200 copies of the Replica Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Automatic Ultra-Flat, Ref. 26586TI.OO.1240TI.01
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak with a perpetual calendar has been around since 1984. 2023 brings a version with a titanium case and the automatic caliber 5133 introduced in 2018. The price for the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Automatic Ultra-Flat is around 165,000 euros. This is what makes the caliber 5133 so complex in its structure.
Calendar wristwatches at Audemars Piguet
The year 2023 brings a real highlight with the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Automatic Ultra-Flat 41 mm. The presentation of this wristwatch with potential to become a classic should be preceded by an examination of the interesting background. They lead back to 1921, when the family company introduced its first calendar wristwatch with a cushion-shaped case. It was made for jeweler Gübelin in Lucerne.
However, the calendar required manual correction in all months with fewer than 31 days. Many other timepieces of this type followed in the following decades.
Fans of the family business from the Vallée de Joux had to wait until 1948 for the first perpetual calendar from Le Brassus. With the active support of the independent watchmaker Alfred Aubert, a total of twelve complicated wristwatches of this sophisticated genre were created by 1957.
The special feature of nine examples of the reference 5516 with the caliber 13VZSSQP was a leap year display.
Extremely rare: Audemars Piguet only made three examples of this wristwatch with perpetual calendar and 48-month indication, Ref 5516
Three pieces had a 48-month indication at “6”, six had an additional 4-year indicator at “12”. The latter feature could also be considered a world premiere. The current light phase of the moon could be read exactly opposite each other.