This new 41mm AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar watch comes with a Grand Tapisserie dial immersed with purple tones. This 18-carat white gold watch with a baguette-cut diamond-set bezel will be sold exclusively in Audemars Piguet boutiques.

This latest version of the 41mm Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar features a Grande Tapisserie dial in a distinctive, rare shade of purple.

Each counter is purple and framed with a rhodium-toned circlet, delineating them from the main dial area. The three counters indicate the day, date and month, while an astronomical moon indication is positioned at 6 o’clock.

The white gold Royal Oak hour and minute hands, featuring luminescent coating, collaborate with matching applied hour-markers to indicate the prevailing time. A third hand points to the week number shown on the dial’s inner bezel.

The 18-carat white gold case and matching bracelet are hand-finished with the brand’s emblematic alternation of satin-brushing and polished chamfers. Also available with the packing are two additional rubber straps in black and purple.

32 baguette-cut diamonds (~ 2.85 carats) adorn the bezel. These are punctuated with eight hexagonal polished screws, a design characteristic found on all Royal Oak models since the inaugural model was released in 1972.

The new AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar houses the brand’s selfwinding Calibre 5134, which automatically takes into account the number of days in the month and correctly displays the prevailing date even in leap years.

The watch’s sapphire caseback reveals the refined decorations adorning the movement, which include Côtes de Genève, circular graining, circular satin and polished chamfers. The 22-carat gold open-worked oscillating weight is further embellished with Clous de Paris.

Technical details

Model: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar 41 mm
Reference 26598BC.ZZ.1220BC.01

Movement
Selfwinding Calibre 5134
Total diameter: 29 mm (12 ¾lignes)
Total thickness: 4.31 mm
Number of parts: 365
Number of jewels: 38
Minimum power reserve guaranteed: 40 h
Frequency of balance wheel: 2.75 Hz (19,800 vibrations/hour)

Functions
Perpetual calendar with week indication, day, date, astronomical moon, month, leap year, hours and minutes

Case
18-carat white gold case, 18-carat white gold bezel set with baguette-cut diamonds, glare-proofed sapphire crystal and caseback, water-resistant to 20m.

Dial
Purple dial with Grande Tapisserie pattern, purple counters with rhodium-toned external zone, white gold applied hour-markers and Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating, purple inner bezel.

Bracelet
18-carat white gold bracelet with AP folding clasp
Two additional rubber straps in black and purple