Royal Oak
Audemars Piguet launched the Gérald Genta-designed Royal Oak in 1972.
Audemars Piguet watches
Explore 2 sourced model families and 2 reference-level records. The records cover selected configurations, not the full Audemars Piguet catalogue.
Model families
Royal Oak Offshore
Audemars Piguet introduced the Royal Oak Offshore in 1993 as a separate, larger sports-watch line.
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2 models · 2 records
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak1 record
5402ST
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak — original steel design, reference 5402ST.
- Reference
- 5402ST
- Case · Material
- steel
- Case · Diameter
- 39 mm (Manufacturer-stated specification; not independently measured)
- Case · Water resistance
- 100 m (Original retrospective specification; no guarantee for surviving vintage watches)
- Movement · Calibre
- 2121
Sources: 5402, First Royal Oak Model · Royal Oak 5402ST C1428, NY080121 lot 147
Design commission only. Manufacture, sale and later model developments remain attributed to Audemars Piguet.
Audemars Piguet ultra-thin self-winding watch1 record
5271
Audemars Piguet ultra-thin self-winding watch, reference 5271.
- Reference
- 5271
- Movement · Calibre
- 2120
- Movement · Winding
- automatic
Sources: Royal Oak: Birth of an Icon
Most entries are research catalogue records, not independently reviewed articles. Specifications reflect the linked sources and may be incomplete or change by reference. The ten reviewed dossiers are marked above.