Quick specs Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm
Price: approx. € 250.000 | CHF 240’000 | approx. $ 272,000 | approx. £ 214,000
Size: 37 mm
Reference: 26660BC.ZZ.1356BC.01
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm is all about white gold and diamonds. The design is inspired by two RD#3 versions in steel released in 2022 for the Royal Oak’s 50th anniversary. It’s thin, elegant and comes with a tourbillon because when an AP has the RD label, it should be something special.
It is crafted in an 18-carat white gold case, with a bracelet in white gold too. The thickness is just 8.1 millimeters, which is very slim given the fact that is has a tourbillon. In fact, it is the thinnest 37 mm Royal Oak so far. The bezel is furnished with 32 baguette-cut diamond, and the hour markers have diamonds too. 12 in total. The dial comes in smoked blue with a Petite Tapisserie pattern. The blue hue comes from PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition), while the smoke effect is obtained by carefully spraying black varnish while the dial is turning slowly. A nice contrast with the white gold hands and flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm has a power reserve of 50 hours
Inside is an automatic Audemars Piguet caliber 2968 measuring a thickness of only 3.4 millimeters. The transparent case back reveals the movements mechanisms as well as the rhodium-toned 22-carat pink gold oscillating weight, Côtes de Genève and more. The power reserve is 50 hours.
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm comes on an 18-carat white gold bracelet. And it is secured with an AP folding clasp.
| Technical data Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm |
| Reference: 26660BC.ZZ.1356BC.01 |
| Movement: Audemars Piguet caliber 2968 | Automatic | Diameter: 29.6 mm (13 lignes) | Thickness: 3.4 mm | Frequency: 21,600 vph (3 Hz) | Parts: 226 | Jewels: 33 | Hours, minutes, flying tourbillon | Power reserve: 50 hours |
| Case and dial: 37 mm | 18-carat white gold | Thickness: 8.1 mm | Glare-proofed sapphire crystal | Bezel with 32 baguette-cut diamonds (approx. 2 carats) | Smoked blue dial with Petite Tapisserie pattern | 12 baguette-cut diamond hour-markers (approx. 0.2 carats) | White gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent material | Glare-proofed sapphire crystal case back | Water resistance: 5 ATM / 5 bar / 50 meters / 165 feet |
| Strap: 18-carat white gold bracelet | AP folding clasp |
| Price Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Extra-Thin (RD#3) 37 mm: approx. € 250.000 | CHF 240’000 | approx. $ 272,000 | approx. £ 214,000 |
| Website: www.audemarspiguet.com |