Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Split Seconds Chronograph GMT

 

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The Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT has just been launched by Audemars Piguet among the rest of the new Royal Oak collection, featuring a more aggressive design than its concept predecessor and the superior automatic split-seconds chronograph movement 4407 with Date and 24-hour GMT functions. This watch is the rightful heir to the Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher and is an important addition to more than just the Concept line. It is here to make history, as it will usher in a new generation of split-seconds chronograph movements outside the Grand Complications collection. Let's take a closer look.

Royal Oak Concept Series
In 2002, on the occasion of celebrating the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet launched the first Royal Oak concept series watch. This high-tech-looking 44mm watch is housed in a cobalt-based superalloy Alacrite 602 case and is powered by a hand-wound Caliber 2896 and a one-minute tourbillon. Among other features, it has a dynamometer showing the torque of the mainspring, a crown function system and a linear power reserve indicator, with some serious shock absorbers making it shock-resistant to 50G. Developed by Renaud & Papi, the watch was originally designed as a one-off product, much like a concept car, to test new technologies and styles and public reaction. Still, it turned into a series, with 150 made within two years of its launch. Since then, Audemars Piguet has developed other limited series concept models that are equally challenging and unique.replica BRM V12-44 watches

In 2008, the company launched the Royal Oak Carbon Concept, an all-black tourbillon chronograph powered by the miracle of the 2895 chronograph movement; in 2015, the ROC GMT Tourbillon was released, a flying tourbillon for 2018 and 2020 paved the way. Also in the same year, the Royal Oak Concept Laptimer paid tribute to Michael Schumacher, a three-column wheel split-seconds chronograph with continuous lap timing and flyback. A year later, the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie Minute Repeater Tourbillon Chronograph in a waterproof titanium case impressed the audience with its unprecedented acoustic performance, which took eight years to develop. Recently, the Associated Press partnered with Marvel Entertainment to launch the Concept superhero-themed watch, a limited edition of 250 Black Panther ROCs with a sandblasted titanium case, black ceramic bezel and crown with a hand-painted white gold miniature sculpture T 'Challa, king and protector of African nations.

Last year, Audemars Piguet launched the Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT watch, which uses a titanium case and a green ceramic bezel that is difficult to manufacture, perfectly demonstrating the development of the concept over the past 20 years. This "green concept" differs only in color from earlier models, with a blue hue introduced in 2020, but it's a significant release. Royal Oak concept ref. 26589IO Hand-wound Caliber 2954 with 10-day power reserve, flying tourbillon at 9 o'clock, second time zone at 3 o'clock, skeletonized dial and function selector display at 6 o'clock and debuted in 2002 same. A new aesthetic has been firmly integrated - cutting-edge design combined with the highest level of watchmaking excellence.replica watches for sale

Tracer until now
Interestingly, according to Audemars Piguet's statistics, in the 1880s and 1890s, of the 1,625 watches produced by the company, 625 had a chronograph function, and 299 were equipped with a double-seconds device. The AP history of the second hand. Meanwhile, the split-seconds chronograph was a rare AP complication in the 20th century, with only one recorded in 1946. It wasn't until 1996 that the split-seconds chronograph returned in a "miniature version" as part of the first split-seconds chronograph, the Audemars Piguet Grande Complication with a 42 mm round case, a perpetual calendar and a triple movement with the 2885 movement. Ask for the timepiece. This was followed by the launch of the first Grande Complication in a Royal Oak case in 1997, and the release of the AP in 2013 with the launch of the first grande complication, the Beast, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Offshore model. Both are equipped with a split-seconds chronograph. As mentioned earlier, in the Concept series, the rattrapante first appeared in a watch by Michael Schumacher.

New Generation ROC
The look and feel of the Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT remains true to the concept, futuristic, pushing the limits, yet captivating for the intellectual power it projects. The watch is large, 43mm in diameter and 17.4mm thick, with a typically geometric titanium case with sharp, shiny edges, wide sides and the familiar octagonal bezel with satin-brushed, enlarged hex screws. The sandblasted case and bezel are slightly curved for a comfortable fit, making this watch a great fit for most wrists. The case structure is repeated in the screw-in screws of the crown and chronograph pushers, both made of black ceramic. Push button guards are located on both sides at 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock and 9 o'clock.high quality replica watches

Like the case, the dial is three-dimensional, with plenty of geometry, and is skeletonized to reveal the movement that accentuates this conceptual piece. The skeletonized and sandblasted blackened dial supports the overall high-tech design, and the large date at 12 o'clock adds to the impression of a massive structure—big, complex, but very functional. Note the lack of a logo on the dial - there isn't much room for it, but it can be read as a statement. After all, who else could make a watch like this?

The GMT and day/night display at 3 o'clock shows the hour in the second time zone and is easily adjusted using the coaxial pusher on the crown. Each press moves the GMT hand by one hour. The hand rotates in 12 hours, and the white/black day and night disc rotates in 24 hours. The small seconds counter is at 6 o'clock, balancing the date with the large "number", the 30-minute counter is at 9 o'clock, and on the side of the case we find the pusher for the rattrapante action, just where the 2015 Royal Oak Concept Laptimer was located.

New Caliber 4407
The engine that ensures the smooth operation of the Royal Oak Concept Split Seconds Chronograph GMT is the newly developed 4407 self-winding movement, which is based on the integrated flyback chronograph movement 4401 that debuted in the Code 11.59 series in 2019. It has a column wheel and a vertical clutch system, along with the proprietary zero-return mechanism, ensuring that the chronograph and split-seconds respond effortlessly to your commands when measuring time intervals or performing instant zero-resetting.Zenith Defy 21 replica watches

Notably, the base caliber 4401 is 6.8mm thick. In Caliber 4407, with the consistent GMT and rattrapante functions of the Concept series, and a large date display, the height of the 4401 has increased by only 3.1 mm, for a total of 8.92 mm. To achieve this height, AP engineers integrated the rattrapante mechanism within the thickness of the ball bearings of the semi-peripheral rotor, the split-seconds wheel and actuator clamp-shaped bridge are now visible through the central sapphire caseback below the X - no rotor hinder the spectacle. Such a remarkable construction that it has been used in the most complicated watch ever made by the Associated Press, the Code 11.59 Universelle. It would be a mistake not to expect a split-seconds chronograph to appear in other collections.

For the first time in the Concept collection, the new Royal Oak Concept Chronograph Split Seconds GMT is equipped with an interchangeable strap with a simple 'click and release' system that does not compromise the security of the watch when worn.replica Richard Mille RM 033

Technical Specifications – Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Split Seconds Chronograph GMT
Case: Diameter 43 mm x Height 17.4 mm - Titanium case and bezel - Anti-glare sapphire crystal and case back - Black ceramic pushers and screw-down crown - Water resistant to 50 meters
Dial: Black PVD skeletonized German silver dial with black inner ring - Applied hour-markers in white gold - Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating
Movement: Caliber 4407 - Manufacture, Automatic - Chronograph with integrated split-seconds flyback - 638 parts, incl. 73 jewels - 32mm x 8.92mm - 28,800 vibrations/hour - 70 hours power reserve - hours, minutes, small seconds and large date, split-seconds chronograph, GMT function
Strap: Black and gray interchangeable rubber strap with titanium three-blade AP folding clasp - comes with a black interchangeable rubber strap
Ref: 26650TI.OO.D013CA.01