A NEW DESIGN FOR AUDEMARS PIGUET’S ROYAL OAK CONCEPT FLYING GMT

Le Brassus, 14 September 2020 – Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer Audemars Piguet continues to experiment with technical materials and avant-garde aesthetics with its new take on the Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT in shades of blue and grey. Looking at the past and future, this new model testifies to the collection’s uncompromising craftsmanship, pioneering micro-mechanics and futuristic aesthetics.

Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT

Blending titanium and grey ceramic, the case offers an ultra-contemporary frame for the cutting- edge openworked ticking within. The sandblasted titanium case is complemented with a sandblasted grey ceramic bezel—a combination of materials which extends to the crown and push- piece. Sturdy and refined, the case echoes the ’s high-end hand-wound mechanism it encloses. Its impressive 10-day power reserve will appeal to those seeking adventurous and more extreme lifestyles. Endowed with a flying tourbillon and contemporary functions, Manufacture Calibre 2954 defies the power of gravity with style. The dial reveals its two-tone openworked aesthetics juxtaposing sandblasted blue titanium bridges and silver-toned components. Fully visible at 9 o’,

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the flying tourbillon is complemented by a crown position indicator at 6 o’clock and a second time- zone indicator at 3 o’clock. The movement’s blue bridges, also visible through the sapphire caseback, are matched by a blue rubber strap. The watch additionally comes with a black rubber strap. Launched in 2002 to commemorate the Royal Oak’s 30 th anniversary, the Royal Oak Concept established a new aesthetics for 21st-century Haute Horlogerie. A real platform for creativity, the Royal Oak Concept has evolved over the years with a wide array of technical materials, high-tech looks and ultra-modern movements.

“Born in Le Brassus, raised around the world.”

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT // 44 mm 26589IO.OO.D030CA.01

FUNCTIONS Flying Tourbillon, GMT 24h, function selection, hours and minutes.

CASE Sandblasted titanium case, glareproofed sapphire crystal and caseback, grey ceramic bezel, screw- locked crown and push-piece, sandblasted titanium push-piece guards, water-resistant to 100 m.

DIAL Second time-zone indicator at 3 o’clock on sapphire plate, crown position indicator at 6 o’clock, pink Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating, black inner bezel.

STRAP Blue rubber strap with sandblasted titanium AP folding clasp. Additional black rubber strap.

MOVEMENT SPECIFICATIONS Hand-Wound Manufacture Calibre 2954

Total diameter 35.6 mm (15 ¾ lignes)

Total thickness 9.9 mm

Number of jewels 24

Number of parts 348

Minimum guaranteed power reserve 237 h Frequency of balance wheel 3 Hz (21,600 vibrations/hour)

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About Audemars Piguet Audemars Piguet is the oldest fine watchmaking manufacturer still in the hands of its founding families (Audemars and Piguet). Based in Le Brassus since 1875, the company has nurtured generations of talented craftspeople who have continuously developed new skills and techniques, broadening their savoir-faire to set rule-breaking trends. In the Vallée de Joux, at the heart of the Swiss Jura, Audemars Piguet has created numerous masterpieces, testament to the Manufacture’s ancestral savoir-faire and forward-thinking spirit. Sharing its passion and savoir-faire with watch enthusiasts worldwide through the language of emotions, Audemars Piguet has estab lished enriching exchanges among fields of creative practices and fostered an inspired community. Born in Le Brassus, raised around the world. — www.audemarspiguet.com

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